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Summer is approaching: many people book their trips outside the country. But who pays the travel costs in case of a short-term corona infection? The Chamber of Labor of Upper Austria emphasizes that cancellation insurances cover the trip’s costs in case of corona illness. However, insurance companies remain vague about what happens in the event of a Corona infection on vacation and exactly what benefits are offered, the AK reported Wednesday. With Corona infection before the journey, insurance companies carry the costs The consumer protectors advise obtaining absolutely before booking…

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Asparagus is, without question, a popular seasonal vegetable. Less famous: the harsh smell that urine can give off after eating asparagus. Where does it come from, and can it be prevented? Strange urine smell after eating asparagus The typical smell of urine is the aspartic acid contained in asparagus, or more precisely: its sulfur-containing decomposition products. Sulfur is known to have an unpleasant odor. Therefore, it is not the asparagus that is to blame but rather an endogenous enzyme that breaks down the sulfur-containing substances of that aspartic acid. Not…

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With the outbreak of war in Ukraine, food costs continue to rise and reach new highs. In 2022, price increases come to a record 6.7 percent. Food is getting more expensive but not scarce According to Bank Austria, this year’s price increase is approaching the record level of 6.7 percent set in 2008. Low-income households are particularly affected. The war hardly threatens Austria’s food supply, but it strains food processors and raises consumer prices. A gas supply freeze would significantly hamper the industry. The rise in food prices nears record…

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Anyone who exceeds the speed limit only slightly has little or nothing to worry about. However, “slightly” depends on several factors—for example, the measuring device or the location of the offense. Measurement tolerance: a term that notorious speeders know from their penalty notices. But few people know how high this tolerance is or how much speeding goes unpunished. And we want to keep it that way, says Bernhard Knapp, head of the state traffic department: “We don’t want people to approach the tolerance level.” The danger, however, is small. The…

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Experts warn that the development of new corona variants is highly unpredictable. In the fall, German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach warned of a possible “killer variant” of the coronavirus. Now experts are also stressing the unpredictability of the development. Omicron subtype BA.2 is significantly more contagious “No expert can currently say which variant we will get in the fall,” intensive care physician Stefan Kluge of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf told Funke Mediengruppe. Experts emphasize: Next Corona variants are unpredictable. “However, we should be prepared that another variant can come…

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Police issued an urgent warning against new scams by cybercriminals. Now criminals are up to mischief on the Internet with fake e-mails about child pornography. The police warn against such scams. Cybercriminals are becoming more and more brazen. As already reported, a fake software technician succeeded in relieving a Graz pensioner of 70,000 euros. The following criminal gang is already on the lookout for potential victims on the Internet with a new scam.   Police, Ministry of the Interior, and Europol as the alleged sender Users receive an e-mail with the…

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A growing number of studies show that Covid-19 can increase the risk of diabetes months after infection. Everyone should be aware of and pay attention to diabetes symptoms and have their diabetes risk assessed by a doctor, the Diabetes Society (ÖDG) recommended in a news release last week. Understanding what this increased relative risk means and what everyone can do to be on the safe side is essential. “Statements like ‘the risk of diabetes increases by 40 percent with Corona’ are scary if you’ve just had a positive test result,”…

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On April 20, four planets will dance precisely on one line. Astrologically, April is pretty turbulent. According to astrology, April is an intense month – for all of us. There’s the solar eclipse on April 30, the full pink moon on the 16th, and a few days ago, there was Jupiter-Neptune conjunction in the astrological sign of Pisces. This conjunction last occurred 150 years ago, in 1856. This position of the two planets is quite interesting because Jupiter and Neptune connect to the zodiac sign of Pisces. What is conjunction,…

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In front of tens of thousands of people, Pope Francis gave the “Urbi et Orbi” (“to the city and the world”) blessing in St. Peter’s Square in Rome on Easter Sunday. The faithful, who returned to the celebration after the two Corona cancellations in 2020 and 2021, followed the ceremony in St. Peter’s Square in spring weather. The Holy Father made an urgent appeal for peace in Ukraine. “Our eyes are skeptical in this Easter of war. We have seen too much bloodshed, too much violence. Our hearts have been…

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