Day: November 29, 2024

Many facets: Police warn of order fraud in the run-up to Christmas

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Scams involving invoices and requests for money, alleged lottery winnings or prizes, “risk-free” investments, spying on data or the daughter-son or police trick—the range of criminals has grown in recent years. “With the Christmas season and the growing number of orders being placed, there is now an increase in order fraud cases in particular,” warns Werner Pucher from the Carinthia Provincial Police Directorate. Fraudsters are taking advantage of the hectic buying behaviour when looking for gifts. Pucher points out that order fraud has many facets and can also affect sellers:Non-delivery…

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IAEA Side Event Showcases NUTEC Plastics Recycling Progress in Asia-Pacific

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Vienna, Austria, 28 November 2024 – A side event during the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Science, Technology and Applications highlighted the transformative potential of nuclear solutions in addressing plastic pollution. The event titled “NUTEC: Plastics Recycling in Asia-Pacific” highlighted the strides made under the Nuclear Technology for Controlling Plastic Pollution (NUTEC Plastics) initiative. Launched in May 2021, NUTEC Plastics addresses plastic pollution through nuclear techniques, focusing on recycling and generating alternative plastics at the source and monitoring and assessing the impact of microplastics in oceans.…

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Normal operation: Vienna’s U1 underground line is running again

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After nine days, the U1 can finally run through the entire city of Vienna again. And there is also news for the U2. Until the late hours of Thursday night, it was not clear whether the U1 would actually be able to run normally again from Oberlaa to Leopoldau from Friday. Wiener Linien had been aiming for the first week of December, but things have moved faster. Since the start of operations, trains have actually been running again at Stephansplatz, Karlsplatz, and Hauptbahnhof. As reported, exactly ten days ago an…

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Late autumn returns at the weekend with fog and rain

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In the coming days, we are facing a weather turnaround: after wintry prospects in the northern Alps on Friday, calmer late autumn weather will follow at the weekend. Temperatures will remain below 10 degrees throughout Austria. In the coming days, the weather will take a big step towards winter in parts of Austria—and then turn around again. In the northern Alps, it will be quite wintry in parts from Salzburg eastwards on Friday, forecasts Geosphere Austria. At the weekend, however, calm late-autumn weather will return everywhere. Sun vs. rain: Austria…

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