Category: General Interest

Those active in sports in the high outdoor temperatures and intense sunshine should follow some basic rules. Because even when doing nothing, we are currently bothered by permanent fatigue, circulatory problems or unpleasant respiratory tract irritation. Everyone should know what is additionally expected of our bodies through active sporting activities and how to react individually. Athletes must ensure a good supply of fluids and electrolytes on hot days since about one litre of fluid is sweated every hour.Fluid loss through urine and breath usually is about two litres per day.…

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Gender stereotypes still exist when it comes to shopping, soccer, and cars, but also when it comes to eating: Women supposedly love salad more, while men have a hard time giving up meat. What is it about gender-specific eating behaviour? It’s not a cliché, but a fact that the two sexes have different values and ideas about what goes on the dinner plate every day. 40% of men are concerned with “nutrition,” while the figure for women is at least 60%. Accordingly, women are more consistent in implementing the rules…

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Fraudsters wait for victims on the Internet to deceive them via “romance scams” or “love scams” and make them believe they are in a close, romantic relationship to scam money from the victims. The KFV warns against such scams. Armin Kaltenegger, head of property protection at KFV (Kuratorium für Verkehrssicherheit), shed light on this form of online fraud Thursday evening using a study. Love Scams: Warning against marriage scams on the InternetOnline dating sites and social media would offer cyber criminals an ideal platform for their machinations. Through clever deception,…

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Milk is still a part of life for some people – whether in coffee or with muesli, the cow product has loyal followers. But milk is also a susceptible food and quickly goes wrong. However, it is not the ingredients themselves that are to blame, but somewhat incorrect storage, which you should bear in mind. Of course, not all milk is the same. Different types have other shelf lives due to their respective heat treatment. According to the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, a shelf life of about…

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Whenever major platforms or portals change their terms of use, scammers seem to target consumer uncertainty. This is particularly true of Netflix, which wants to stop account sharing. Which scams you should be prepared for. In the case of Netflix, the streaming portal warns of current phishing attacks on its website. Fraudsters take advantage of the fact that subscribers often do not know precisely what the new terms and conditions mean for them and whether they are possibly in debt to the provider. Fake emails look deceptively real.The senders of…

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Anyone who wants to book a flight for the summer months should keep a few things in mind: Customers should buy a ticket directly from the airline and not via portals such as Opodo and Co. Firstly, it is usually cheaper now from the provider, and secondly, one is then dependent on third-party providers in the event of problems. You can also search for connections via comparison portals like Checkfelix and then switch back to the airline side.Low-cost airlines advertise low prices but beware: if you only want to add…

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The World Health Organization (WHO) Europe office warns against taking the Corona pandemic lightly. Covid-19, while no longer defined as an international health emergency since early May, still has significant health implications globally, WHO Europe said. It said the virus will likely accompany humanity for years, if not forever. He said there is also a genuine risk of new virus variants. “While the international health emergency may be over, the pandemic certainly is not,” WHO Regional Director Hans Kluge stressed. WHO Europe believes it is time to implement lessons learned…

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With the upcoming update, Whatsapp introduces a new feature that many users have been eagerly waiting for. You can now use your account on up to four different smartphones simultaneously. Setting it up is still awkward, but it should soon become more accessible. Many users have wanted to use a Whatsapp account on multiple smartphones for years. Until now, however, this was not possible because there was no secure solution. But now the time has come: Whatsapp has announced an update of its messenger in its blog, after which you…

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After Pope Francis had to undergo emergency surgery last week, doctors still advise him against getting out of bed. The 86-year-old is not appearing before the faithful for Sunday prayers. However, this is only a precautionary measure. According to the attending physician, Pope Francis continues to be on the road to recovery after his most recent surgery. The head of the Catholics is fever-free, and his heart and lungs are functioning normally, explained surgeon Sergio Alfieri of the Gemelli Hospital in Rome. For precautionary reasons, however, Francis does not appear…

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