Category: General Interest

Pope Francis has called on young indigenous people in northern Canada to preserve their traditions and land. The young are the future in the territories, said the 85-year-old Argentine on Friday evening (local time) in the coastal town of Iqaluit. He said it is not enough to live off what others have already created. One must also conquer for oneself what one has received as a gift, the Catholic Church leader explained further. The Pope’s visit to Canada was to ask for forgiveness from the indigenous people of Canada. In…

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After another summery week, a cold front will bring dense clouds and precipitation this weekend. Heavy rainfall is expected nationwide, especially on Saturday. The high temperatures of previous weeks are not likely to be reached. On the weekend, the temperature is likely to remain below 30 degrees. From Monday, however, summer temperatures and plenty of sunshine are expected again. After the dissolution of overnight disturbance remnants, the weather greets us on Friday, initially sunny and dry. However, in the morning, with the advent of a cold front from the west,…

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Elevated cholesterol levels are among the most common causes of heart attacks and strokes. A new drug has been used for the first time at Vienna General Hospital. With just two injections a year, “bad cholesterol” is cut in half. The effect is thus comparable to that of a daily medication intake, it said on Friday in a MedUni Vienna release. Together with standard therapy, the new active ingredient can reduce LDL cholesterol by more than 80 percent. The innovative active ingredient of Inclisiran now gives a promising perspective, said…

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Bad news to all who have Amazon Prime accounts – the monthly and annual subscription prices will be significantly raised. Amazon is making its Prime subscription offer more expensive in Germany and Austria. If you pay monthly, it will cost 8.99 euros instead of the previous 7.99 euros, and 89.90 euros will be due per year instead of the last 69 euros. The annual subscription will thus be 20.90 euros, or over 30 percent more expensive, while the price increase for the monthly variant is 1 euro or just under…

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The EU Commission has approved the vaccine Imvanex against monkeypox. As a spokesman for the EU Commission confirmed, the authority followed a recommendation of the European Medicines Agency on Monday and approved the preparation of the company Bavarian Nordic for the protection of adults against monkeypox. Monkeypox: another vaccine approved by EU CommissionPrevious protection only approved for human smallpoxPreviously, the vaccine was only approved at the EU level to protect adults against human smallpox. The recent decision now applies to all 27 EU countries and Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. On…

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A slight sigh of relief for heat-afflicted people in Austria: Starting Tuesday, temperatures will drop again. Precipitation moves through, and the tendency to thunderstorms increases. On Monday, however, temperatures in some regions will climb up to 37 degrees, forecasts the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics. High pressure will make for sunny and hot weather in most parts of the country Monday. While in the lowlands, the sun will shine undisturbed most of the time, a few spring clouds will form over the Alpine peaks in the afternoon and, especially…

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The Friday Nightskating started already on  May 13, 2022, Friday. Since then,  from 9 p.m., 1,500 and 3,000 people skate and cycle on a new route across Vienna to demonstrate climate protection and environmentally friendly mobility. “Friday Nightskating is probably the best-known demonstration on wheels,” said Judith Pühringer and Peter Kraus, party leaders of the Green Party Vienna, “We demand more space in the city for environmentally friendly mobility and demonstrate more climate protection. Where otherwise, day after day, thousands of cars jam before themselves, we show that climate-friendly locomotion…

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More and more people have to be treated in hospitals due to Corona infection. The Corona burden in Viennese hospitals is increasing. Due to fewer tests, current Corona numbers are less meaningful, experts say. The number of new infections in Vienna has been high for two weeks. High Corona load in Vienna’s hospitalsA month ago, there were 17 Corona patients in intensive care units in Vienna’s hospitals and 120 in regular wards. One month later, there are still 17 patients in intensive care units, but there are already 292 in…

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What is more unpleasant than a stuffy nose? No matter how often you blow your nose: it just doesn’t help; your nose remains irrevocably blocked. Fortunately, there are some methods you can use to get fast and effective relief. We’ll show you two natural methods that seem crazy at first glance to unclog your nose, but they are highly effective! The first method activates the deeper structures of the nose, while the second targets the brain and clears your sinuses within minutes. Just give it a try! Method 1: Using…

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