Border controls with Hungary and Slovenia will be extended for six months on Monday. This was announced by the Ministry of the Interior (BMI) on Sunday. It is a “necessary measure to deter the smuggling mafia,” it said. “The goal is clear: to push illegal migration towards zero,” ÖVP Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said. Border and near-border controls are essential factors in this. There has already been a massive reduction in apprehensions. The controls at these borders have been in place since the fall of 2015. “At the Austrian-Hungarian border…
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Less is more: Why you only need soap in five places
Dermatologists repeatedly emphasize this: too much soap can damage the skin. If you sweat little and do not come into contact with dirt, cleansing every two to three days is sufficient. Dr. Uta Schlossberger, a dermatologist from Cologne, recommends proper skin care in an article on t-online and explains that soap is only necessary on five body parts, as reported by t-online. According to Schlossberger, soaps should only be used for hands, feet, armpits, and the front and rear sweat channels on the upper body, i.e., the middle of the…
Read MoreUrgent appeal for peace from the new Pope
Pope Leo XIV urgently appealed for peace during his first Sunday prayer in St. Peter’s Square. “Never again war!” cried Robert Francis Prevost, elected Pope on Thursday, in his Regina Coeli prayer, which is said in the period after Easter. In front of around 100,000 faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square, the Pope urged an end to conflicts around the world. He called for prayers for “the miracle of peace.” The new pontiff urgently pleaded for a ceasefire in the Middle East, an end to the violence, and the release…
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