Weekend weather with showers and clouds

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On the weekend, Austria’s currently calm and mild autumn weather will be interrupted by clouds and partial rain showers. On Saturday, a cold front with precipitation will arrive from the northwest. Still, the south and east will be spared precipitation until the evening, the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) forecast on Thursday. The daily highs still range up to 23 degrees on Friday, and in the following days still from 15 to 20 degrees. Weekend weather in Austria with rain showersOn Friday, the high-pressure influence will still dominate…

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Closure of the Kaisermühlen Tunnel in Vienna: An overview of the detours

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This weekend, the Kaisermühlentunnel in Vienna will be closed. ÖAMTC expects traffic jams and delays and informs about the detours. Kaisermühlentunnel will be closed.From Friday, October 7, 22:00, to Sunday, October 9, 16:00, road users will have to plan for considerable delays and traffic jams around the Kaisermühlen Tunnel (A22/A23) due to a closure. All exits and entrances to and from the tunnel will also be impassable. Especially on Saturday, the ÖAMTC experts fear extensive obstructions. Tunnel Kaisermühlen in Vienna closed at the weekend: DetoursAccording to ÖAMTC, there will be…

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New money bonuses for Vienna – what will be new now

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The city of Vienna presented a new relief package for the 23 Viennese municipal districts on Thursday. What will be unique now? Positive news for the 23 municipal districts from Vienna City Hall. Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) presented a package to significantly ease the burden on Vienna’s district budgets on Thursday as part of a cross-party working group. “We are very pleased about these concrete proposals to reform the district budget ordinance. Especially in challenging times, the functioning of all services at the district level is essential,” said the city…

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David Alaba win Austria`s sportsman of the year for the 3rd time

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Soccer star David Alaba is Austria’s Sportsman of the Year 2022. Alaba is narrowly ahead of the two Olympic skiing champions, Matthias Mayer and Johannes Strolz. Soccer champion Red Bull Salzburg was honored as Team of the Year at the Lotterien Sporthilfe Gala in Vienna’s Stadthalle. Anna Gasser, who got gold in the last Summer Olympics, is the sportswoman of the year. Gasser and Alaba received the NIKI trophy, named after Niki Lauda, for the third time. Anna Gasser had already been awarded in 2017 and 2018, while 30-year-old David…

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Corona explosion – Vienna faces tightening again

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Twenty-eight thousand six hundred eighty-two active corona cases were recorded in Vienna on Wednesday – 8,867 more than the previous week. This points the way to new measures. On Wednesday, 18,621 new corona cases and twelve fatalities were reported across Austria. A week ago, the number of new infections was 14,389. Vienna alone recorded 28,682 active cases on Wednesday – an increase of 8,867 cases compared to Wednesday of the previous week. The occupancy in Viennese hospitals also increased massively: 473 (+ 134) patients were in normal wards on Wednesday,…

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Uniform charging cable to be introduced by 2024

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All those who are fed up with the cable clutter that has accumulated around our sockets can now sigh relief. The EU Parliament has finally voted in favor of standardized charging cables. But it will still be a while before the new regulation is enforced. It should be ready in 2024. All electronic devices such as cell phones, tablets, laptops, and Co will have a uniform charging socket. The EU Parliament has decided on a long-discussed matter! By 2024, there is to be a uniform charging cable for countless electrical…

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Sharp rise in prices of diesel and gasoline since 1 October

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The CO2 tax has been in effect in Austria since October 1, 2022! And according to a recent ÖAMTC check, fuel prices have risen noticeably. Last Saturday, October 1, the starting signal was given for the additional CO2 pricing. At the gas pumps, a sharp rise in prices could already be observed then. “The price jump cannot be due to the new CO2 pricing: gasoline that was already stored before October 1 was still purchased by the gas stations without the additional surcharge,” holds ÖAMTC transport economics expert Martin Grasslober.…

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Austria extends border controls with Slovakia

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The border controls with Slovakia, temporarily imposed last week, will be extended. This was announced by Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) to APA. The rules were initially supposed to end on Saturday and will now be extended for another 20 days. With this step, Austria follows the neighboring Czech Republic, which had announced on Wednesday to extend its people controls at the border with Slovakia until October 28. Because of the Czech controls, the Interior Ministry feared a possible shift of the trafficking route running via the Czech Republic towards…

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17,882 new Corona infections were reported Wednesday

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This year’s Corona autumn wave is picking up steam, with 17,882 new Corona infections reported on Wednesday, the highest figure in six months. With much lower testing numbers, more than 124,000 people are now actively infected with SARS-CoV-2 again. The seven-day incidence per 100,000 population is now shy of triple digits at 989.2. Hospitals have had to admit 122 more infected people since Tuesday. 1,985 Corona-infected in the hospitalsThus, there was an increase within 25 hours of 6.5 percent. On Wednesday, 1,985 Corona-infected people were in domestic hospitals, 80 in…

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