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Archive — February 2016

Real estate

Luxury and Budget Real Estate in Spain

Sunny Spain, with its extraordinarily beautiful landscapes, picturesque sea coasts, majestic architectural structures and ancient buildings, hospitable population and endless opportunities for life…

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Everyday life

A Gift from Santa

Despite the fact that the UN and the international community tirelessly fight poverty, so far in this long-standing struggle they are suffering defeat. Meanwhile, a simple and, as local authorities…

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Money

Battle on the Cash Front

Germany was agitated by the government's plans to introduce, following the example of other European countries, a limit on cash payments of 5,000 euros. Germans defend their right to pay with 'real…

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Everyday life

Migrants Slow Aging

In 2015, the influx of refugees compensated Germany's birth deficit, which according to preliminary estimates ranges from 190,000 to 215,000 people. According to the Federal Statistical Office…

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Money

Europe flooded with counterfeit money

Europe has been flooded with counterfeit money: in Germany alone, the number of counterfeit banknotes withdrawn from circulation increased by 51 percent in just one year. Last year, counterfeiters…

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Everyday life

Happiness Found on Islands

Increasingly, the criterion for successful development of a country is not per capita income, but something that seemingly cannot be statistically recorded – the happiness of the people. Until…

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Immigration

Switzerland Recounts Foreigners

Switzerland is among the countries with the highest proportion of foreigners living in the country (24.3% as of 2014). Few countries in the world can compare with Switzerland in this regard. In…

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Immigration

Settled in the Alps

Switzerland's population has surpassed the 8-million mark, while the number of foreigners who have settled in its territory has been slowly approaching two million in recent years. At the same time…

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Real estate

Prices for housing and rent in Miami

The sunniest state of distant America attracts not only tourists from all over the world, but also those who want to buy an apartment in Miami Beach or other areas of the city. This endeavor is…

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Tourism

Two Ocean Directions for the Off-Season

The end of winter and the beginning of spring is considered the off-season in the tourism industry. And this time is perfect for organizing your own individual tour. We have selected two completely…

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Air conditioner is not a luxury, but a means of survival Technology

Air conditioner is not a luxury, but a means of survival

Summer heat here, of course, is not comparable to African heat. It doesn't get above forty degrees every day or even every year. But thirty degrees is far from the most comfortable temperature if you…

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Visas

Why might a visa to Canada be refused?

You have submitted documents for a visitor visa to Canada. From that moment, a painful wait begins. The question of whether you will be granted a visa haunts you. And then the answer arrives, in…

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Immigration

Ukrainians Legalize Their Stay in Poland

The number of foreigners receiving residence permits and permanently settling in Poland is growing. In confirmation of this fact, Polskie Radio cites a publication from the local newspaper Dziennik…

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Analysis

Swiss Against Money

Perhaps this is one of the most unusual political ideas of the decade: to pay everyone a certain amount each month regardless of whether the citizen works or not. Does it have a chance in the…

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Integration

How refugees live in Germany

In January 2016, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) published the results of a study aimed at finding out how the lives of migrants who received political asylum in Germany turned…

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Culture

In Cologne – the fifth season

The German city of Cologne on the Rhine is famous for its hospitality, Gothic cathedral, and carnival. The culmination of the carnival is multi-day street festivities with cheerful colorful…

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Curiosities

Survival Guide

Among refugees from Arab countries who have flooded Western countries, European authorities are now distributing free brochures with illustrated instructions on rules of conduct and etiquette in…

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Tourism

Holiday on a Farmstead

It sounds a bit like a fairy tale: at the foot of the ruins of the German fortress Weidelsburg in the Habichtswald Nature Park in northern Hesse lies the Weidelshof farm. The central feature of the…

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Education

Educational Map of Toronto

Many international students, when choosing Canada for their studies, prefer to study in Toronto. After all, it is safe, many tourist destinations are nearby, and affordable prices and simplified visa…

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Technology

Souvenir products – a reliable means of creating positive emotions

The custom of giving gifts has existed for centuries. People like to receive them on occasion and without reason. Humans are so constituted that signs of attention bring pleasure, and even if they…

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Auto tour

Lexus accelerates towards true supercars

Not long ago, Lexus announced its upcoming sports car, the LC500, at the Detroit Motor Show. Although it can hardly be called a direct successor to the LFA, the famous sports car of 2011. One could…

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News

Profit from Citizenship

Switzerland could become the first country in the world where every citizen will receive an unconditional monthly income from the state – regardless of whether they have a job or not. A nationwide…

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Immigration

Alps hit by wave of migrants

In 2015, 39,500 people applied for asylum in Switzerland. According to NashaGazeta.ch, the number of applications increased by 66.3% compared to the previous year. The growth observed in the autumn…

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Education

Only the chosen will become students

Not all Swiss schoolchildren manage the curriculum successfully enough to enter university or a polytechnic school. At the same time, as the publication NashaGazeta.ch writes, in terms of the number…

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