Category: General Interest

According to “Wien Heute”, the Austria-wide climate ticket will also be implemented for the eastern region. Environment Minister Leonore Gewessler (Greens) had announced the launch of the ticket for October 26, but without Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland.Starting signal for climatic ticket falls without ViennaThe launch for the Austria-wide climate ticket had been announced by Transport and Environment Minister Leonore Gewessler (Greens) in mid-August for October 26, the national holiday – although Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland were not on board at the time of the presentation. Now, however, talks…

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On Tuesday, the northeast of Austria is initially still on the edge of a dissolving low pressure system, but in the course of the day, an intermediate high pressure system makes itself felt in large parts of the country. On Wednesday, the Alpine region comes under the influence of a marginal low over northern Italy and with the passage of a cold front, somewhat cooler air masses enter the country. In the course of Thursday, the next intermediate high will spread over Central Europe. Tuesday will start mostly cloudy with…

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is reviewing an application from vaccine manufacturer Moderna for approval of a third dose. The data submitted should be evaluated under an accelerated procedure, the EMA said Monday in Amsterdam. The so-called booster could be injected into people aged 12 and older at least six months after the second vaccine dose to increase protection against corona infection. So far, these boosters are already offered in some countries to people with a weakened immune system. The EMA again stated that, in principle, a third vaccine dose…

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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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