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Curiosities

Six Months for an Innocent Kiss

For a kiss in a public place, a court of first instance in Dubai, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, sentenced a German woman and an Australian to six months in prison and a fine of 1,000…

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Country guide

Ten Unusual Toilets of the World

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Country guide

Where Necessity Leads

The average person spends approximately six months of their life in the toilet. Traveling around the world, they encounter a variety of devices for relieving natural needs - from a hole in a concrete…

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Auto tour

By Car to Europe. Several Useful Tips for a Tourist Who Decided to Drive to Western European Countries

The sun has warmed up, vacation time has come, and someone is drawn to the sea, and someone to far abroad. Meanwhile, setting off on a journey in our four-wheeled friend, few people expect troubles…

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Personal experience

Memories of Unna-Massen

Among those coming to the temporary camp for German resettlers 'Unna-Massen', there is for some reason a belief that all offices must be visited in one day, which results in long queues and crowding…

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Andriy Voronin: German quality of the Ukrainian football product

Literally over the course of one incomplete football season, the Ukrainian national team gained one very serious fighting unit. Back in the summer of last year, only optimists spoke of footballer…

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Immigration

On the Procedure for the Departure of Contingent Refugees

While passions flare over the adoption of a new law on foreigners, we offer readers a brief overview of the current rules for submitting documents, the procedure for checking them, and the procedure…

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Tourism

Puppets, horses, musicians... and other participants of European cultural events in June

In summer, all of Europe takes to the streets. Germany hosts street musicians, Czech Republic - street theaters, France immerses itself in the Renaissance era, Spain breaks in horses, England…

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News

New 20-dollar banknote presented

The US government officially presented the new design of the 20-dollar banknote. As Rosbalt reports, a live broadcast of the presentation from the US Bureau of Monetary Mission was organized in…

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Tourism

Scars of Aphrodite's Island

Will joining the EU help overcome the unnatural division of Cyprus? In the lace labyrinth of old streets it is quiet and cozy: the historical center of the Cypriot capital invites leisurely walks…

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News

US tightens visa issuance rules

The US authorities want to seriously complicate the procedure for obtaining an American visa. Now almost all applicants for entry into the US will be required to be called for an interview at the…

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Immigration

German Law on Foreigners Still Going Nowhere

On May 9, the Bundestag passed the SPD's draft law on foreigners, and just three days later the Christian Democrats proposed their own version of the law. Thus, writes Russkaya Germania, the swan…

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News

Tourists to be fingerprinted

As the issue went to press, another report arrived: the United States is going to forcibly photograph all visa entrants, take their fingerprints and scan their documents. According to Gazeta.Ru, the…

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News

Czech Republic introduces effective method for tracking SARS

Due to the spread of the SARS virus, since last Monday the Czech Republic has introduced registration cards for all airline passengers arriving in the country.

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News

Russia to Abandon Coercive Migration Policy

Vladimir Putin's promise to change Russia's migration policy was met with bewilderment by representatives of law enforcement agencies and with enthusiasm by leaders of the Russian diaspora in CIS…

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News

300,000-450,000 illegal immigrants arrive in Europe

The number of illegal immigrants illegally arriving in Western European countries increases annually by 300,000-450,000 people. As reported by RIA Novosti, these figures are contained in a…

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