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Unemployment Rises Worldwide

The number of unemployed people worldwide reached 180 million in 2002. According to forecasts by the International Labour Organization (ILO), Reuters reports, the unemployment rate will continue to…

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Why people are detained in the Emirates

A 21-year-old Russian citizen who arrived in the Emirates with her mother on a tourist trip has been arrested in the United Arab Emirates. According to the RIA Novosti news agency, the Russian woman…

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Russia will become abroad - only it's not clear when this will happen

As previously reported, Russia proposed to Ukraine to introduce a new procedure for mutual travel of citizens of the two countries from July 1, 2003, requiring a foreign passport when crossing the…

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Illegals at the Border: Victims of Bad Weather or the Mafia?

In winter, shortly after the New Year holidays, Slovak border guards found the bodies of three Indians near the state border between Ukraine and Slovakia. The unfortunate froze to death. The Slovak…

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Will Americans refuse to transport Murkas and Shariks?

Many major US airlines may stop transporting pets if the government forces them to provide reports on how many animals are lost, injured, or die during flights.

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"Priestesses of love" equated to bodyguards

The official accounting of consumer spending by British families now includes new items such as payments for prostitutes or the purchase of drugs. The National Statistical Office has made these…

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Money

Currency bought at exchange offices allowed to be taken out of Ukraine

The National Bank of Ukraine has allowed resident individuals to take out of the country foreign currency in amounts up to $5,000 (equivalent) purchased at currency exchange offices.

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Letters from Ukrainians delayed in Russia

Violations of deadlines for forwarding international postal items between Ukraine and the Russian Federation occur on Russian territory. As Interfax-Ukraine reports, this was announced by the press…

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The Last Year of Banking Secrecy

Banking secrecy, sacred to Europe, is living its last year: at a meeting of EU finance ministers, a decision was made to abolish it. 12 EU countries, except Belgium, Austria, and Luxembourg, will…

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