Category: General Interest

Vienna collected more than half a billion euros in fees last year. These include the dog tax but also parking space management. For some, it’s a rip-off; for others, it’s a long-overdue means of curbing individual traffic: the citywide parking sticker. However, for the city, it means one thing above all: additional revenue of a whopping 54 million euros. Whereas in 2021, the city would have collected 117 million euros, the figure will be 171 million euros this year. But the Viennese also have to pay other fees, such as…

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In the UK on Monday, the number of confirmed monkeypox cases has already risen to 56. The UK recommends quarantineThe British health authority UKHSA announced on Monday. By the weekend, about two dozen cases had been known. The number of monkeypox cases in Great Britain increased rapidlyBecause this virus spreads through close physical contact, we call on everyone to be vigilant for any unusual skin rashes or changes,” said UKHSA chief Susan Hopkins. GB recommends three-week quarantine for contacts.She said that a significant proportion of cases in the UK and…

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Experts are expecting a record summer. In addition to the heat, many thunderstorms should also be in the house. There was already a foretaste on Saturday. Austria must adjust – like all of Europe – to a heat summer records. Experts see dryness, which prevails in large parts of Europe, as the cause of the expected weather phenomenon. Sunday will offer a few hours of sunshine, especially from Upper Austria to Burgenland. In the west and south, there will be temporary clearing in the morning; in the afternoon, the tendency…

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It would be best to always wash avocados before eating them, even if you don’t eat the skin. That’s because dangerous bacteria such as listeria and salmonella could be on it. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns against this. In a test conducted by the health authority, several avocados contained harmful germs. Listeria and salmonella found on avocado peelsSince 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has randomly tested 1,615 avocados. The shocking result: listeria was detected in 17 cases. In 16 of the fruits examined, the…

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Corona subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 have been classified as concern variants in London. So far, however, the number of cases in the UK is manageable. New Corona variants BA.4 and BA.5 in ViennaThe UK has classified the omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 as variants of concern. Analysis of available data to the date indicated a growth advantage over the still-prevalent omicron subvariant BA.2, the U.K. health authority said Friday. So far, however, the number of cases in the U.K. has been very manageable – there are 115 confirmed or suspected…

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Next week, the government will decide whether mandatory vaccination will remain suspended over the summer or whether the law will be “armed.“ Violations of the duty should have been punished from mid-March, but on the recommendation of an expert commission, the vaccination duty was suspended until June 1. Constitutional Minister Karoline Edtstadler (ÖVP) stated a few weeks ago that she does not expect the law to be “armed” before the summer. The government had justified the suspension of mandatory vaccination in March because it would not be proportionate given the…

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Eating meat is not as unhealthy as many think. Meat even contains essential nutrients. But it becomes problematic when you overeat it. And that’s what most people do – at least statistically speaking. How much meat is healthy? If you want to eat a balanced diet, you don’t have to give up animals completely: It is recommended that you eat no more than 300 to 600 grams of meat and sausage per week. That corresponds to 31 kilograms per capita and year, explains nutritionist Antje Gahl. Meat contains essential nutrients:…

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Experts come out with their first model calculations for the weather in the summer of 2022: that the next three months will be hot. Summer heat This year’s May was already early summer warm, but the real summer was yet to come. Meteorologically, it will already begin in just under two weeks, on June 1. An exact forecast of the coming summer weather is not yet possible. Still, according to the experts of UBIMET, the first model calculations show clear signals for the trend for the next three months –…

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Inflation in Austria has continued to accelerate. According to Statistics Austria, the inflation rate in April was 7.2 percent – the last time inflation was this high was in October 1981. Spending on transport and housing accounted for three-fifths of inflation. Compared to the previous month of March, the price level rose by 0.3 percent. “Currently, in addition to fuels and energy products, rising food prices are also determining the increase in inflation,” Statistics Austria Director-General Tobias Thomas said Wednesday. In March 2022, the inflation rate was 6.8 percent. In…

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