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Beer with Extra Whey-Hey

Michael Leidig

Brewers have invented a new beer laced with cheese to stop amorous boozers becoming a let down after a night down the pub. The Austrian brew - made with whey from cheese production - promises a "positive and healthy" response even after a skinful. Adverts show a courting country couple apparently about to disappear into a hayloft and a bottle of the Walder Senn beer sticking up at an angle to show just how well drinkers could perform after a few pints of the brew. "If that's the way it leaves you then my wife can't have any objection to me spending the night down the pub," said one drinker at the launch in Bregenz by brewers Egger. Chief brewer Heinrich Hommel explained how the nutritious ingredients and the lower alcohol won't get in the way of drinkers' love lives. "Our aim was to get rid of the cheesy taste of the whey while keeping its nutrients and positive ingredients - the lactose and the vitamins which help keep men healthy," he said.

Internet fraud involving sale of a laptop
A Romanian was arrested after he sent paper instead of a laptop after an internet auction, police said today (Thurs).

Twenty-five people accused of real-estate fraud
A bank manager, three lawyers and an official at the Properties Registry are under investigation by special brigade police DIICOT for real-estate fraud amounting to up to one million Euros, it was revealed today (Thurs).

Romanians buying fewer presonal-care and cleaning products
Hit by the economic crisis, Romanians are buying fewer personal-care and cleaning products, results of a new survey by GfK show.

British paedo´s previous victims speak up
Previous victims of James Connor, who was arrested on child-sex charges in Romania last week, are coming forward to expose his past, the Daily Record has reported.

Romania´s government to have some new ministers
Romania's government will have some new ministers, according to Prime Minister Emil Boc.

BCR launches real estate portal
Austrian Erste's Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR) launched today (Weds) the first real estate offers website managed by a bank, in Romania.

Romania´s foreign exchange reserves dropped by 26mn euros in August
Romania's foreign exchange reserves dropped to 31.55 billion Euros in August, from 31.58 billion Euros, the central bank announced today (Weds).

Man in hospital after TV explodes
A man ended up in hospital with severe burns after his TV exploded and caused a fire in his flat in Satu mare, northern Romania, it was reported today (Weds).

Holender gets ORF job after ATV axe
Outgoing Vienna State Opera director Ioan Holender will host a radio talk show on national broadcaster ORF after private rival ATV scrapped his chat format, it has emerged.

Romania´s GDP up by 0.3 per cent in Q2
Romania's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.3 per cent in the second quarter, compared to the first quarter this year, the National Institute for Statistics (INS) announced today (Weds).