Category: General Interest

Actually, “No Time to Die” was supposed to hit theaters in 2019. Then it had to be postponed because of Corona. Now the day of the premiere is fixed. After several corona-related postponements, the premiere of the new James Bond film “No Time To Die” is finally set. The film is scheduled to be shown at the Royal Albert Hall in London on September 28. Lead actor Daniel Craig, producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, and U.S. director Cary Joji Fukunaga plan to be on hand. In Germany, the…

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In the wake of the Corona pandemic, life expectancy in many countries has fallen by the most since World War II in Western Europe. Researchers at the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science at Oxford University report this in the International Journal of Epidemiology. The decline was greater for men than for women. For the study, the scientists examined data from 29 countries, most of them from Europe, including Germany, as well as Chile and America. According to the study, life expectancy fell in 27 of these countries in 2020, and…

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29 faked PCR tests: that is the interim balance of the police at Vienna International Airport Schwechat since the beginning of September. For the most part, according to the Ministry of the Interior, it is said to be Albanian citizens (namely 20) who wanted to fly with forged documents. “After initial denials, they admitted to having purchased the forged certificates on the Internet before starting their journey,” the Interior Ministry said. The people were turned back at the border, reported to the prosecutor’s office and the health authority. After paying…

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In the summer of 2015, Microsoft released Windows 10. Now, a good six years later, when the operating system has long been part of everyday life, Windows 11 will follow. The deadline is October 5. Are you ready? At 10, Microsoft wanted to stop counting after all. At least that’s what many assumed: When it was unveiled in 2015, it had sounded as if the operating system would be steadily developed further, but the name Windows 10 would remain. But Microsoft continues to count and now Windows 11 is just…

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Austro Control is again looking for air traffic controllers on Recruting Day on September 29. The salary during the training is 1,500 euros gross. The starting salary at Austro Control is 5,000 euros gross.Anyone who wants to find out more about the job of air traffic controller and take a virtual look behind the scenes of air traffic control can do so at Austro Control’s Online Recruiting Day on September 29. Air traffic controllers are responsible for safety in Austrian airspace. They specify the flight route and altitude, issue takeoff…

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After the pupils, the coronavirus quarantine will now also be eased for the remaining future K1 contact persons. As the Ministry of Health announced in a press release, the official isolation period will be shortened from 14 days to ten days as of September 27. In addition, “free testing” by means of PCR tests for K1 contacts will then be possible from the fifth day of quarantine. The previous procedure provided for such free testing from the tenth day of segregation at the earliest. “I have initiated this facilitation in…

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The City of Vienna is offering vaccination campaigns in numerous municipal buildings starting next week. The goal is to offer the Corona vaccination to many tenants in an uncomplicated way. Vaccinations will take place from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day. Vaccination action starts in the ReumannhofThe prelude takes place in the Reumannhof in Margareten. Just under ten other municipal buildings are currently on the list, with more likely to be added, according to City Hall. Vaccination will take place on the respective days from 11:00 to 20:00. Two…

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Friday marks the end of the security phase at schools in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland. However, testing will continue. School started again in eastern Austria on Sept. 6 with a three-week safety phase. Students are tested three times a week and masks are mandatory outside the classroom. This safety phase ends on Friday. Starting next Monday, the classification into three different risk levels will decide on measures such as compulsory testing or masks. According to ÖVP Education Minister Heinz Faßmann, however, the testing program for unvaccinated students will continue…

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A late summer weekend with highs up to 27 degrees Celsius will be followed by an unsettled work week. According to the forecast of the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) on Thursday, the first spring clouds will already appear in the west on Sunday afternoon as a harbinger for a start of the week that will be somewhat cooler and have more precipitation than the days before. Although denser clouds of a weakened disturbance will arrive on Friday with a taut northwesterly flow, especially north of the Danube.…

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