Category: General Interest

In the fight against Corona, AstraZeneca has achieved positive results with an experimental antibody combination in a study.According to the results, the antibody combination reduces the number of seriously ill and dead people among Corona-infected patients, the British pharmaceutical company announced on Monday. Patients who have been symptomatic for seven days or less and do not require hospital treatment have a 50 percent reduction in the risk of becoming seriously ill or dying, it said. AstraZeneca agreed million-dollar deal for RNA technologyThe late-stage trial of the drug, called AZD7442, found…

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In Austria, cool autumn weather is expected in the coming week. According to the forecast of the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG), the snow line will drop to up to 800 meters above sea level.Vienna weather in detailIn the east and southeast, Monday will start with residual clouds, in southern Styria and southern Burgenland it may initially also rain a little. Further in the west and north, the sun will often shine from the beginning, only in places there will be fog patches. In the course of the…

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Global pandemic activity has slowed for the fifth consecutive week. The number of daily new Corona infections decreased by eleven percent to 457,000.That’s according to a count by the AFP news agency based on official data released Thursday. Infection numbers had been rising since mid-June because of the highly contagious delta variant, but they have been declining for more than a month. Countries have different testing strategieshe confirmed cases reflect only a fraction of the actual infections, however, because counting and testing practices differ among countries. Nevertheless, much of the…

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Austria: Since October 1, the new climate ticket is available in advance: To date, it has been sold 25,117 times in Austria.This was reported by the responsible minister Leonore Gewessler (Greens) on Saturday: “You can clearly see: many people want to travel in a climate-friendly way.” The greatest demand so far has been for the Climate Ticket Classic. Of these, 13,814 tickets were ordered (55 percent).8,289 of the Klimaticket Jugend have been sold so far (33 percent). 2,763 tickets fell into the Climate Ticket Senior category (eleven percent) and 251…

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Every year, the police are looking for around 600 new recruits in Vienna alone. Since 2007, the Vienna Police have been making a targeted effort to recruit Viennese with a migration background for police work.Yesterday, Deputy Mayor and City Councillor for Integration Christoph Wiederkehr attended the “Vienna needs you!” event at the Amtshaus Floridsdorf. “Vienna is a city of diversity and we want to reflect this diversity in all areas of life. The long-standing and successful cooperation between the city and the Vienna Police is a showcase project for this.…

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After data from Israel had already suggested effectiveness among over-60s, the same could now be shown for all age groups. In Israel, as is well known, administration of the Corona booster vaccines began comparatively early. They also rolled out the booster vaccines to the entire population (over-12s) before any other country. A corresponding amount of data is now available there on the effectiveness of the third-party vaccinations. On Thursday, a group of researchers led by biologist Yinon M. Bar-On of the Weizmann Institute of Science now published results for the…

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The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize this year goes to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia. Journalist Maria Ressa of the Philippines and journalist Dmitry Muratov of Russia will be awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for protecting freedom of expression. The Norwegian Nobel Committee made the announcement Friday in Oslo. They would be honored “for their courageous fight for freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia.” At the same time, both are representatives of all journalists who stand up for this ideal in a…

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Under Republic Act No. 9189 as amended by Republic Act No. 10590, all citizens of the Philippines abroad, who are not disqualified by law, at least eighteen (18) years of age on 09 May 2022, and who are registered overseas voters, may vote in the National and Local Elections on 09 May 2022. All qualified Filipino citizens who are not registered overseas voters may file their applications for registration at the nearest Embassy/Consulate or other registration center authorized by the Commission on Elections. The Philippine Embassy in Vienna is open for…

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According to the forecast of the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) on Thursday, one must partly expect night frost. The details: In Vienna it will be sunny at the weekendFriday will start mainly around the main ridge of the Alps and also from East Tyrol to Burgenland with numerous residual clouds of the night. In the northern part of the Alps between the Tyrolean lowlands and the Mostviertel, a few raindrops will fall. The snow line will be between 1,700 and 2,100 meters above sea level. These remaining…

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