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Excessive apologizing—a sign of depression?

November 14, 2023November 14, 2023 admin

Now and then, we quickly apologize for things that are not our responsibility. According to Psychology Today, excessive feelings of guilt are an often overlooked symptom of depression. This is correlated with a constant need to apologize, especially to people in your immediate vicinity. When do we feel guilty?When we talk about guilt these days, we tend to dismiss it, often giving the impression that guilt is fundamentally wrong. Yet they are like little reminders that we have acted against our moral compass. Something we have said or done is…

Black Friday Sale: beware when buying bargains

November 14, 2023November 14, 2023 admin

Exclusive offers, deals and savings campaigns: Black Friday at the end of November sees many unbeatable prices online and in stores. But these promotions don’t consistently deliver what they promise. AK Consumer Protection clarifies the situation and provides tips for safe shopping. Black Friday is popular in AustriaEvery November, Black Friday is one of the most important shopping events for many online retailers. This year, it takes place on November 24. Even in the days leading up to Cyber Monday on November 27th, companies are tempting shoppers with bargains. But…

Number 666! Meaning and messages

November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 admin

Are you afraid that the devils are after you and that something bad will happen in your life? Don’t panic, because not everything is so scary and negative! The opinion and conspiracy theories that the number 666 is associated with devils, secret organizations, the Illuminati, occultism and the like have been widely accepted in society. That’s why we feel anxious when we see three sixes in a row as clock times on license plates, billboards, invoices, etc., because the number of the devil can’t bring anything good, right? However, the…

Beware: Fake software employees want data

November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 admin

Attention! Telephone scammers want to trick their victims into installing certain programs on their computers.They speak broken German or English with a heavy accent, call many times in a row and pretend to be Microsoft employees. Calls from telephone fraudsters are currently on the increase again. Unusual telephone numbers appear on the displays, including those with an Austrian area code. An alleged support employee tells anyone who picks up the phone that the computer is infected with a virus. However, these criminals want to persuade their victims to install a…

The weather in Austria remains mild

November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 admin

According to the latest forecast from Geosphere Austria, the weather in Austria will remain unusually mild in November. Daytime highs of up to 17 degrees Celsius are possible, while early morning temperatures could be below zero degrees Celsius. Rainy start to the new weekIt will rain frequently and widely on Monday in large parts of the north and east, while the snow line will slowly rise to over 2,000 meters. In the south and southeast, there will be some dense clouds but also sunny spells, and it will remain dry…

Babaylan Austria Masquerade Ball staged in Vienna

November 12, 2023November 12, 2023 admin

Babaylan Austria, a civic and charitable women’s organization, staged a masquerade ball on November 11, 2023, at the Marriott Hotel in Vienna.“Indeed, the event was an opportunity to dazzle up, wear masks and dance the night away,” Dorcy Aigner, president of Babaylan Austria, commented.The motto of the event was: Let your light shine! The Babaylan-Austria.The president extended her gratitude to her fellow officers and members for their active involvement in various projects and activities of Babaylan. Aigner related the event’s theme to their role as a women’s group in Austria.…

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…