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Archive — July 2006

American holidays Everyday life

American holidays

Most American national holidays originated in the United States and are based on local traditions. Only Easter, Christmas, and New Year were borrowed from Europe. National holidays have an…

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Americans Cannot Do Without Ukrainian Shabashniks News

Americans Cannot Do Without Ukrainian Shabashniks

The U.S. Senate defeated the immigration reform bill proposed by President George Bush. Last Friday, on the last day before the parliamentary recess, senators rejected Bush's legislative initiative…

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Russia: Mired in Return Immigration

Russia: Mired in Return

A year has passed since the launch of the presidential program to return compatriots from the near and far abroad to Russia. The results are practically zero: only a few families of repatriates from…

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Europe's Last Riddle Tourism

Europe's Last Riddle

Just 16 years ago, orthodox socialism was dismantled in Albania, and few travelers could boast of having been to this country. That is why today, in local tourist guidebooks, Albanians themselves…

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News

Main news of the issue (Abroad No. 388)

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The Education System of Canada Education

The Education System of Canada

The education system of Canada includes both public and private educational institutions, including community colleges/technical institutes, vocational colleges, language and secondary schools…

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Americans Give Up the Dollar Everyday life

Americans Give Up the Dollar

In the American city of Barrington (Massachusetts), an unusual experiment has been going on for ten months now: residents of this town pay for goods and services not only in dollars but also in a…

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Germans Will Kick the Bucket Curiosities

Germans Will Kick the Bucket

In the struggle for viewers' attention across the widest spectrum of existing private cable and satellite TV channels, specialization is beginning to take extremely original forms. Music and movie…

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Australian Aborigines Rebel Curiosities

Australian Aborigines Rebel

In response to the Australian government's intentions to tighten control over areas inhabited by Australian Aborigines, the latter threatened acts of civil disobedience.

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News

Drunk tourists destroy Rome

The administration of the Italian capital has asked tourists to moderate their drinking, from which the historical monuments of the Eternal City are increasingly suffering. The mayor's office…

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Education

A ranking of the world's best universities has been published

Cybermetrics Lab publishes its analytical materials every six months. The Spain-based company compiles rankings of the best higher education institutions in the world - Webometrics Ranking.

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