Category: General Interest

The sharp rise in prices for gas and electricity is putting increasing pressure on domestic bakeries. “Energy costs are up to ten times higher than last year. Many bakeries are thinking of closing down for good,” the guild master of the WKÖ Federal Association of Bakers, Josef Schrott, told APA. Many colleagues are desperate – tens of thousands of euros in additional costs can not be earned at a small bakery counter. The bakery trade requires a lot of energy to operate baking ovens and dough coolers. The federal trade…

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The weather presents its unsettled and wet side this week – in addition, temperatures are now dropping significantly. Today, Wednesday, the sun will initially shine in the east, but in the day, dense clouds with rain will advance from the west to the eastern edge of the Alps and the Mostviertel. Locally, lightning and thunder will also be present; until the evening, it will remain primarily friendly in the Danube region, the eastern lowlands, and the southeast. A brisk wind from the north to the northwest will freshen up in…

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From the point of view of education policy, it is evident: that schools must remain open, explained Education Minister Martin Polaschek (ÖVP) at a press conference on Monday. There will be no area-wide school closures in the coming school year. One is prepared for all scenarios, the minister explained. And he was glad that an overall strategy included the schools. After all, he said, it had never been clear why different rules should apply in schools than elsewhere: “School is not a segregated area.” In general, Polaschek emphasized the principle…

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Due to massive inflation, the price of electricity has increased more than tenfold in just one year. More and more energy suppliers are in trouble. These are extreme market situations: Last week, the price of electricity on the stock exchange rose to almost 1,000 euros per megawatt hour. A year ago, it was still at 86 euros, Energie AG Oberösterreich reports. As reported, the price jump has put Wien Energie in a tight spot: the company is short about 1.7 billion euros in collateral. It has applied to the federal…

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Getting regular exercise is essential for your health. According to a study, walking for just a few minutes can affect blood sugar levels, especially after meals. Other scientific findings confirm that the digestive walk should not be underestimated because of its benefits for energy metabolism. It is now widely known that regular exercise and sports are associated with numerous health benefits. Among other things, sport positively affects our blood values: Blood fat, blood pressure, and above all, the glucose content in the blood is lowered. And you don’t always have…

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The school will do without harsh Corona measures, for the time being, the ministry said. After the vacation period, the situation will be re-evaluated, it said. Monday morning, the Ministry of Education will announce all Corona measures that will apply in the new school year. PCR testing will not be mandatory, and the tender for the test kits has not yet been finalized. Nor will masks be mandatory, according to the variant management plan. “That’s okay for now,” virologist Norbert Nowotny tells “daily newspaper “Heute”: “At the moment, from an…

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The weather recently presented itself from its unfriendly side. There is little hope for improvement. Once again, thunderstorms and precipitation are coming.Sunday will begin in the morning, especially in the extreme south and north, with isolated, partly thundery showers. As the day progresses, showers and thunderstorms will develop from the Tyrolean lowlands eastward, which may also reach the southern and eastern lowlands in the afternoon. Apart from thunderstorm gusts, the wind will blow only weakly from westerly directions. Highs will range between 20 and 26 degrees. On Monday, it will…

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The good news in the Corona pandemic: the number of Covid cases in Europe dropped by 21 percent in the past 33rd calendar week. The data were released by the EU health agency ECDC in a report Friday. The incidence remained relatively high at 393 cases per 100,000 population. A similar trend could be seen in the over-65 age group. Minus in cases in Europe in week 33 – the spread of Corona wave from west to eastThe recent Corona wave with subvariant B.A5 spread from west to east and…

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The traditionally expensive real estate patches maintained their top position in the year’s first half. Vienna ranked 8th among the most expensive districts in Austria. The highest prices nationwide were demanded in Kitzbühel. The offer prices amounted to the median 8,370 euro per square meter, as a district analysis of the real estate portal immowelt.at shows. With clear distance behind it, Innsbruck (7,000 euro) and Salzburg (6,300 euro) followed. The cheapest was Lilienfeld (1,360 euros) and Leoben (1,590 euros). Place 8 of the most expensive districts go to ViennaVienna exceeded…

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