Category: General Interest

Pope Francis spent a third night in Rome’s “Agostino Gemelli” polyclinic. The Catholic Church leader, who has been treated for bronchitis, left the hospital late Saturday morning, hospital sources said. Security measures were in place for the pontiff’s return to the Vatican. Dozens of TV crews waited outside the hospital Saturday to film the pope leaving.Pope Francis plans to preside at Mass in St. Peter’s Square today, Palm Sunday. During his hospitalization, he made a surprise visit Friday to the pediatric oncology department of Gemelli Hospital, where he is being…

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Apple started installing embedded SIMs (eSIMs) in its iPhones years ago. The eSIM is a virtual SIM card and an integral chip part. It is expected to replace physical SIM cards altogether sooner or later. In the U.S., the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro are two models that rely exclusively on eSIMs. The upcoming iPhone 15 models will also be delivered in the USA entirely without a physical SIM card slot. Apple wants to go for eSIMS only in France.It has been revealed that there are plans for Europe…

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Pope Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Polyclinic Wednesday afternoon. He is to undergo examinations that had already been scheduled, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a press release. According to media reports, the pope could spend several days in the hospital. Appointments of the pope on Thursday and Friday and an interview planned for Wednesday afternoon at the Vatican were cancelled. Francis is in a room on the tenth floor of the polyclinic, known as the “apartment of the popes” because Francis’ predecessors had often been treated here. Francis…

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Easter time is travel time. It is not uncommon to travel abroad by car. But drivers better pay close attention to the traffic regulations there – because some offences can cost money. If you have trouble keeping your foot on the gas at the speed limit in your home country, you might have even more problems abroad. Because there, traffic violations are much more expensive, according to ADAC. Thus, especially in the Scandinavian countries of Norway, Sweden and Finland, as well as in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Italy, sometimes drastic…

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Fines for violations of the cell phone ban at the wheel or against the belt and helmet obligation will be increased significantly from May 1. Because the penalty amounts are too low to have a deterrent effect, the federal government passed an extensive amendment to the Motor Vehicles Act (KFG) in the National Council on Thursday. Violations of the cell phone ban at the wheel or the seat belt and helmet obligation will be penalized severely from May 1. In future, anyone caught using a cell phone while driving will…

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Everyone has heard the 10,000 steps per day rule. But how many steps should we walk every day for our health? Here’s how to find the answer. Office jobs, trips by car and evenings on the sofa: we are quite comfortable in our everyday lives. As studies show, however, we should actively counteract this. But how many steps should we walk every day for our health? The value of 10,000 steps per day is not based on scientific research results but on the marketing campaign of a Japanese pedometer manufacturer.…

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The start of the Easter vacation next weekend will cause traffic jams and traffic delays. Not only Austria starts its Easter vacations, but also ten German states, including Bavaria, Berlin and North Rhine-Westphalia. The main travel day on Austria’s roads is Saturday, according to the Ö3 traffic forecast. In addition, trade fairs are taking place in Dornbirn and Klagenfurt, which are likely to become crowd pullers, ARBÖ also expects. ÖBB is offering more connections again. Additional trains will run on the southern and western routes from Friday, March 31. They…

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The omicron subline XBB.1.16 is causing a sharp increase in the incidence of infection in India. The first samples have also appeared in this country. Recently, reports from India, in particular, have caused a stir, where the Corona variant known as Arcturus, XBB.1.16, has caused an explosion in Covid 19 incidences. The latest omicron subline of coronavirus has numerous mutations also found in its sister variant XBB.1.5. However, other key mutations within the spike protein are crucial for infecting a human with the virus: E180V, K478R and S486P. Moreover, experts…

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Loud stomach growling is a sign of hunger for many people, but our stomach also makes itself heard for other reasons. It growls and rumbles loudly audibly from the middle of the body. What does our body want to signal to us with stomach growling? And how can we stop it when the situation demands it? Most of the time, the so-called stomach growl is a sign that no more food can be processed. But sometimes, the loud noises coming from the body’s center have something else to do with…

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