Against a children’s book reading by a drag queen in the turquoise-pink-purple villa in Vienna, right-wing extremists such as the Identitarians and Christian fundamentalist groups have reportedly called for a demonstration. They are probably less concerned with children’s books or song books than with the person reading them. Because the fact that a drag queen, i.e. a colorfully made-up man in women’s clothing, reads to children is a thorn in the side of those who registered for the demo, which is why they want to march in front of the advice and event center for the lesbian, gay and transgender community from 9 a.m.
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“I do not feel ready and I continue my preparation for my return to competition”, tweeted the 36-year-old Spaniard, currently 15th player in the world and whose presence at Roland-Garros at the end of May is more and more. questioned.
“Barcelona is a special tournament for me because it’s my adopted club and because playing at home is always a unique feeling”, regrets the player who will turn 37 on June 3.
At the twilight of his career, he hopes to celebrate his birthday at Roland-Garros (May 28-June 11) where he will aim for a 15th title to bring his record, currently co-held with Novak Djokovic, of Grand Slam titles to 23.
On April 4, he had already announced that he had to give up the Masters 1000 in Monte-Carlo, the first big tournament of the season on clay where he holds the record for eleven trophies.
The Mallorcan is training but has not played competitively since losing the second round of the Australian Open on January 18 to American Mackenzie McDonald in three sets.
He had felt a sharp pain in the hip in the second set but went to the end of the match when he had the greatest difficulty in moving.
Nadal had then estimated between six and eight weeks the duration of his unavailability, drawing a line under the American Masters 1000 tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami.
The Spaniard has been accumulating physical problems since his 14th crown at Roland-Garros in the spring of 2022, where he had triumphed despite an anesthetized left foot to contain the pain caused by the chronic illness he has suffered from since the age of 18 (syndrome of Muller-Weiss).
An abdominal tear in particular had then forced him to give up playing his semi-final at Wimbledon a month later.
His long absence from the courts brought the former N.1 out of the Top 10 of the world rankings on March 20, for the first time since April 2005.
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Photo exhibition “22 faces you know” – Newald’s photoblog
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
The Viennese photographer and artist Robert Newald has been writing photographic history for over 50 years. He is a two-time and first APA lens award winner. He is currently presenting his latest in the Kavalbar in the Grand Hotel Vienna Photo exhibition “22 faces you know”. Close moments of well-known artistic personalities are shown during their stay in Vienna, curated by Petra Krassnitzer. Here are some photographic impressions of the opening. (ugc, 14.4.2023)
Indigenous energy resources only cover Switzerland’s needs until 17 April. As of Tuesday, Switzerland will live, so to speak, on credit until the end of the year, depending on the import of oil, gas and uranium. April 17 therefore marks Switzerland’s Energy Independence Day this year. The energy transition is a chance to push back this date a little more each year, writes the Swiss Energy Foundation (SES) in a press release.
According to the latter, more than 70% of energy is imported, including all products derived from petroleum, natural gas and nuclear fuels. Each year, Switzerland spends an average of 8 billion francs on their importation. In 2022, this sum even rose to 13 billion.
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With an energy independence rate of 29.7% in 2021, Switzerland is rather at the bottom of the European ranking, in 18th place out of 24. The top of the table is occupied by Latvia (98.6%), Iceland (84.8%) and Sweden (78.8%). Conversely, Malta (2.9%), Luxembourg (7.5%) and Cyprus (10.5%) bring up the rear.
The SES recalls that Switzerland has steadily improved its energy independence over the past two decades, rising from around 20% in 2001 to almost 30% in 2021. And to add that, according to calculations, the decarbonization in the building and mobility sectors as well as the phase-out of nuclear power will make it possible to push back the date of energy independence until October.
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