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Archive — August 2003

Sport

Oleg Tverdovsky's Stanley Cup

In the NHL season that ended a few months ago, two graduates of Ukrainian hockey genuinely contended for a Stanley Cup victory with their teams - perhaps the most prestigious club tournament in the…

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Everyday life

Jan Veselý - Chief Brewer of Europe

The reputation of Czech beer in Europe has received further confirmation. The chairman of the Czech Union of Beer and Malt Producers, Jan Veselý, has been elected president of the European Brewery…

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News

London has become the world capital of immigration

Immigration levels to the British capital have reached a record high in history. The number of foreigners arriving in London has risen from 25,000 in the early 1990s to 125,000 last year. This is…

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News

The Newest Profession on Earth. In Germany, Prostitution Added to Labor Exchange Register

The other day, the committee of the German Bundestag received a complaint of original content. Its petitioner, 45-year-old Ulrich Küperkoch, formerly a carpenter from the tiny East German town of…

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News

Italy to tighten EU anti-immigration legislation

Those who fail to obtain refugee status in Europe will be expelled beyond the EU's borders by train, bus or unmarked police car - according to one of the points of the plan drawn up by…

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Immigration

"Citadel Europe" - no entry for refugees!

A vessel full of refugees has been cast ashore. Exhausted people wade waist-deep in water; police help them onto dry land. A convoy of buses under heavy escort departs accompanied by camera crews…

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Tourism

Velvet season in the homeland of csardas

Summer is drawing to a close. Soon Kyiv will be enveloped in the gray haze of autumn rains. And what about those whose vacation will only begin in the first days of September? Maybe it's not worth…

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Tourism

Love and Business the Hungarian Way

Happy are those who have a dream, an interesting pursuit. Among them are many eccentrics - people whose actions and hobbies do not fit into generally accepted frameworks. And who defined these…

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Education

How I Studied in America

No, I did not jump for joy or shed tears of happiness when I learned that I had passed the competition held by the American organization "Action in Support of Freedom" specifically for schoolchildren…

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Immigration

Loss of contingent refugee status and residence permit

In today's article, I would like to give a general answer to one of the questions in the practice of admitting Jewish contingent refugees to Germany. The topic will be the return to the country of…

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Everyday life

Shopping surgery

Shopping for Americans is as necessary a release of nerves as drinking is for Russians. But for Russian-speaking Americans...

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Tourism

Two in an Orange Sea. How We Celebrated Queen's Day in Amsterdam

My friend Gluck, having met me at Schiphol Airport, said: 'I'll take you to the Bulldog.' Within half an hour we were sitting in one of Amsterdam's most famous coffee shops. To be honest, I really…

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Sport

The Madness of the Football World

It is said that money rules the world. Perhaps that is indeed so. But rather, it would be more accurate to express the idea as follows: money controls the world, directing its movement in one…

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Country guide

African Passions

Our compatriots, when choosing vacation routes, often choose the African continent. And some extreme sports enthusiasts head not at all to Egyptian resorts or Tunisia, but to more exotic places…

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Immigration

Norwegians continue to scare refugees

Norwegian authorities continue to pay foreign television companies to produce programs that deter potential immigrants, reports the newspaper Aftenposten.

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Immigration

To obtain Russian citizenship, one must pass a Russian language test

Foreigners wishing to obtain Russian citizenship will take a state test on knowledge of the Russian language. In accordance with the federal law 'On Citizenship of the Russian Federation', adopted in…

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Immigration

Deportation of foreigners in Sweden is costly

The forced expulsion of foreign citizens who have no grounds for obtaining asylum in the country is costly for the Swedish state, reported the newspaper Svenska Dagbladet, citing data from the…

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Immigration

After receiving a Canadian visa

The immigration process to Canada currently usually takes from 18 to 36 months from the moment of submitting an application to the embassy. After a decision is made to issue an immigration visa, you…

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