Month: August 2022

Food waste – too much for the garbage can!

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Around one-third of the food produced ends up in the garbage worldwide. Austria is an accomplice to waste and is responsible for around one million tons of avoidable food waste annually. This means that food is experiencing a drastic loss of value in the 21st century. When food is wasted in this way, ethics, economics, and ecology reach their limits. After all, valuable natural resources such as water, raw materials, and energy are wasted not only for the production but ultimately for the disposal of unused food—nothing new about the…

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Five reasons for tears – Why people cry

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People get teary-eyed on all sorts of occasions. Everyone knows that. But can the triggers also be categorized? A study can answer this question and provides surprising insights. Human tears are an exciting phenomenon. They not only wet the eye or flush out foreign bodies but also flow when strong emotions are involved. Humans are probably the only living creatures that cry for emotional reasons. A research team from the Universities of Ulm and Sussex has categorized these reasons. Why do people need to cry?Based on a total of more…

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3,186 new infections in Austria on Monday

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From Sunday to Monday, 3,186 new infections were registered in Austria. The number is below the 7-day average of 5,272 infections. The 7-day incidence rises to 412.61. The number of active Corona cases decreases slightly again – to 71,279. Thirty-five thousand seven hundred twenty-six new PCR tests were made in the past 24 hours. That gives a positive rate of 8.92 percent. In addition, there is one new death. This means 19,343 people have died in connection with SARS-CoV-2 infection throughout Austria. Currently, 1,209 patients are in the hospital, and…

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Philippine schools reopen for face-to-face classes today

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After more than two years of closure due to the Corona pandemic, most Philippine schools reopened for face-to-face classes on Monday. They were closed in March 2020 because of the pandemic, and from then on, only online classes took place in the island nation in Southeast Asia. Schools were closed for so long in hardly any other country because of the Corona pandemic. In mid-November 2021, 100 more than 61,000 public schools had opened for two months as part of a pilot. They were located in remote locations and were…

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The number of Corona cases in Austria almost doubled in one week

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Currently, the incidence of infection seems manageable and controllable. But experts warn of the autumn wave. In Vienna, the numbers are already rising. There are still more than 200 Covid patients in intensive care units in AustriaVienna currently has the most registered new infections, with 1,488 new cases reported on Sunday, followed by Lower Austria in second place and Upper Austria in third. A week ago, 855 new Corona cases in the federal capital had been filed. The number of new cases has thus almost doubled. Since the beginning of…

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The week starts with continuous heavy rain in the east

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Heavy and persistent rain is expected in northern Burgenland, Vienna, and Lower Austria. On Wednesday, it should become friendlier. After the storms with partly devastating consequences, which recently kept hundreds of emergency services busy, especially in the south and west of Austria, the east is now facing heavy and persistent rain. Northern Burgenland, Vienna, and parts of Lower Austria are likely to be affected, the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) announced on Sunday. According to the forecast, heavier rain bands will move mainly over Lower Austria and Vienna…

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Philippine culture at its best! – Colorful Street Parade in Vienna on August 27, 2022, 10.00 AM

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Join the Filipino Community in Austria in this colorful street parade featuring the most popular festivals of the Philippines and Austria to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Philippine-Austrian Bilateral Relations, fostering unity and friendship and deepening our ties despite our diverse cultures, traditions, and ethnicities. A historical event organized by the European Network of Filipino Diaspora-Austria (ENFiD-Austria)! The parade of festivals will begin from Stephansplatz to Sigmund Freud Park – a green space bordering the historic Votiv Church in the 1st district of Vienna, Austria. The event is brought to…

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4,735 new corona infections in Austria on Sunday

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More than 4,700 new Corona infections have occurred in Austria (Aug. 21, 9:30 a.m.). The number of new infections reported for Vienna on Sunday was 1,488. According to a release from the Interior Ministry, Vienna is the only province in Austria above the 1,000 mark in terms of new Corona infections. New corona infections in Austria’s provincesBurgenland: 129Carinthia: 389Lower Austria: 995Upper Austria: 612Salzburg: 192Styria: 591Tyrol: 215Vorarlberg: 124Vienna: 1,488 The number of Covid-19 sufferers requiring hospital beds and inpatient care continues to fall. On Sunday, one hundred sixty people infected with…

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Study proves: We lie four times a day

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How often do people lie to your face without you realizing it? A new study provides answers. We know that lying is fundamentally wrong. Yet we do it again and again. We use everyday lies to put ourselves in a better light or make others feel good. “You look great!” and “It’s good to see you” are just two of them. A “One Poll” survey commissioned by the “Online Betting Guide” studied our behavior and came up with exciting and surprising results. For example, they found out that humans lie…

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