Category: General Interest

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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Microsoft is as creative in naming its updates as Sony is in calling its headphones (“WH1000-XM5”). Windows updates are usually named with cryptic combinations of numbers and letters – such as 22H2. That is likely to change now, The Verge reports. The upcoming major operating system update is expected to be called the “Windows 11 2022 Update.” The name was found by a Twitter user in the software maker’s Get the Started app: It still sounds a bit bureaucratic, but it at least lets users know if their computers are…

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The microwave proves to be very practical in everyday cooking. Many people use the device, but very few know what happens during this food processing. Microwaves cause the molecules in the food to vibrate, and the particles rub against each other, generating heat. Microwaves are electromagnetic waves whose frequency ranges between infrared and broadcast waves. Microwaves can be used to either cook or reheat food. Health concerns about this technology have not been confirmed to date.However, if specific safety and cooking instructions for microwave ovens are not followed, overheating and…

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Heavy and persistent rain is expected in northern Burgenland, Vienna, and Lower Austria. On Wednesday, it should become friendlier. After the storms with partly devastating consequences, which recently kept hundreds of emergency services busy, especially in the south and west of Austria, the east is now facing heavy and persistent rain. Northern Burgenland, Vienna, and parts of Lower Austria are likely to be affected, the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) announced on Sunday. According to the forecast, heavier rain bands will move mainly over Lower Austria and Vienna…

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