Vienna - Losing another 1.53 dollars Tuesday, the price for crude oil produced by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) fell for the seventh day in a row, according to data provided by OPEC on Wednesday.

One barrel (159 litres) of OPEC crude stood at 80.04 dollars Tuesday, compared with 81.57 dollars on the previous day.

Vienna- Ten athletes and officials of Austria's nordic ski team face trial in Italy for alleged doping at the 2006 winter Olympics in Turin, Austrian news agency APA reported Tuesday.

State prosecutors in Turin have finished their investigation into the scandal, in which Austrian cross-country and biathlon skiers allegedly used blood doping to enhance their performances.

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Vienna - A youth leader of the Austrian right-wing Freedom Party was found guilty Monday of inciting religious hatred against Muslims, and received a suspended prison sentence.

As the leader of the Freedom Party's youth organization in Graz, Michael Winter, 20, had suggested in a newsletter last year that that Turkish Muslims were in the habit of committing bestiality.

The defendant's mother Susanne Winter is also set to stand trial this autumn for stating earlier this year that Islam's prophet Mohammed was a paedophile.

Vienna  - The price for crude oil produced by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) fell by 2.91 dollars last Friday, as global oil prices were pushed down by the financial crisis, the Vienna-based cartel reported on Monday.

One barrel (159 litres) of OPEC crude stood at 86.37 dollars Friday, compared with 89.28 dollars on the previous day.