Category: Feature Stories

The number of Catholics is increasing worldwide and is only declining in Europe. On December 31, 2022, the number of Catholics worldwide was 1,389,573,000, an increase of 13,721,000 people compared to the previous year. The increase affects four of the five continents. Only in Europe is there a decrease in the number of Catholics: 474,000 people, according to the statistical data on the Church in the world published by the Fides agency. Strongest increase in Catholics in Africa and America As in previous years, the rise in the number of…

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But despite the fascination it causes, one small drawback could affect the observation of this natural phenomenon. Find out everything you need to know about the supermoon, its exact time, and the best time to view it.Supermoon in OctoberThe supermoon will reach its full size on October 17, 2024. However, the exact full moon position will occur at 13:26 (Central European Time), in the middle of the day, when the moon is not yet visible to the human eye. Shortly afterwards, the moon begins to wane again, but this transition…

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Do you know which country drinks the most coffee? What are the health benefits of drinking a cup of coffee every day? Here we reveal some amazing facts about one of the world’s oldest and most popular hot drinks, including how much you should drink every day and how you can roast your own beans at home. Coffee is a fruitWhen you think of coffee, you usually immediately think of coffee powder or coffee beans rather than a fruit. However, coffee is actually made from the small red berries of…

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According to a study by Welthungerhilfe, the global fight against hunger is making little progress. The organization announced in Berlin at its new Global Hunger Index presentation that 733 million people are still affected worldwide. Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia have the highest hunger rates.“It is unacceptable that the global community is not sufficiently fulfilling its obligation to end hunger,” says Marlehn Thieme, President of Welthungerhilfe. “We know that global crises have an immediate impact with serious consequences for the nutritional situation of families, exhausting their ability to cope with…

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Greenhouse gas emissions are currently being insufficiently reduced, which is why some people are flirting with the idea of allowing the global temperature rise to exceed 1.5 degrees, Austrian scientists complain. Even if the climate could be cooled down again later by removing CO2 from the atmosphere, much of the damage would be irreparable, they explain in the scientific journal “Nature”.Carl-Friedrich Schleussner and Joeri Rogelj from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg (Lower Austria) and an international team carried out model calculations to determine the consequences…

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According to the EU’s Copernicus Earth Observation Program, last month was the second warmest September ever recorded worldwide.Only in September 2023 was the global average temperature even higher, the Copernicus Climate Service announced on Tuesday. Since records began, 2024 is increasingly likely to be the world’s warmest year. New record highs reachedCopernicus, which uses billions of measurements from satellites, ships, airplanes, and weather stations for its calculations, explained that new record highs have already been reached from January to September 2024. As a result, it is “almost certain that 2024…

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What do you do when your umbrellas are dripping wet? Open them up and leave them to dry, right? But you shouldn’t do that from now on if you care about your umbrella. Because if it dries in this position, it can be awful for your faithful companion.Here, we reveal how you should let your umbrella dry instead!Leave umbrellas open to dry. Better not!We’ve all been there: on rainy days, our front rooms, bathtubs, or stairwells are usually lined with open umbrellas so that they can dry properly and don’t…

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Is a quick shower enough to keep our bodies clean? There’s a doctor on TikTok who claims that most of us don’t wash ourselves properly and that five body parts in particular are too often neglected. Dr. Jen Caudle has been talking to her TikTok followers about their lack of hygiene. She recently posted a video naming the top 5 areas that many of us allegedly don’t wash enough. Her claims were met with mixed reactions. the belly buttonDr. Jen Caudle, who has almost 90,000 loyal followers and more than…

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There are some rarities among coin collectors. A new 2-euro coin commemorating the 175th anniversary of the Paulskirche constitution has now triggered hype among collectors. This is the new highly coveted collector’s coinA new 2-euro coin was produced for the 175th anniversary of the Paulskirche constitution. A total of 30 million copies have been issued, causing a stir in the world of coin collectors. The reverse of the coin depicts St. Paul’s Church with the words “Paulskirchenverfassung 1849”. At the bottom is the year in which the coin was issued:…

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