Category: General Interest

There is free admission at the open air summer cinema Kaleidoskop at Karlsplatz in Vienna. With free admission, Vienna’s summer cinema Kaleidoskop takes place from July 1 to 17 at Karlsplatz. We have the complete 2022 program at a glance. Program at Kino am DachAfter two exceptional years, Kaleidoskop returns to Vienna’s Karlsplatz and celebrates film and cinema cultures in public spaces with a film festival of diverse urban societies in the fourth edition curated by CineCollective. 17 films at the open air summer cinema Kaleidoskop in Vienna.On the program…

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In the coming days, warm weather will promise the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG). First, however, a cold front will pass through on Monday morning and bring some clouds and showers again. Especially in the west, the week begins cloudy and rainy. In the afternoon, the rain subsides, and the sun comes out. Further in the east, it remains instead with partly heavy showers, and thunderstorms can also be embedded. The weather will become increasingly summery in the coming daysIn the afternoon, especially in the southeast, the tendency…

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Travelers abroad to the USA will no longer have to present a negative coronavirus test before their flight on Sunday. The CDC health authority in Washington announced this on Friday (local time). The pandemic has “entered a new phase” due to widespread vaccination, the availability of treatment options, and increase immunity within the population, the agency said, explaining the move. As a result, it said, the risk in the U.S. of becoming severely ill with corona or even death has decreased. The U.S. travel industry had long called for an…

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The prices for district heating in Vienna are rising by 92 percent. Mayor Michael Ludwig, therefore, announces a “district heating support package.” One piece of inflationary news has caused a considerable stir in recent days: The increase of the prices for district heating in Vienna of proud 92 percent. Four hundred forty thousand households are affected. In the coming heating season, this means additional costs of about 45 euros per month. “We have no other choice. These are the bitter consequences of the global energy crisis and unprecedentedly skyrocketing wholesale…

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Although the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants are still in the minority, they are constantly on the rise. Experts from Austria and Germany sound the alarm. South Africa is already amid a new wave of BA.4 and BA.5, and in Portugal, corona numbers are also skyrocketing due to omicron subvariants. In Austria and Germany, they still account for a small percentage of new infections – at least for now. Molecular biologist Ulrich Elling, for example, warned the days before a new wave in Austria in July and showed on Twitter with…

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Today, Thursday, the weather in Austria will remain unsettled – thunderstorms are also to be expected. The weather situation will then improve over the weekend. The gradually eastward-moving cold front of low pressure “Nana” will cause showers on Thursday, but behind it, the air will remain unstably stratified and prone to storms. On Friday, the first feelers of an Azores high will spread into the Alpine region, and the weekend will be summery and calm across the country under the influence of high pressure. Thursday will be cloudy and wet…

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The rise in new Corona infections in Austria was already apparent at the end of May. This is now confirmed in the current Covid forecast. The consortium expects a further increase in cases in the coming week. The adequate reproduction number is again above one at 1.05, and the proportion of virus variants BA.4/5 continues to rise and is currently at 16 percent. This more infectious sub-variant already has a reproductive number of 1.44. The Wednesday update of TU Vienna, MedUni Vienna, and Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (GÖG) model calculators expects…

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Car repair and Pickerl check have become more expensive, according to Arbeiterkammer sample price monitor.The prices for a car repair or the annual motor vehicle sticker check have risen compared to the previous year, a recent AK Stichproben-Preismonitor shows. Between April 26 and May 11, the AK took a close look at 37 automotive repair shops in Vienna for its price monitor. Car repairs and sticker checks are more expensiveThe prices for a car repair or service have risen by 2.9 and 3.6 percent, respectively, compared to 2021. Depending on…

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Standing comfortably under the hot shower for 10 minutes or taking a full relaxing bath before bed… ah, there’s probably nothing more pleasant. Unfortunately, this behavior is not necessarily advisable if you want to sleep well through the night. Experts advise against showering in the eveningAccording to experts, you should not take a hot shower (or bath) 90 minutes before bedtime. The high temperature gets our circulation going and makes our body, already in rest mode, perky again. So if you often have trouble sleeping, you might want to check…

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