Category: Feature Stories

The controls at the border between Austria and Slovakia will be stopped on Monday. Instead, border area controls will be continued in coordination with the neighbouring country, the Ministry of the Interior informs as published by APA. The reason for the change in strategy is that the Czech Republic is also discontinuing its controls at the border with Slovakia. Austria had always argued the controls at the crossings with Prague’s approach, with which it wanted to act in unison. The Czech Republic reacted with the measure at the end of…

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Since January 1, Austria has had a uniform system for waste separation. To encourage even more people to do so, it is now even easier. In Vienna, for example, all plastic packaging can now be put in the yellow garbage can – and the nearest one is, on average, only 150 meters away. This was described by Harald Hauke, CEO of Altstoff Recycling Austria (ARA), at a press briefing in Vienna. Convenient and simple – these are important motivators for waste separation. The potential of people, which one can win…

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Exploitation, deforestation, global warming, violence, bloodshed: On his multi-day trip to Africa, the pope addresses the issues shaking the continent. Francis is not caught up here by the home-grown problems of the Catholic Church. During his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pope Francis condemned “economic colonialism” in Africa. “Political exploitation gave way to economic colonialism, which was equally enslaving,” the 86-year-old head of the Catholic Church said during a speech at the presidential palace in the capital, Kinshasa. “As a result, this country, which has been massively plundered,…

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It’s sometimes hard to tell if you’ve already had corona disease. Not every test is positive. In addition, many don’t get tested at all. However, these five signs will tell you if you’ve already had corona. How can you tell if you’ve already had corona? That’s what many are asking after more than two years of the pandemic and the even more contagious Omicron variants. That’s because not everyone has been tested for coronavirus right away, or perhaps even misjudged the symptoms. The problem is that it is usually quite…

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Australian researchers are warning that Itokawa, a titanic asteroid shaped like a pile of rocks, would be anything but easy to destroy if it were to come our way. According to a recent study, Itokawa, a titanic meteorite the size of four Eiffel Towers, would be “very difficult to destroy.” The asteroid would be collision resistant. The size of 12 soccer fieldsThe DART mission has inoculated us somewhat against the threat of a real Armageddon. The U.S. space agency NASA succeeded in deflecting the trajectory of a cosmic rock by…

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According to a study, the happiness curve goes down at a certain age – but then goes up again, proving that the midlife crisis does exist. How happy or unhappy we are and when in our lives is not easy to answer. According to a new study, however, there is a certain age at which we are supposed to have reached the peak of unhappiness. Economics professor David Blanchflower surveyed people from 132 countries – and it turns out that people’s happiness and well-being decline steadily after age 18 –…

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Who doesn’t know it? The uncomfortable feeling usually starts to spread on Sunday afternoon.Because then you remember again: Tomorrow is Monday! And this day means that instead of starting to relax with breakfast in bed, you’re rushing to get to work on time, maybe you have to attend an annoying meeting, your work colleague is wearing too much musky perfume, and your wonderful free time is over. Monday anxiety has even been officially researched and has a name in English: “Sunday Scaries.” Definition of “Sunday Scaries”Psychologist Susan Albers told “Health”…

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The energy crisis is putting a lot of pressure on our wallets. These tips show you how to reduce your energy consumption. It doesn’t take much to reduce your energy consumption. Many power guzzlers can be eliminated with just a few simple steps. And don’t worry: You don’t have to restrict your usage behaviour to any great extent. Although in times of crisis, it probably doesn’t hurt to consider whether you need two refrigerators and three loads of laundry a week. So what can you do to use less electricity?…

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Shock ventilation is important, even if it is very cold outside – but it is enough to open the window briefly. In winter, we are always faced with a dilemma: the apartment should be nice and warm, but without ventilation, there is a risk of mould and bad air. To prevent this, there are a few things to keep in mind. Mould can form quickly in apartments in winter. The low temperatures cool down the outside walls, and the moisture in the warm room air condenses on the cold wall…

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