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Wave of inflation for motorists – new prices in detail

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Not good news for car and motorcycle drivers: many things will also become more expensive in 2023. The ARBÖ club clarifies what costs come to drivers. It will not be possible to drive away from inflation in the coming year: The first increase in the CO2 tax, which was introduced on October 1, will take effect on January 1. This means the tax will be raised from 30 euros per ton to 32.50 euros. Initially, an increase to 35 euros was even planned. But due to the high fuel prices,…

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Here you can get ” das Friedenslicht” (the light of peace 2022) in Vienna. All addresses

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Also, in 2022, you can get the Peace Light in Vienna again from the Red Cross or the professional fire department home. We have all the addresses at a glance. Every year, the ORF Light of Peace shines at Christmas in many living rooms at home. The following overviews of where the Peace Light can be collected in Vienna. Pick up the Light of Peace 2022 at the Vienna Fire DepartmentOn December 24, the Light of Peace will be available free of charge at all main fire stations of the…

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December 24: No parking tickets are needed in Vienna this year

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Since Christmas – like New Year’s Eve – falls on a Saturday, parking tickets are generally not required in Vienna. Nevertheless, when choosing a parking space, you should pay attention to signs and ground markings. On December 24, 2022, no parking tickets will be required in Vienna due to the Saturday, remind the ÖAMTC traffic experts. Exceptions are business streets, train stations and hospitals, and parking lots in the vicinity – so be sure to pay attention to the parking signs. Caution for residents’ parking lots on December 24, 2022Particular…

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Netflix: The end of account and password sharing

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For several years, Netflix has been a thorn in the side that many users pass on the passwords of their accounts to friends and family members who do not live in the same household, thus engaging in “account sharing.” A charge is paid for but used by different people. In 2019, Netflix was already planning to crack down on this, but then came the Corona pandemic and, with it, a whole bunch of new subscribers- 100 million secondary usersBut now that many users have cancelled their accounts again because they…

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Can I still take expired medications?

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Expired medications should never be taken without consultation, explains the president of the Carinthian Chamber of Pharmacists, Hans Bachitsch: “In any case, you should clarify this with a doctor or a pharmacist.” Although not all medications lose their shelf life immediately with the expiration date, this is difficult to assess for laypersons: “There are preparations that can still be taken for about two months after that. But you can’t generalize because it depends entirely on the drug. Therefore, one should not decide without advice whether a preparation is still used,”…

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New Corona variant with completely new symptoms

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The flu epidemic has not suppressed Corona. The numbers are rising again, and after BA.5, the BQ.1 subvariant is now dominant. After a relatively quiet start to the winter, corona numbers are slowly but steadily beginning to rise again. But not only that, there’s a blowout to report at the top. The previously dominant BA.5 variant has been successfully ousted. Instead, the BQ.1 lines have “quickly picked up speed,” as molecular biologist Ulrich Elling reports on Twitter. He said that BA.5, together with variant daughter BF.7, now account for only…

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WHO: Rise in COVID cases in China casts doubt on the end of global emergency

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Several World Health Organization scientists have indicated that the increase in COVID-19 cases in China raises doubts about the end of the global emergency. Experts have suggested that it may be too early to declare a global end to the pandemic emergency, the Guardian newspaper reported. “The question is whether you can talk about a post-pandemic when such a large part of the world is entering the second wave,” said virologist Marion Koopmans, a member of a WHO committee tasked with advising on the status of the coronavirus emergency. “It…

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394,000 new cases: Flu record in Austria

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The flu wave has hit Austria particularly early and particularly hard this year. Most recently, an incidence for the first week of December was calculated at 4338. This corresponds to 394,000 new infections. The number of new infections in Vienna climbed to almost 34,000 last week. A record 25,200 cases of influenza or flu-like illness had already been reported in the first week of December. For all of Austria, the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) most recently calculated an incidence of 4338 such infections per 100,000 inhabitants. In…

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Shopping in Vienna on December 24, 2022: the opening hours of stores

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Since December 24, 2022, falls on a Saturday, numerous stores will be open. Here you can find all the info on the opening hours of supermarkets, drugstores and shopping centers in Vienna on Christmas Eve. Whether it’s Christmas presents, groceries or a Christmas tree: if you still need to shop or get gifts on December 24, Vienna also offers a few opportunities to do so on Christmas Eve. At Christmas, last-minute gifts can still be done in retail stores until 1 p.m., according to Vienna’s opening hours ordinance. Retailers of…

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