Category: General Interest

To ensure your bank account doesn’t suffer in the coming winter months, we reveal five heating mistakes you should avoid!The high electricity prices are still putting a strain on our bank account, and now the winter months are rolling around again, which require one thing above all else: lots of energy for heating! But what should you pay attention to when heating your home? 1. Open room doorsDo you think you can save money by only heating one room and heating the other rooms by leaving the doors open? Unfortunately,…

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The Copernicus Climate Change Service provides monthly climate data on global average temperatures on land, in the air and the oceans, partly on behalf of the EU. The latest evaluations show October 2023 was the warmest since records began. The average surface temperature was 15.30 degrees Celsius, 0.85 degrees Celsius above the October average from 1991 to 2020. That is 0.40 degrees Celsius above the warmest October so far in 2019. The month was also 1.7 degrees Celsius warmer than the estimated October average between 1850 and 1900, the so-called…

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It was a disappointment for many: there was no iPad at the recent presentation of new products from Apple. Only a new stylus (“Pencil”) was in the portfolio. But now insiders are reporting that an entirely new tablet is set to arrive in the second half of 2024—a foldable iPad. Information comes from TaiwanTime and again, manufacturers try to rekindle the hype of the foldable with new products. Most of the time, they don’t succeed. For a long time, fans hoped for an iPhone that could be folded in half.…

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The weather service Météo France reports that storm waves could cause flooding throughout the entire French Atlantic coast, the north coast, and the eastern Mediterranean coast until the evening. However, the strongest winds caused by hurricane “Emir,” known internationally as “Ciaràn,” should be over in France by mid-morning. High wind speeds were expected in the UK by mid-morning in the counties of Cornwall and Devon. “Emir” is expected to rage along the southeast coast from Hampshire to Kent and Essex into the evening. The British weather service Met Office warned…

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With the arrival of fall and winter, not only does the weather change, but so do our eating habits. When it’s cold and uncomfortable outside, we crave hearty, warming meals. But what does this have to do with our digestion? Well, a lot. With the proper selection of spices and herbs, we can not only whip up delicious meals but also boost our digestion and fight off that unloved winter bloat. Digestion in autumn and winter Digestion is a complex process that is greatly influenced by our eating habits. In…

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There seems to be no end to the things you encounter daily, but you have no idea what they’re called and sometimes how to use them. For example, people have been shocked to find out what IKEA stands for or what’s behind the term “brownout.” Again, people have been stunned to learn what the abbreviation “S.O.S.” means. You’ll be similarly baffled when you learn what the photo file “JPEG” means. It’s probably not what you expect! Anyone who takes a selfie or a family photo, or even people passionate about…

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With an extensive service in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, the World Synod of the Catholic Church ends on Sunday after three and a half weeks. The service will be presided over by Pope Francis. Deliberations on the final declaration lasted into the evening on Saturday. No concrete decisions were expected. There will be another such meeting next year in October.The World Synod is considered one of the pope’s most important projects. Among the approximately 360 participants with voting rights were, for the first time, Catholic lay people, including about…

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As of January 1, 2023, 1.976 million people with a foreign place of birth lived in Austria. An analysis of the Integration Fund shows this. In 2022, the number of people moving to Austria reached a record high of 261,900 (2021: 101,700). 55.6% came from third countries; 100,700 were nationals of other EU or EFTA countries or from the UK.A total of around 1.976 million people with a foreign place of birth lived in Austria as of January 1, 2023, 16.4 percent more than in 2018, and they now account…

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Tourism State Secretary Susanne Kraus-Winkler and WKÖ Secretary General Karlheinz Kopf signed an agreement on Wednesday in the Philippines to recruit qualified workers, according to information released by the Ministry of Economy and the Economic Chamber. Austria wants to counter the shortage of skilled labour with workers from the Philippines. To this end, Kraus-Winkler, representing Minister of Economy Martin Kocher (ÖVP), signed an agreement with Kopf to recruit qualified workers, the Ministry of Economy and the Chamber of Commerce announced in a statement. Agreement Austria-Philippines as a premiereThis makes the…

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