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Chamber of Labor urges caution with discounts on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

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There are many discount battles on Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the weeks before and after. However, the Chamber of Labor (AK) warns us to be careful with fat discounts. How retailers cheat on Black Friday and Cyber MondayBeware: fat discounts can often not be so attractive at a second glance. This is because the percentages are often not based on the market price but on the usually significantly higher list price. The AK gives tips on what consumers should pay attention to when it comes to price tricks. Many…

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How long is the validity of the climate bonus vouchers?

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The postal service has delivered 1.2 million letters with climate bonus vouchers. Around 950,000 people have redeemed them for money at bank99 so far. While in other years, there is a lot of activity in the post offices and at Post partners in the run-up to Christmas, this year, it was already the case from September. The reason for this was the payment of the climate bonus, which started on September 7. As an acceptance partner of Sodexo Benefits & Rewards Services Austria GmbH, which handled the climate and anti-inflation…

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Fewer and fewer Austrians follow vaccination recommendation

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Fewer and fewer people in Austria follow the National Immunization Panel (NIG) recommendations on corona vaccination. This is shown by data published online by the Ministry of Health. According to the data, only over half are vaccinated, according to the expert recommendation. That is 817,000 fewer people than in July. The Ministry of Health now wants to discontinue the corresponding statistics and only publish the number of vaccine doses administered. Since the end of June, the Ministry of Health has published online how many people follow the expert recommendations for…

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Supermarkets and drugstores: Where to shop on December 8

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On December 8, Immaculate Conception Day, drugstores and supermarkets in Austria have a choice whether to open or not. Most domestic supermarkets and drugstores will remain closed on this day this year, including the majority of Bipa stores for the first time. Only locations of the drugstore chain with a so-called duty to operate, such as in shopping centers or train stations, remain open, the Rewe Group announced on Monday in a press release. Only 44 of the 574 Bipa stores will remain open on December 8 due to the…

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The Mozart Boys Choir Vienna is looking for new members

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The Mozart Boys Choir Vienna is urgently looking for boys who enjoy singing and making music together and want to become part of the choir. What does the choir offer? Boys interested in music and singing are welcome to join the Mozart Boys Choir Vienna from 7 (2nd-grade elementary school)! “We would like to give new boys a chance to get to know the Mozart Boys Choir Vienna during a “real” choir rehearsal. The boys only come together for singing rehearsals and performances twice a week in the afternoon. All…

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Austria joined coalition against plastic pollution

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Austria has joined the international “High Ambition Coalition to drive the end of global plastic pollution.” In early March 2022, the UN Environment Assembly paved the way for the first time for an international and legally binding instrument to end global plastic pollution by 2040. According to an Environment Ministry statement, the convention is now to be drafted by 2024. According to the statement, the convention will regulate all types of plastic waste, including microplastics, and the entire life cycle of plastics – from production and consumption to waste and…

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2,999 new Corona infections reported Sunday

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On Sunday, 2,999 new Corona infections were reported by AGES. This is below the average for the previous seven days, when 3,816 cases were added daily. The seven-day incidence thus dropped to 295.9 cases per 100,000 population. There are 39,524 laboratory-confirmed corona-active cases in Austria, up 316 from the previous day. 5,517,893 confirmed corona cases in Austria since the start of the pandemicSince the pandemic began, there have already been 5,517,893 confirmed corona cases in Austria. In the past seven days, 37 deaths have been registered. The Covid 19 pandemic…

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Viennese Christkindlmarkt at Rathausplatz ceremonially opened

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On Saturday, the Christkindlmarkt at Vienna’s Rathausplatz was ceremoniously opened by Mayor Michael Ludwig. All information about the ChristkindlmarktThe Christmas tree was illuminated by the Governor of Styria, Christopher Drexler. After nightfall, Ludwig brought the lights on the tree at the Christkindlmarkt on Vienna’s Rathausplatz to light up at 5:30 p.m. on the dot by pressing a button. Illumination of the Christmas tree at the town hall squareGiven the energy crisis, it was emphasized that the 28-meter-high Christmas tree from Styria is decorated with 1,650 economical LED lights. To save…

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Omicron vaccine also effective against coronavirus BQ.1.1

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The coronavirus variant BQ.1.1 has also arrived in Austria. Research by the U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer brought good news on Friday: the bivalent Omicron vaccine developed with Biontech in Mainz also helps against the new mutation, the German medical journal Deutsches Ärzteblatt reported on Friday. “Biontech/Pfizer’s bivalent Covid-19 vaccine adapted to Omicron BA.4/BA.5 probably also protects against the BA.1.5 subline BQ.1.1, which is currently spreading in Germany. Laboratory studies by the manufacturer indicate this, reports the Journal of the German Medical Association (online edition). There had been an announcement from…

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