Month: November 2022

Supermarkets and drugstores: Where to shop on December 8

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On December 8, Immaculate Conception Day, drugstores and supermarkets in Austria have a choice whether to open or not. Most domestic supermarkets and drugstores will remain closed on this day this year, including the majority of Bipa stores for the first time. Only locations of the drugstore chain with a so-called duty to operate, such as in shopping centers or train stations, remain open, the Rewe Group announced on Monday in a press release. Only 44 of the 574 Bipa stores will remain open on December 8 due to the…

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The Mozart Boys Choir Vienna is looking for new members

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The Mozart Boys Choir Vienna is urgently looking for boys who enjoy singing and making music together and want to become part of the choir. What does the choir offer? Boys interested in music and singing are welcome to join the Mozart Boys Choir Vienna from 7 (2nd-grade elementary school)! “We would like to give new boys a chance to get to know the Mozart Boys Choir Vienna during a “real” choir rehearsal. The boys only come together for singing rehearsals and performances twice a week in the afternoon. All…

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Austria joined coalition against plastic pollution

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Austria has joined the international “High Ambition Coalition to drive the end of global plastic pollution.” In early March 2022, the UN Environment Assembly paved the way for the first time for an international and legally binding instrument to end global plastic pollution by 2040. According to an Environment Ministry statement, the convention is now to be drafted by 2024. According to the statement, the convention will regulate all types of plastic waste, including microplastics, and the entire life cycle of plastics – from production and consumption to waste and…

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2,999 new Corona infections reported Sunday

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On Sunday, 2,999 new Corona infections were reported by AGES. This is below the average for the previous seven days, when 3,816 cases were added daily. The seven-day incidence thus dropped to 295.9 cases per 100,000 population. There are 39,524 laboratory-confirmed corona-active cases in Austria, up 316 from the previous day. 5,517,893 confirmed corona cases in Austria since the start of the pandemicSince the pandemic began, there have already been 5,517,893 confirmed corona cases in Austria. In the past seven days, 37 deaths have been registered. The Covid 19 pandemic…

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Viennese Christkindlmarkt at Rathausplatz ceremonially opened

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On Saturday, the Christkindlmarkt at Vienna’s Rathausplatz was ceremoniously opened by Mayor Michael Ludwig. All information about the ChristkindlmarktThe Christmas tree was illuminated by the Governor of Styria, Christopher Drexler. After nightfall, Ludwig brought the lights on the tree at the Christkindlmarkt on Vienna’s Rathausplatz to light up at 5:30 p.m. on the dot by pressing a button. Illumination of the Christmas tree at the town hall squareGiven the energy crisis, it was emphasized that the 28-meter-high Christmas tree from Styria is decorated with 1,650 economical LED lights. To save…

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Omicron vaccine also effective against coronavirus BQ.1.1

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The coronavirus variant BQ.1.1 has also arrived in Austria. Research by the U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer brought good news on Friday: the bivalent Omicron vaccine developed with Biontech in Mainz also helps against the new mutation, the German medical journal Deutsches Ärzteblatt reported on Friday. “Biontech/Pfizer’s bivalent Covid-19 vaccine adapted to Omicron BA.4/BA.5 probably also protects against the BA.1.5 subline BQ.1.1, which is currently spreading in Germany. Laboratory studies by the manufacturer indicate this, reports the Journal of the German Medical Association (online edition). There had been an announcement from…

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Frozen car windows: How to defrost correctly

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With the onset of the cold season, it means for many; windows are free from frost every morning. Both the windshield and the side windows should be clear. If you only scratch a tiny peephole in the windshield, you don’t see enough, increasing the risk of an accident and a traffic ticket. Turn signals, tail lights, headlights, license plates, and the car roof must also be cleared of dirt and snow. “To get your windows ice-free, we recommend using a combination of a plastic ice scraper and windshield de-icer spray,”…

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Winter onset in Vienna – the first snow of the winter season

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The forecasts were correct: On Saturday, the first snow of the winter came to Vienna. Even in the morning, flakes were still trickling down. In the northeast of Austria, there was a natural onset of winter from night to Saturday. From Waidhofen a der Thaya to Mariazell, snow warnings were issued on the part of the UBIMET storm center. Also, as announced, the federal capital Vienna was covered by a thin layer in the morning. Today, Sunday will start in the far north, along the western northern Alps, and initially…

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This is how much alcohol is contained in “non-alcoholic” drinks

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Cheers! A laboratory in Zurich has detected alcohol in five of 25 soft drinks. The test was intended to show whether the promises made on the label were true. Supposedly alcohol-free beers have a low alcohol content more often than assumed, the cantonal laboratory reports. Among other things, beers, wines, and alternatives to spirits were examined. Specific product names were not given. Mushroom produces alcoholTwo kombucha drinks came off particularly badly. Although they are considered classically alcohol-free, they have a 1.5 percent alcohol content. The producers had overlooked the fact…

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