Weather: cooling by rain and thunderstorms from the west

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In the east, it will be hot againOn Monday, from Vorarlberg to the western Innviertel, clouds and short sunny spells will alternate from early morning on, with some rain showers and thunderstorms. In the rest of Austria, the sun will shine at least occasionally. From late morning, more and more clouds will form, followed by thunderstorms and rain showers, with brief heavy downpours. The longest sunny and dry spells will be in the east and southeast. Winds will be light to moderate, lively to strong near thunderstorms, from the south…

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WhatsApp finally allows online statuses to be hidden

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In the future, you can determine who can see if you are currently online in the chat window. The new WhatsApp feature brings even more privacyWhatsApp is increasingly expanding its privacy settings. According to a report at WABetaInfo, it will soon be possible to hide your online status. The feature is supposed to complement the function of restricting who can see when you were last online. Specifically, it is about the short notice “online” that appears in the chat window when the chat partner opens the app. So far, there…

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BA.2.75 discovered: “alarming” for London Omicron hunters

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The variant has been detected in five countries—British health authority: No cause for concern yet. The series of bad news surrounding Corona refuses to stop: British researchers led by virologist Thomas Peacock have now expressed concern about a new Covid variant that has emerged in several countries worldwide. The strain, a descendant of Omikron, has been given the international classification BA.2.75 because it is a second generation of the BA.2 variant that caused a surge in Europe in late March. While the number of cases sequenced in laboratories is low…

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8,616 new infections in Austria on Sunday

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There are five new deaths associated with Covid 19 infection. From Saturday to Sunday, 8,616 new infections were registered in Austria. To date, there have been 4,457,570 positive test results in Austria. Currently, 18,798 people with SARS-CoV-2 infection have died, and 4,329,661 have recovered across Austria. Currently, there are 109,111 people actively infected with the coronavirus in Austria. 50 in intensive care unitsThere are currently 874 people infected with the coronavirus in-hospital care. Of these, 50 are being cared for in intensive care units. New infections in the federal statesBurgenland:…

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Why do blooming sunflowers always look to the east?

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Plants like to align themselves with the sun – more light means more photosynthesis. When sunflowers grow up, they do the same. During the day, they move with the sun. So in the morning, they face east, where the sun rises. Throughout the day, they follow it across the south to the west in the evening. There the sun sets, the sunflower turns back to the east during the night, and the game starts the next day again. With “adult” sunflowers, i.e., when they have fully blossomed, things are different:…

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Monkeypox: “We must be very vigilant”.

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The Robert Koch Institute expects infection rates to continue increasing as monkeypox spreads. “It will take until late summer or early fall to see if efforts to contain the outbreak have been successful,” Lars Schaade, vice president of Germany’s Robert Koch Institute (RKI), told Funke Mediengruppe newspapers. He does not expect the curve to flatten out for several weeks. One reason for this, he said, is the long incubation period of up to 21 days. Schaade is optimistic that the number of cases will fall if the vaccine is well…

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Marine experts: “We are running out of time”

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The five-day debates with around 7000 participants at the second United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon were in vain, according to the unanimous opinion of environmentalists. It was a “wasted opportunity,” criticized organizations such as WWF, BUND (Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland), and the aid organizations Misereor and Brot für die Welt at the end of the conference on Friday. Marine expert Till Seidensticker of Greenpeace Germany also expressed disappointment. He warned, “We are running out of time.” The conference was attended by some 30 heads of state and…

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Over 10,000 Corona cases now also on Saturday

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Corona case numbers in Austria are rising at an alarmingly rapid pace. On Saturday, 10,071 new infections and one death are recorded. Due to the massive increase in new Corona infections, the situation in hospitals is also becoming more tense again.There were 6,398 new Corona cases on Monday, 10,189 on Tuesday, 12,509 on Wednesday, 12,506 on Thursday, and 10,424 on Friday – the summer virus wave is hitting Austria with full force, and the situation is also coming to a head again in hospitals. “The experts of the crisis team…

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How to save on everyday shopping

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The most significant wave of price increases since the 1970s is causing household problems. Especially when it comes to daily shopping, many have to turn over every euro twice. No wonder who buys food today pays around 9% more than one year ago. Especially oils and fats and meat have become more expensive, as has bread (see chart).So some increases can hardly be avoided, but it can be worthwhile, for example, to do without meat (in total +11.3%) at times. When it comes to fruit, there are sometimes significant differences:…

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