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Archive — March 2003

Real estate

Plywood Doors Don't Slam Loudly

American homes surprise in every sense—both positive and negative. But only after we built a house ourselves did it become clear that this is the only way to get a guaranteed quality dwelling. In…

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News

European Commission to Bring Order to the Skies

Brussels is stepping up control over European skies: the European Commission is preparing to propose that the Union's countries transfer to it the rights to conduct negotiations on the terms of…

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Culture

March - a month of wild fantasies

In March, everyone is busy with the usual business: a bloody battle with the French is raging in Malta, Spain burns all night, in Germany women cut the ties of men they meet, Austria blows up…

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Immigration

Russia tackles human trafficking

Russia intends to outlaw human trafficking, which has led to hundreds of young women going abroad as objects of sexual exploitation.

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Immigration

States cannot get rid of illegal immigrants

The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) is failing to cope with the flow of illegal immigrants and cannot deport foreigners, among whom there may be terrorists. This is reported by…

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Safety

Moscow police officers will be left without passports

Russian police officers are being deprived of one of their illegal sources of income. Only patrol and post service officers will be able to check citizens' documents, and only in cases of extreme…

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Tourism

The Mystery of Casanova. One Day in Beautiful Venice

This city was built on marshy islets in a shallow lagoon with murky water. It was founded during the era of the Great Migration of Peoples, when barbarians came and the world turned upside down…

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Education

A gift for lovers of the Czech language

The other day, the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Ukraine celebrated the “birthday” of a new book - the phrasebook dictionary “Ukrainian-Czech Parallels in Texts and Situations.” The presentation…

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Real estate

The Housing Question Has Not Spoiled Europeans

Ups and downs, but predominance of the former over the latter - such is the historical dynamics of solving the housing issue in the European Union countries. Thanks to this trend, writes the magazine…

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