Category: General Interest

Today, Thursday, the weather in Austria will remain unsettled – thunderstorms are also to be expected. The weather situation will then improve over the weekend. The gradually eastward-moving cold front of low pressure “Nana” will cause showers on Thursday, but behind it, the air will remain unstably stratified and prone to storms. On Friday, the first feelers of an Azores high will spread into the Alpine region, and the weekend will be summery and calm across the country under the influence of high pressure. Thursday will be cloudy and wet…

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The rise in new Corona infections in Austria was already apparent at the end of May. This is now confirmed in the current Covid forecast. The consortium expects a further increase in cases in the coming week. The adequate reproduction number is again above one at 1.05, and the proportion of virus variants BA.4/5 continues to rise and is currently at 16 percent. This more infectious sub-variant already has a reproductive number of 1.44. The Wednesday update of TU Vienna, MedUni Vienna, and Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (GÖG) model calculators expects…

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Car repair and Pickerl check have become more expensive, according to Arbeiterkammer sample price monitor.The prices for a car repair or the annual motor vehicle sticker check have risen compared to the previous year, a recent AK Stichproben-Preismonitor shows. Between April 26 and May 11, the AK took a close look at 37 automotive repair shops in Vienna for its price monitor. Car repairs and sticker checks are more expensiveThe prices for a car repair or service have risen by 2.9 and 3.6 percent, respectively, compared to 2021. Depending on…

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Standing comfortably under the hot shower for 10 minutes or taking a full relaxing bath before bed… ah, there’s probably nothing more pleasant. Unfortunately, this behavior is not necessarily advisable if you want to sleep well through the night. Experts advise against showering in the eveningAccording to experts, you should not take a hot shower (or bath) 90 minutes before bedtime. The high temperature gets our circulation going and makes our body, already in rest mode, perky again. So if you often have trouble sleeping, you might want to check…

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The beautiful summer weather is over for the time being: The coming week will also be unsettled and prone to thunderstorms. In the east, the remnants of the overnight disturbance will move away in the morning on Monday, but in the morning it may still rain here. During the day, mostly dry and occasionally sunny weather will prevail. Also over the western half, the sun will shine again and again. In the afternoon, however, stronger spring clouds will form and, especially in the west, rain showers and thunderstorms will become…

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All models are expected to get 6GB of RAM this year. But new processors are only available for the iPhone 14 Pro. All models of Apple’s new iPhone 14 could be equipped with 6 GB of RAM. Until now, that was only reserved for the more expensive iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. The market analysts from Trend Force predict that now the cheaper iPhone 14 variants will also get more working memory. However, only the Pro models are to be equipped with the new A16 chip, while…

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Around 5.2 million children are dependent on humanitarian aid because of the Ukraine war. About three million need assistance directly in the country attacked by Russia, and another 2.2 million children have fled, relying on aid from host countries, UNICEF Austria reports. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund, nearly two out of three children have been displaced by the fighting. According to reports reviewed by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), an average of more than two children are killed and more than…

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For the time being, relaxed Corona rules apply to entries into Germany. Vacation returnees and other entrants are no longer required to carry 3G evidence as vaccinated, recovered, or tested. According to a regulation issued by the German Federal Ministry of Health that went into effect Tuesday. The proof requirement, which previously applied to everyone aged 12 and older, could be dropped in light of the current pandemic developments, it said in justification. Corona entry rules to Germany have been relaxedThis should serve to facilitate travel, it said. The regulation…

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While in the rest of Austria, the mask obligation falls on 1 June, it remains in Vienna also over the summer in public transport, pharmacies, and the care sector. The corresponding ordinance is valid until August 23. Vienna ends FFP2 mask obligation in supermarkets.Accordingly, in the federal capital until over the summer, the FFP2 mask is still mandatory in public transport, associated closed stations, and pharmacies. However, most of the Corona rules are also being dropped in Vienna. For example, the provincial government dispenses special measures in the retail sector.…

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