Cool-weather at the Vienna City Marathon

Over 41,000 participants are expected to participate in this year’s 41st Vienna City Marathon. The runners at the Vienna City Marathon will start the race in cool weather on Sunday, April 21, 2024. As the meteorologists from Geosphere Austria forecast on Friday, the temperature is expected to be five degrees at 9.00 am and seven degrees at 11.00 am. The highest temperature will be ten degrees at 2.00 pm. The clouds will only let the sun through occasionally, but it should remain dry. Wind “It can be quite windy on…

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Global phishing network busted

According to Europol, investigators in 19 countries have uncovered one of the world’s largest phishing platforms. “LabHost” offered fake websites and software for cyber criminals, as the European police authority announced in The Hague on Thursday. 37 suspects were arrested, including the four suspected masterminds in the UK. The Austrian Federal Criminal Police Office (BK) was also involved. According to Europol, around 10,000 suspects had used LabHost’s services. Approximately 480,000 credit cards and nearly 1.2 million passwords were stolen worldwide. The lead investigators in London suspect that the number of…

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Fonds Soziales Wien welcomes the first caregivers from the Philippines

The City of Vienna and the Vienna Social Fund want to bring around 150 caregivers from the Philippines to Vienna. The first five have already arrived.The team at Casa Kagran warmly welcomed the five new caregivers.Long waiting times for mobile services at home, too few staff, and bed blockages in care homes: according to the Chamber of Labour (AK), there will be a shortage of around 75,000 workers in the care sector by 2030. The City of Vienna and Fonds Soziales Wien (FSW) now want to bring around 150 Filipino…

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