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When will the time change in 2025?

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The days are getting longer and warmer again. When will the next time change take place, and when exactly will the clock change to summer time in 2025? Will it be set forward or back by one hour next time?Every six months, the question arises about when exactly the clock will be changed. It will still take some time: The date for the next time change to summer time in 2025 is on the night of Saturday, 29 March, to Sunday, 30 March, from 2 a.m. to 3 am. This…

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According to study: This cell phone habit makes you stupid

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We use our cell phones 84 times daily, about every twelve minutes! Many people now suffer from a veritable smartphone addiction. However, studies are only gradually revealing how much the device influences our thinking. A recent study by the University of Texas shows that even the mere proximity of a smartphone reduces our cognitive abilities – and does so unconsciously. Cell phones rob us of focus – even when they are switched offIn the study, 800 test subjects were subjected to various concentration tests. They were asked to place their…

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Cold front approaching! March fairy tale soon over

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Saturday: Lots of sunshine, foehn and still mildThe calm and friendly spring weather will continue on Saturday. Individual patches of fog that form in the valleys or over lakes in the morning hours will dissipate quickly. After that, sunshine will predominate. Initially, there will be at most thin veil clouds in the sky, which will hardly cloud the sunlight. However, due to the Sahara dust, the atmosphere may again appear slightly hazy. In the course of the afternoon, the clouds will increase somewhat in the south and east. Nevertheless, it…

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Lent: These are the things you absolutely must bear in mind when fasting!

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If you follow the right rules, fasting can be refreshing, invigorating, and liberating.Myth 1: You only lose water when fastingYes, much water is lost at the beginning – that’s normal. But fasting can also burn fat if you do it right. It is important that you drink enough and don’t fall back into your old eating habits straight after fasting. Otherwise the yo-yo effect will be here before you can say “break the fast”. Myth 2: drink, drink, drink!You can go without food for a while—without liquids, it becomes critical.…

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Washing your hands with soap is most effective

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Whether you wash your hands with cold or warm water makes no difference. The decisive factors are the duration of the washing process and the use of soap to remove pathogens as effectively as possible. Hand washing is an important measure to prevent communicable diseases such as gastrointestinal infections and respiratory diseases. However, for respiratory infections, only a recent publication by the German Society wrote for General and Hospital Hygiene.“It can also be observed time and again that washbasins in public toilets are often only equipped with cold water, users…

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Pope Francis is supplied with oxygen

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After suffering from pneumonia, Pope Francis had to go through two respiratory crises again at the beginning of the week. The head of the Church’s state of health has since been “stable.” The 88-year-old spent another quiet night without any further incidents, according to a Vatican bulletin on Thursday morning. The Pope’s breathing was again supported overnight with a noninvasive mechanical ventilator. Pope Francis is being supplied with additional oxygen. This is done partly with a breathing mask and partly through cannulas. According to Vatican sources on Thursday, the Pope…

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EU countries agree to introduce the Entry/Exit System (EES)

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The new agreement provides for the entry-exit system to be introduced gradually. The European Union countries agreed on Wednesday to finally launch the Entry/Exit System (EES), an automated register for short-term travelers that has been repeatedly delayed due to technical problems and a lack of preparation. The agreement reached by the interior ministers in Brussels paves the way for a launch in the fall, although no fixed date has been set. The Member States now have two options: They can introduce the new system at once or operate it in…

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Austria: Cell phone and internet tariffs will be more expensive from April

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Every April, the price of cell phone and internet tariffs in Austria is adjusted. The basic fee for the tariffs is adjusted to the consumer price index (CPI) to compensate for inflation. This is made possible by so-called value protection clauses in the contracts. While the increase was quite substantial at around 8 percent in view of the high inflation of recent years, the figure is lower this year. If you have a tariff with an adjustment, you can expect just under 3 percent this year, as the CPI, based…

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Weather change: First over 20 degrees, then even the snow returns

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But anyone looking forward to a sustained start to spring could be disappointed as early as next week. The first weather models indicate a marked cooling – possibly with a late onset of winter. Here is a detailed outlook for the coming days.Pure sunshine after a frosty morningWednesday presents itself from its best side. Even in the morning, the sky over the city is almost completely cloudless. Only the early hours of the morning are still quite chilly. It was locally frosty, especially in the outer districts, where temperatures fell…

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