Category: General Interest

The beautiful summer weather is over for the time being: The coming week will also be unsettled and prone to thunderstorms. In the east, the remnants of the overnight disturbance will move away in the morning on Monday, but in the morning it may still rain here. During the day, mostly dry and occasionally sunny weather will prevail. Also over the western half, the sun will shine again and again. In the afternoon, however, stronger spring clouds will form and, especially in the west, rain showers and thunderstorms will become…

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All models are expected to get 6GB of RAM this year. But new processors are only available for the iPhone 14 Pro. All models of Apple’s new iPhone 14 could be equipped with 6 GB of RAM. Until now, that was only reserved for the more expensive iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. The market analysts from Trend Force predict that now the cheaper iPhone 14 variants will also get more working memory. However, only the Pro models are to be equipped with the new A16 chip, while…

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Around 5.2 million children are dependent on humanitarian aid because of the Ukraine war. About three million need assistance directly in the country attacked by Russia, and another 2.2 million children have fled, relying on aid from host countries, UNICEF Austria reports. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund, nearly two out of three children have been displaced by the fighting. According to reports reviewed by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), an average of more than two children are killed and more than…

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For the time being, relaxed Corona rules apply to entries into Germany. Vacation returnees and other entrants are no longer required to carry 3G evidence as vaccinated, recovered, or tested. According to a regulation issued by the German Federal Ministry of Health that went into effect Tuesday. The proof requirement, which previously applied to everyone aged 12 and older, could be dropped in light of the current pandemic developments, it said in justification. Corona entry rules to Germany have been relaxedThis should serve to facilitate travel, it said. The regulation…

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While in the rest of Austria, the mask obligation falls on 1 June, it remains in Vienna also over the summer in public transport, pharmacies, and the care sector. The corresponding ordinance is valid until August 23. Vienna ends FFP2 mask obligation in supermarkets.Accordingly, in the federal capital until over the summer, the FFP2 mask is still mandatory in public transport, associated closed stations, and pharmacies. However, most of the Corona rules are also being dropped in Vienna. For example, the provincial government dispenses special measures in the retail sector.…

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As of Wednesday, June 1, FPP2 masks are no longer required in Catholic churches and at church services – Bishops recommend maintaining hygiene measures – Prevention concept is mandatory for religious celebrations with more than 500 people. The Bishops’ Conference is temporarily suspending the Corona regulations throughout Austria, effective Wednesday, June 1. On Tuesday, the Secretary-General of the Bishops’ Conference, Peter Schipka, explained this to Kathpress. Specifically, this means that entering churches and celebrating services in the area of the Catholic Church is possible without special corona-related restrictions. Notwithstanding this,…

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Of a spread of the Omikron subvariant, BA.5 of the Coronavirus in Germany warns the chairman of the World Medical Association, Frank Ulrich Montgomery: “Corona is not over yet – that proves the violent outbreak of Omicron in Portugal,” Montgomery told the “Rheinische Post” (Wednesday). BA.5 will also spread in Germany, he said. Many people – including vaccinated people – would fall ill. However, vaccinated people would have much milder symptoms. Omicron subvariants on the riseThe Robert Koch Institute recently reported an increase in omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 at…

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Rome – Italy is abolishing its corona entry rules at the end of the month. With the expiration of the previous regulation, it will no longer be necessary to prove a Corona vaccination, recovery, or negative test when entering the country, the Foreign Ministry in Rome said Monday. Protective masks in public transport are still mandatoryItaly became the first European country affected by the coronavirus in early 2020. In the wake of the pandemic, it imposed some of the strictest corona requirements. For example, all workers in the workplace were…

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The first significant travel weekend brought a small foretaste of the extended Pentecost weekend: Starting at noon on Sunday, motorists were stuck in traffic jams for miles. Returning travelers needed patience on the Tauern freeway, for example. In blocks, vehicles were led through the Katschberg tunnel between Carinthia and Salzburg. There was also more than an hour’s delay before the Helbersberg tunnel near Werfen (Sbg.) – here, too, there was a block check-in. Drivers also needed a lot of stamina before the Croatian-Slovenian border crossing at Koper. According to “Antenne…

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