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The new King Charles III has renewed his mother’s promise of lifelong service to his people. The 73-year-old said in his first address to the nation this Friday as the new monarch. He also named his son and heir to the throne William as the fresh Prince of Wales and his wife Kate (both 40) as Princess of Wales. His mother had once promised to devote “her whole life, may it be short or long,” to the service of her subjects. Charles said that she had kept that promise, and…

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For more than seven decades, Elizabeth II sat on the British throne. The vast majority of people know only her as the representative of the United Kingdom. Her immense fund of political experience made her an influential advisor. The Queen is dead; long live the king! The inconceivable for many people has happened – Queen Elizabeth II, on the British throne since February 1952 and thus the most extended reigning head of state in the world, is dead. She was called the “eternal queen,” Most people on earth only know…

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The government’s relief package consists of many individual points: One-off payments for pensioners, a 500-euro climate bonus, and an electricity price brake. For those who have lost track, here is a detailed look at all the anti-inflation measures. Details on the electricity price brakeThe entire relief package consists of many individual points. In total, almost 35.2 billion euros will be invested to counteract the effects of inflation and massively increased energy prices in Austria. The first two relief packages were approved at the beginning of the year, the third in…

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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is dead. The palace announced that the Queen died peacefully at her Scottish country residence, Balmoral Castle, on Thursday at 96. Elizabeth II was on the throne longer than any other British monarch. She was head of state of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and more than a dozen other countries, including Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. Her death marks the end of an era. Elizabeth II is inherited by her son Charles (73). The Queen’s grandson Prince William (40), will succeed to the throne. Number…

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Austrian virologist Florian Krammer relies on the new Omicron-adapted vaccines and the Wuhan variant for the fourth vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen. While these bivalent vaccines from Biontech and Moderna are now approved, “we don’t know when they will be available in Austria,” explained the Icahn School of Medicine expert at Mount Sinai in New York. “I would wait for that,” Krammer told APA. Boost with adjusted vaccine“If it were a little clearer when the adapted vaccine would be available in Austria, it would be a good idea to get…

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More than 30 different models of its best-selling iPhone have been brought to market by the U.S. company Apple since 2007. On Wednesday, September 7, 2022, this range expanded as new products were presented in Cupertino. In addition to the iPhone 14, Tim Cook & Co. also showed an adapted variant of the Apple Watch and new AirPods. Naturally, on time, Apple starts with the pre-recorded video sequences. Apple boss Tim Cook appears on the screens and explains that today will be about “Apple Watch, iPhone and Airpods.” Apple Watch…

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It’s enough to make your mouth water: Up to 114 million bacteria can be found in an apple, according to a Graz University of Technology study. Whether these are good or harmful bacteria depends on how the apple was grown. Apples offer a broad spectrum of vitamins, minerals, trace elements, fiber, and secondary plant compounds. No other food contains so many complexes, healthy, active ingredients. But what has not yet been investigated is that with every apple you eat, you also ingest about 114 million bacteria – if you eat…

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For weeks, the number of reported monkeypox cases went up. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there is a reversal in the trend: last week, 21 percent fewer cases were reported worldwide. The UN health organization reports 5,907 new cases within a week. That’s 21 percent fewer than the week before. “This decrease may reflect early signs of a declining number of cases in the European Region, but these would need to be confirmed,” the WHO said in Geneva. The Europe Region includes 53 countries from the EU to…

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The E.U. has approved the first two Corona vaccines adapted to Omicron variants. How do they work? What does this mean for vaccinators? Answers to essential questions. Two new vaccines against coronavirus will soon be available in Europe, particularly in Austria. An expert European Medicines Agency EMA committee cleared Thursday for two corona vaccines adapted to the Omicron variant last week. The E.U. Commission subsequently approved the same evening, tweeted Stella Kyriakides, the E.U. commissioner for health. Stella Kyriakides, the E.U. commissioner for health, tweeted on September 2 that the…

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