Category: General Interest

On the second day of his trip to Portugal, Pope Francis addressed several thousand students at the Catholic University in Lisbon on Thursday morning. In his speech, according to Kathpress, the Pope called for academic education to be understood as a mission for all of society.A university should not serve to perpetuate the “current elitist and unequal system in the world, in which higher education remains a privilege for the few,” Francis explained, continuing, “If knowledge is not perceived as a responsibility, it becomes sterile. If those who have enjoyed…

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Maybe you don’t know it yet, but it’s possible to read a message received via WhatsApp without sending an acknowledgement of receipt to the person you’re talking to. We’ll explain how with three clever methods. Are you also one of those who do not open a message they just received on WhatsApp (which always requires essential updates) just because you do not want to show that you are online? To put your mind at ease, know that you are not alone in this situation. Better yet, some solutions on the…

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Autoclub (ARBÖ) traffic experts expect long traffic jams on transit routes this weekend, following the most vital travel weekend of the summer of 2023. According to experience, this is a second wave of travel from the German states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg and the end of the vacations for around 2.6 million schoolchildren from North Rhine-Westphalia. A wave of travel and the end of vacation cause traffic jams and heavy trafficExperience shows that the most extended traffic jams will be measured on the transit routes and at the borders on…

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That was it for the bird. Step by step, the little blue peacock disappeared from the Twitter platform. First at the app’s official profile and later in the browser view of the platform. Instead of the bird, which was the logo of the short message service since its founding in 2006, a bold black X is now emblazoned there. This is not only the new logo but also the new name of the platform. Twitter CEO Elon Musk has thus rebranded a globally known brand with a great recognition value.…

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Apple will unveil its latest iPhone generation in the fall. The lineup is expected to consist of 4 devices: the iPhone 15, the iPhone 15 Plus, the iPhone 15 Pro, and the iPhone 15 Pro Max. The rumor mill has been bubbling around all models in recent months. As seen in a report from Bloomberg, some speculations have now been confirmed by the profiled Apple insider Mark Gurman. According to the expert, both new Pro models will have a titanium frame instead of a stainless steel casing. This would make…

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66,000 (!) microplastic particles per kilo were discovered by activists from “Food Watch” in a domestic disposable mill. “Seven out of ten food salts tested were contaminated with plastic. The undesirable additive was also detected in “seasonings” from the sea.“Compared to conventional products, significantly more organic products must be classified as too sweet, because more than every second processed food from the cow contains too much sugar,” on the other hand, warns Manuel Schätzer from the SIPCAN nutrition institute after laboratory tests. source: krone.at/picture: pixabay.com

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The recent fires in Greece and extreme weather in Italy also concern the Pope. Francis expressed his concern in two telegrams published Friday to the Greek and Italian bishops’ conference presidents. He also called for more efforts to protect the climate and pledged his prayers for those affected and responders. The Pope is concerned about the damage and threat to life and limb caused by the fires in Greece, the telegram to Greek Catholic Bishop Petros Stefanou said. Francis said he hopes the environmental risks exacerbated by the climate crisis…

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The Alongshan virus (ALSV) is increasingly detected in ticks in Europe. There are reports of this from Germany, Switzerland, France and Finland. There are also detections of the new tick virus in Russia. “It can be assumed that the virus has also been circulating in Europe for some time and has probably already led to illnesses,” explains the scientific director of the Center for Travel Medicine (CRM) based in Düsseldorf, Tomas Jelinek. According to the CRM, severe illnesses beyond flu-like symptoms have not been associated with ALSV infection to date.…

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Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg himself unveiled a new feature for WhatsApp on Friday. “We’re adding the ability to instantly record and share a video message in your WhatsApp chats. It’s as easy as sending a quick voice message.” With video messages, users can reply to chats in real time and share 60 seconds of words and pictures. “We want to provide a fun way to share moments. So you can, for example, congratulate someone on their birthday, laugh at a joke or deliver good news,” it says in a statement.…

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