Day: March 6, 2025

Pope Francis is supplied with oxygen

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After suffering from pneumonia, Pope Francis had to go through two respiratory crises again at the beginning of the week. The head of the Church’s state of health has since been “stable.” The 88-year-old spent another quiet night without any further incidents, according to a Vatican bulletin on Thursday morning. The Pope’s breathing was again supported overnight with a noninvasive mechanical ventilator. Pope Francis is being supplied with additional oxygen. This is done partly with a breathing mask and partly through cannulas. According to Vatican sources on Thursday, the Pope…

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EU countries agree to introduce the Entry/Exit System (EES)

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The new agreement provides for the entry-exit system to be introduced gradually. The European Union countries agreed on Wednesday to finally launch the Entry/Exit System (EES), an automated register for short-term travelers that has been repeatedly delayed due to technical problems and a lack of preparation. The agreement reached by the interior ministers in Brussels paves the way for a launch in the fall, although no fixed date has been set. The Member States now have two options: They can introduce the new system at once or operate it in…

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Austria: Cell phone and internet tariffs will be more expensive from April

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Every April, the price of cell phone and internet tariffs in Austria is adjusted. The basic fee for the tariffs is adjusted to the consumer price index (CPI) to compensate for inflation. This is made possible by so-called value protection clauses in the contracts. While the increase was quite substantial at around 8 percent in view of the high inflation of recent years, the figure is lower this year. If you have a tariff with an adjustment, you can expect just under 3 percent this year, as the CPI, based…

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Weather change: First over 20 degrees, then even the snow returns

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But anyone looking forward to a sustained start to spring could be disappointed as early as next week. The first weather models indicate a marked cooling – possibly with a late onset of winter. Here is a detailed outlook for the coming days.Pure sunshine after a frosty morningWednesday presents itself from its best side. Even in the morning, the sky over the city is almost completely cloudless. Only the early hours of the morning are still quite chilly. It was locally frosty, especially in the outer districts, where temperatures fell…

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