Day: January 19, 2024

Filipino community in Vienna will celebrate the Sinulog-Santo Niño Festival on January 21, 2024

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The Filipino chaplaincy in Vienna and the Kapunungan sa mga Bisaya sa Austria will again celebrate the traditional Sinulog Festival on Sunday, January 21, 2024, at the Filipino Catholic Chaplaincy church in Vienna’s 10th district. 9 days A Novena in honour of Sto. Nino (Child Jesus) is currently taking place in preparation for the big feast. The Sinulog-Santo Niño Festival, or Sinulog for short, is an annual cultural and religious festival held in the Philippines to celebrate the Santo Niño, or Child Jesus. Traditionally held on the third Sunday of…

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Cash payments over 10,000 euros prohibited

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Cash payments of more than 10,000 euros will be banned in the European Union. Negotiators from the European Parliament and member states agreed on EU-wide regulations against money laundering on Thursday, intending to close loopholes in national laws. Dealers in luxury goods will also have to verify the identity of their customers and report suspicious transactions to the authorities. Trade in luxury goodsThe stricter rules apply to the trade in jewelry, luxury cars, private aircraft, and ships, among other things. According to the agreement, the new law will apply to…

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Weather forecast: Brief onset of winter before it gets warmer again

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Geosphere Austria is forecasting a brief onset of winter on Friday night before the weather becomes increasingly mild again. Although the highs will rise steadily until Tuesday, reaching twelve degrees, the early temperatures will remain frosty.Friday morning will still bring plenty of clouds and snow in the country’s southern parts and partly in the west; otherwise, it will be mostly dry. In the afternoon, the clouds will clear quickly from the northwest, and the sun will often still be out. It will remain largely cloudy only in the south and…

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