Month: August 2023

The 105-euro bonus comes earlier than expected this year

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This year, the bonus of just over 100 euros will be available as early as August, Family Minister Susanne Raab announces.Just over 100 euros will be available this year in August, Family Minister Susanne Raab announces.This year, Austrians will receive just over 100 euros per child between the ages of 6 and 15 as early as August. Exercise books, pencils, compasses, calculators, maybe even a special notepad or a new school bag: the expenses that parents are confronted with at the start of school are beyond the means of many…

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The pandemic destroyed more than 300 million life years

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Covid-19-related deaths have caused the loss of 336.8 million life-years, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). That estimate reveals the true extent of the pandemic, according to the U.N. health agency’s statistical yearbook, released Friday in Geneva. WHO attributes about 14.9 million deaths to the coronavirus in 2020 and 2021 alone. On average, this shortened lives by about 22 years each time the organization calculates. According to WHO statistics, the pandemic also negatively impacted the global fight against infectious diseases because vaccination and health services were temporarily unavailable. As…

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Pope spoke to students in Lisbon

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On the second day of his trip to Portugal, Pope Francis addressed several thousand students at the Catholic University in Lisbon on Thursday morning. In his speech, according to Kathpress, the Pope called for academic education to be understood as a mission for all of society.A university should not serve to perpetuate the “current elitist and unequal system in the world, in which higher education remains a privilege for the few,” Francis explained, continuing, “If knowledge is not perceived as a responsibility, it becomes sterile. If those who have enjoyed…

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The weekend will be wet across the country and bring lower temperatures

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The summer continues to take a break. At the weekend, we have to prepare for cooler weather; you should always have an umbrella with you. You can find the forecast in detail here. The summer weather in Austria takes a break. The weekend will be wet across the country and bring lower temperatures, as the forecast of Geosphere Austria (formerly ZAMG) from Thursday shows. A common with the core over Upper Italy will increasingly determine the cooler weather in Austria from the south on Friday. Even before that, the sun…

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Do we expect Corona wave this coming autumn?

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The epidemiological development of Corona in this country is only followed by the evaluation of wastewater. According to the Ministry of Health, no increase in the incidence of infection can currently be read from the wastewater monitoring data. However, according to the “Standard,” an increase should already indicate a trend reversal. Rising infection figures would only be logical for molecular biologist Ulrich Elling. “We haven’t had a wave for a very long time, so it’s just time again. The numbers are really low right now, but immunity is waning. The…

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This is why you should drink warm water in the morning

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A cup of hot coffee or tea – that’s how many people start their day. But drinking warm water first thing in the morning would be much healthier. Find out why here. If you want to do something good for your body and pay attention to your diet, it pays to drink warm water in the morning. In China, it is even customary to resort to hot drinks throughout the day, as they are considered particularly healthy. Even a glass or cup of boiling water, which is allowed to cool…

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A cold front with thunderstorms and heavy rain approaching

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Today, Thursday will start cloudy on the northern side of the Alps and from Vorarlberg to Upper Austria with showery rain; from noon, some showers also fall in the east. The sun will shine mainly from Lower Carinthia to Southern Burgenland, but here it will be thundery in the second half of the day with a local risk of thunderstorms. The wind will be moderate at Lake Constance and the Waldviertel, strong from southwest to west. From north to south, highs are between 19 and 28 degrees. On Friday, often…

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WhatsApp: How can I read messages without being seen?

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Maybe you don’t know it yet, but it’s possible to read a message received via WhatsApp without sending an acknowledgement of receipt to the person you’re talking to. We’ll explain how with three clever methods. Are you also one of those who do not open a message they just received on WhatsApp (which always requires essential updates) just because you do not want to show that you are online? To put your mind at ease, know that you are not alone in this situation. Better yet, some solutions on the…

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Actively combating food waste through smaller portions

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Visitors to restaurants sometimes wish they could just eat a snack. However, this wish is often seldom fulfilled due to correspondingly incomplete menus. This is because main dishes are rarely offered in different portion sizes. Those interested can only choose between appetizers and snacks or children’s or senior citizens’ plates. In addition, satiated visitors are still too rarely encouraged to take home leftovers for later consumption. Yet these are such easy-to-implement measures against food waste. In the context of out-of-home catering, 1.9 million tons of food end up unused in…

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