Month: March 2023

Foldable iPhone folds itself up for protection

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It is still uncertain whether Apple will ever launch a foldable iPhone. However, a new patent application confirms that Cupertino is still working on a foldable smartphone. In it, Apple describes a technique that allows foldable devices to protect themselves. If one drops such a smartphone, it would automatically fold the flexible screen. Protection mechanism explainedThe patent application, dated March 16 and spied on by Business Insider, describes the protection mechanism. It says it is not even necessary for the display to close completely in case of a crash. If…

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First 23 degrees, then thunderstorms rage in Austria

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Austria can look forward to temperatures of up to 23 degrees in the coming days – but that will be over by the weekend at the latest. At the front of a powerful low-pressure complex near the British Isles, the flow in the Alpine region turns to the southwest, bringing in very warm air masses of Mediterranean origin. The calm spring weather continues up to and including Thursday; on Friday, a cold front introduces a more unsettled and significantly cooler weather phase. Wednesday will offer a mostly nice mix of…

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Search for Mrs. Philippine-Austria is on!

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In conjunction with the celebration of the 125th Philippine Independence Day on June 10, 2023, the Council of Filipino Associations in Austria (CFAA), in cooperation with the Philippine embassy in Vienna,  will conduct the Search for Mrs. Philippine-Austria. The pageant will showcase the beauty and cultural heritage of the Philippines. The event aims to unite all the Filipino-austrian Associations in Austria. In this regard, the CFAA invites all associations to join the event. Interested participants may submit their names on or before April 5, 2023. Qualified candidates must be 25…

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Family Fasting Day 2023 in Vienna held – with Filipino participation

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The Catholic Women’s Movement supports women in the Philippines with this year’s Lenten project. This year, the Catholic Women’s Movement again invited people to Family Fasting Day under the organization of the Women’s Club (Frauenrunde) of the parish Heart of Jesus, Töllergasse in 21st District, Vienna. This year, a big amount was collected for the Philippines’ Catholic Women’s Movement projects. With its motto, “Fair Care work knows no borders, Family Fasting Day is celebrated in the parish with a Holy Mass. The Our Lady of Manaoag Group joined the celebration in…

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A New Corona variant could now cause a surprise

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The XBB.1.5 wave has reached the top. The numbers are dropping just in time for the start of spring, but a new variant is causing intensive care patients. Coronavirus variant outbreak as an omicron subvariant and covid-19 infectious influenza background as dangerous flu strain cases as a pandemic medical health risk concept with disease cells as a 3D rendering The highly contagious omicron variant XBB.1.5 has spread rapidly in Austria in recent weeks, dominating the infection scene with a share of more than 70 percent. But this means that the…

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Daylight saving time starts on Sunday, March 26, 2023

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On the last Sunday in March – i.e. this weekend – the clock will be turned again. The hands will jump from 2:00 to 3:00 in Europe – although the change between normal and daylight saving time should already have become obsolete. After the topic caused a stir in Europe a little more than four years ago with a proposal from the EU Commission, it has become quiet again: a changeover to only summer or winter is not in sight. Indeed, the ball is still in the court of the…

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1,000 children die every day due to dirty drinking water

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Dirty drinking water and a lack of sanitation infrastructure are endangering the lives of many adolescents worldwide, according to the U.N. children’s agency UNICEF. “Every day, over 1,000 children under the age of five die worldwide from diseases caused by dirty water, lack of sanitation and poor hygiene,” UNICEF said Monday in New York. In total, 190 million children are at risk in ten African countries, according to UNHCR.The situation is most difficult in the West and Central African countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali,…

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The 8 best-known myths about fasting

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Although fasting is as old as humanity, numerous myths still surround ascetic renunciation.Since the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday – February 22, 2023, many people have started to fast until Good Saturday- April 8, 2023. Many people want to do without meat, alcohol or sweets. While with some, a religious conviction is behind it; others want to lose weight. But is fasting suitable at all for losing weight? Check out these and other theories. “Fasting means not eating anything.“Fasting is often associated with abstaining from solid food. Therapeutic fasting…

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Is sweating at night unhealthy?

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If you wake up more often with sweats or sweat more than usual at night, you might want to get this clarified.Sweaty nights – even though you’re alone in bed? If you often have to deal with sweaty sheets, you know it’s insanely uncomfortable, exhausting and tiring. However, if you regularly sweat profusely at night, there could be an underlying health problem. There is a wide range of possibilities here, but which one is the real reason? If it doesn’t happen often, an expert explained to “Glamour,” it shouldn’t be…

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