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Slovenia/Hungary: Border controls extended

November 12, 2023November 12, 2023 admin

Austria is maintaining its border controls with Slovenia and Hungary. As the Ministry of the Interior announced on Saturday, checks will continue for a further six months after November 11th. Austria is also currently carrying out checks at the borders with the Czech Republic and Slovakia. At all other borders, there are “intensive controls in the area close to the border”. “Border controls are an important tool for the police to combat people smuggling and asylum abuse consistently. In the current situation, however, the controls are also important to combat…

The world’s first vaccine against Chikungunya comes from Vienna

November 11, 2023November 11, 2023 admin

The world’s first vaccine against the Chikungunya virus developed by the company has been approved in the USA, the Vienna-based pharmaceutical company announced in a press release.The single dose of the live vaccine IXCHIQ has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for people aged 18 and over who are at increased risk of infection with Chikungunya. This was an accelerated approval based on neutralizing antibody titers. The continuation of this indication depends on proof of clinical benefit in confirmatory studies, Valneva explained. The company announced pivotal…

The Christmas market on Vienna’s Rathausplatz is now open

November 11, 2023November 11, 2023 admin

Vienna is officially in the pre-Christmas season. On Friday, Mayor Michael Ludwig and South Tyrolean Governor Arno Kompatscher ceremoniously illuminated the Christmas tree at the Christmas market on Rathausplatz. The tree on Rathausplatz is ItalianThe Christmas tree on Vienna’s Rathausplatz was illuminated on Friday after dark by Mayor Michael Ludwig and South Tyrolean Governor Arno Kompatscher. “The lights that we are illuminating on the beautiful South Tyrolean tree today should be a sign of cohesion in our society,” Ludwig said. Instead of letting “terror and hatred divide us,” the focus…

7 reasons: Why oranges are so healthy

November 11, 2023November 11, 2023 admin

Round, fruity, and delicious, the orange is the most widely grown citrus fruit in the world. But it’s not just the taste that appeals. With their valuable ingredients, they are also extremely healthy. Why oranges are so healthy: the reasonsOranges originally come from China. Their second name gives it away: orange means “apple from China.” These healthy citrus fruits have been around in China for over 3,000 years. However, Brazil and the USA are the largest orange producers and supply fans worldwide with their favorite fruit. And they rave about…

This home remedy really helps when you’re sick

November 11, 2023November 11, 2023 admin

Mom was right! The latest scientific evidence suggests that chicken soup does help to heal. Making a bowl of chicken soup for someone sick has been a common practice worldwide for centuries. Today, generations from virtually every culture swear by the broth. The soup owes its reputation as a household remedy for colds to Pedanius Dioscorides, an army surgeon consulted by early healers for more than a millennium under the Roman Emperor Nero and his five-volume medical encyclopedia. However, the origins of chicken soup lie thousands of years earlier, in…

ID cards, registration certificates and e-cards coming to cell phones next year

November 11, 2023November 12, 2023 admin

1.2 billion euros have increased funds for digitization for the coming year. Most of this will be spent on broadband expansion, with eGovernment in second place, which now involves linking the various data registers of the ministries, explained State Secretary Florian Tursky (ÖVP). In concrete terms, this should be visible on the new digital ID card or the digital registration certificate. Linking the data collections of the ministries is necessary to provide official digital channels, said Tursky. So far, for example, you have to bring proof of citizenship to apply…

Is honey healthier than sugar (or brown sugar)?

November 10, 2023November 10, 2023 admin

Sugar alternatives are in, and ‘natural’ products are becoming increasingly popular. That’s why many people are turning to golden bee honey. But is it better than household sugar? In our society, we can’t avoid sugar. It is omnipresent and is even found in many baby food products. Sweet seductionFocus Gesundheit Arztsuche reports that in the 7955 products examined in Budapest, Haifa, Sofia and Vienna, around a third of the calories came from added sugar, fruit juice concentrates or other sweeteners. If the taste buds of babies under six months are…

The weekend brings a sunny Sunday

November 10, 2023November 10, 2023 admin

Friday will begin rainy, and the rainy weather will continue over the weekend. On Sunday, however, the weather will become increasingly sunny. According to the Geosphere Austria forecast, frosty temperatures are expected in some parts of Austria in the morning. Highs will be up to eleven degrees at the weekend and up to 14 and 15 degrees on Monday and Tuesday, respectively. Rainy start to the weekendOn Friday, the country’s eastern half will see rain throughout the day, accompanied by many clouds. The precipitation may be heavy, especially in the…

Mini-depression on Monday

November 10, 2023November 10, 2023 admin

Autumn has been like a doctor who says, You don’t need an artificial knee yet. It’s easy to think I’ll never get to the alley with the artificial knee. But anyone caught out by the fog on the way to work today can say to themselves, Now I know what the blues are again, but at least it’s not Monday because Monday felt even worse. A considerable proportion of the population suffers from a mini-depression on Mondays. There’s even a medical name for it: “Monday neurosis.” It could just be…