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OPEC crude price inches upwards

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Austrian Airlines seeks partner amid rising half-year losses

Austrian Airlines seeks partner amid rising half-year losses Vienna  - Austrian Airlines should seek a strategic partner through privatization, the carrier's supervisory board chairman said Monday, as the company reported losses of 48.7 million Euros (76.5 million dollars) in the first half of 2008.

Austrian Airline's supervisory board took note of a study by Boston Consulting on Monday, which said that long-term financial stability could only be achieved by joining a strategic partner.

OPEC crude price stable at the end of last week

Vienna - The price for crude oil produced by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) nudged only slightly upwards on Friday, OPEC said in a statement on Monday.

June tourist arrivals down in Austria despite Euro 2008

June tourist arrivals down in Austria despite Euro 2008Vienna  - Austria's tourism industry did not feel the windfall of the 2008 Euro championships, as the host country recorded 4.3 per cent fewer arrivals in June compared with June 2007, the Austrian statistics office said Friday.

Only small Euro host cities like Klagenfurt and Innsbruck welcomed significantly more tourists during the championships, which Austria co-hosted with Switzerland.

Lufthansa among top candidates for Austrian takeover - media

Lufhansa LogoVienna  - Managements consultants are advising Austrian Airlines that Lufthansa would be the best candidate to take over the ailing carrier, the Austrian daily Die Presse reported Friday.

Boston Consulting has been hired by Austrian Airlines' management to evaluate various cooperation scenarios. The consultant's report mentions Russian carrier Aeroflot as the only other viable cooperation partner, Die Presse wrote.

Austrian Airlines expects to end the financial year 2008 with losses between 70 and 90 million euros (110 and 141 million dollars), due in large part to higher fuel prices.

Karadzic posed as faith healer in Austria

Vienna - Bosnian war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic travelled to Austria posing as a faith healer for local Serbs while evading capture, newspapers reported Friday.

Using the alias Pera, Karadzic treated several people in the Austrian capital Vienna, which has a large Serbian emigre community, the Kurier daily said.

Austrian security officials are investigating the reports, a spokesman for Austria's Interior Ministry said.

An unnamed woman in Vienna who was treated by Karadzic was quoted by Kurier as saying that she had long sought to have a child with her husband when an aunt told her about Pera and his healing powers.

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