Price increases in AK Price Monitor: rice and noodles cost 40 to 65 percent more in some cases

Everything has become more expensive due to the current world situation with the Ukraine war. The current AK Price Monitor shows how devastating the inflation looks in figures for daily purchases. Even inexpensive food is more expensiveEverything has become more expensive recently – inexpensive drugstore goods, food, and cleaning products, but also already more expensive brand products often cost – noticeably – more in a year-on-year comparison online and in stores. This is shown by a current AK price monitor of five online stores and ten chain stores in March…

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Is this the road to Atlantis? Researchers make amazing underwater discoveries

Is Atlantis real or not? Researchers in Hawaii are now providing evidence that the mystical island kingdom might exist. They‘ve made a fantastic discovery at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Scientists have discovered a path that looks like a road. Some think it is the fertile imagination of the Greek philosopher Plato. In his stories, he describes an island called Atlantis, which was destroyed by a natural disaster around 9600 BC and sank into the ocean’s depths. Others, however, firmly believe that this mystical island state existed and are…

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Here’s why Friday the 13th is supposed to bring bad luck

Rarely does the 13th of a month fall precisely on a Friday. At least once a year, but no more than three times – and last Friday, May 13, 2022, was exactly a day. It is a day that many fear because it is said to bring bad luck. Why 13 is an unlucky number Generally, the number 13 is considered to be an unlucky number. In popular belief, it is associated with something negative. This is supposed to e because the so-called twelve systems permeate our society. The day…

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Doctor reveals the perfect bedtime to wake up fresh and refreshed

Do you wake up exhausted in the morning again and again or more and more often? Then this doctor’s advice on restful sleep can help you. Unfortunately, problems are part of our everyday life. The reasons can be individually very different. There are various aids to falling asleep quickly, such as this military method, which will make you fall asleep within seconds. But there is also a specific factor you can influence to wake up fresh and refreshed. This is explained by the well-known TikTok doctor Dr. Karan Raj in…

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What happens to your body when you smile?

Whether out of embarrassment or spontaneously, a smile on someone’s face almost always brings positive vibes. But do you know the effects it can have on the body? You see someone smiling on the bus, in a video, or on TV, and through imitation, you will smile too in most cases. As contagious as yawning, smiling is logically associated with something positive and linked to intimate feelings such as friendship, love, or sympathy. But beyond that, smiling also has effects on your body. It strengthens the immune system An article…

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Short-term parking zones in Vienna – You should know about these five misconceptions.

Short-term parking zones are increasing: an area-wide short-term parking zone regulation was recently established in Vienna. New short-term parking zones are also gradually being created in Lower Austrian communities. Nevertheless, this model of parking space management is by no means unique. In Eisenstadt, for example, a metered short-stay parking zone was introduced for the city center as early as 1993. Nevertheless, many prominent misconceptions in this area continue to persist. Head of ÖAMTC Legal Advice for Vienna, Lower Austria, and Burgenland: “When advising our members, we repeatedly find that there…

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The number of Corona deaths in Europe exceeds two million

In Europe, the number of Corona deaths has surpassed the two million threshold since the pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday in Copenhagen that the 53 countries and territories for which the WHO Regional Office for Europe is responsible reported 2,002,058 deaths to the World Health Organization. WHO investigates the link between covid and hepatitisAccording to WHO, the Europe region has also recorded more than 218 million cases of the infection since the pandemic began more than two years ago. The WHO Europe region also includes heavily affected…

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How long will there be life on Earth?

Nearly four billion years ago, life developed on Earth. Despite many catastrophic events, it can survive and evolve. But at some point, life will also disappear. But when will it be? Many catastrophes have played havoc with life on Earth in the past. Mass extinctions decimated large parts of the animal kingdom – the impact of an asteroid, for example, ended the existence of the dinosaurs. Star explosions and gamma-ray bursts are also said to have had their share. But never did life disappear so completely. It always recovered and…

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Corona forecast for summer: infection numbers remain at the current level

Currently, the Corona forecasting consortium predicts that new infection numbers in Austria will remain at current levels into the summer. This is very high compared to previous years. It is “not expected that infection numbers will decrease to the levels of the summers of 2020 or 2021,” the experts of the forecasting consortium stressed in their weekly update on Wednesday. However, the two-week forecast for hospital-acquired infections shows a clear downward trend. Corona‘s new infection figures in Austria stagnate Until next Wednesday, the stagnation in new Corona infections is already…

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