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Death toll rising despite falling infections

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According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), far too few hepatitis cases are diagnosed and treated worldwide. As a result, the number of people who died from viral hepatitis rose from 1.1 million in 2019 to 1.3 million in 2022. 83 percent of deaths were due to hepatitis B, and 17 percent to hepatitis C. There are five different types of hepatitis caused by different viruses, from A to E. Hepatitis B and C, which are among the main causes of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer and to which the…

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A winter comeback follows record heat

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The coming week begins with pleasant weather in Austria, with warm temperatures and sunshine. However, a change in the weather is imminent, ushered in by a cold front. This will bring showers and even cause snow to fall in parts of Austria. First 29 degrees, then snow returnsThe weather in Austria is showing its sunny side at the start of the week. Warm temperatures and an increased southerly wind prevail in the run-up to a low-pressure system over the Atlantic. However, visibility will be somewhat impaired by Saharan dust. The…

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Sarah May Feliciano – Inside the Mind of a Children’s Author

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Today, I am sharing a fantastic interview with a Filipina-Austrian author, SARAH MAY FELICIANO. Sarah is the daughter of CARMEN PACAIGUE, one of the first Filipino nurses in Austria and an active community leader. Sarah May recently wrote and published her first children’s book, “Lea and Jakob,” a charming story about family experiences inspired by biblical stories that are engaging and educational for children keen to strengthen their faith in God.  Sarah May Feliciano was born in Feldkirch, Austria, and worked in the travel and hospitality industry for over 15…

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Misfuelling: Mistaking petrol for diesel—what to do?

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If you fill up out of habit but drive a different vehicle at short notice, it can happen that you fill up with the wrong type of fuel. Here we explain what you should do immediately if you are confused between petrol and diesel. It is impossible to fill up with the wrong fuel at modern petrol stations, as the diesel nozzle is thicker and does not fit into the narrow tank opening of a petrol car. If this happens anyway for other reasons, we can help here. Misfuelling: diesel…

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Summer tyres now? Five tips for changing tyres

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Winter tyres are still mandatory until April 15, but if you don’t find yourself in winter driving conditions, you can change your tyres to summer tyres at any time. Or change them yourself if the stored tyres are still good. We explain what you need to keep in mind here. It looks so simple, but you can do many things wrong when changing tyres, which can lead to problems, warns the expert organisation GTÜ. The correct torque and sequence are crucial. And under no circumstances should you spray Caramba, WD40…

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Coffee-Painting Workshop in Vienna held

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A coffee-painting workshop at Vienna’s 5. District had been organised by Rambak Austria and supported by Wiener Gesundheitsförderung.Lisa Pangan, a Pinay artist in Austria, talked about the history of coffee in the Philippines and briefly related the Viennese coffee house culture, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2011.During the workshop, Filipino coffee from Kape de Filipinas was also served for tasting. hp/pictures: Facebook, Lisa Pangan

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Too hot and too dry: extreme temperatures in Austria

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Is it still spring, or is it already summer? Many people are asking themselves that at the moment. A glance at the thermometer makes you sweat even more.If you compare the past few weeks with the average from 1991 to 2020, it was 3.7 degrees too warm in Upper Austria. An alarming value—it was the warmest March since measurements began. And climate change continues unabated. Tangible proof of this: This weekend, temperatures that hardly fit in with April as we used to know it. The reason is warm air masses…

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Total solar eclipse in some parts of the world

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There will be a total solar eclipse today, Monday. However, the spectacle cannot be observed in all places in the world. Here is all the information. When the moon moves before the sun: today, Monday, April 8, we expect a total solar eclipse. It will be dark in some parts of the world for a short time. What is a total solar eclipse?A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the earth, completely blocking the sun. The sky darkens as if it were dawn or…

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Weather madness in April: The weekend began with summer temperatures

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It was already around 25 degrees from early Saturday afternoon in some places. This is considered the meteorological-climatological limit for a “summer day”. The highest temperature in the Geosphere Austria measuring network was 29.5 degrees at the University of Innsbruck. It will remain summery on Sunday, with afternoon temperatures between 24 and 29 degrees. Occasionally, even 30 degrees are possible. Earliest heatwave day?That would be the earliest heatwave day (at least 30 degrees) in Austria’s measurement history, and it would be ten days earlier than the previous record. The earliest…

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