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Immigration

Illegal Immigrants in America to Be Sent to Prison

Last Sunday, one of the largest protest actions in American history took place. Half a million people poured into the streets of Los Angeles, demanding that authorities abandon their plans to tighten…

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Airlines Lost One in Every Hundred Suitcases Airbus

Airlines Lost One in Every Hundred Suitcases

In 2005, airlines lost about 30 million pieces of their passengers' baggage. These data are contained in an annual report published by SITA, a developer of automated passenger and baggage check-in…

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News

Smoking banned in Scotland

The past weekend brought radical changes to the lives of Scots. From six in the morning on the day off (for some reason it was decided to start a new life in Scotland on the weekend) a ban on smoking…

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Dark Continent lands on blacklist Airbus

Dark Continent lands on blacklist

The blacklist of unreliable and unsafe foreign airlines, which are denied access to the airspace of all European Union member states, first appeared last week on the European Commission's website. An…

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The French continue to stir things up News

The French continue to stir things up

Due to the protest movement against the "first employment contract" that has engulfed French universities, exams at higher education institutions may be postponed to autumn. This was reported by…

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Aging Germany wants and fears 'fresh blood' Immigration

Aging Germany wants and fears 'fresh blood'

Recently the whole world marked the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. As if in honor of this event, a discussion flared up in Germany about a new law on granting…

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Lottery and Mozart candies Airbus

Lottery and Mozart candies

The Austrian capital's airport bears the name Schwechat – after a small town in Lower Austria located near Vienna.

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Culture trip with a twist Tourism

Culture trip with a twist

Even the most interesting countries and cities from a cultural and historical point of view are limited by the number of 'standard' attractions and, in the end, exhaust their appeal in the eyes of a…

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Cyprus works on attracting foreigners Tourism

Cyprus works on attracting foreigners

By summer, the Cypriot authorities are planning to introduce a maximally simplified visa regime for Russians. As Gazeta.Ru reports, details are not yet disclosed, but, as the head of the Cyprus…

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Football for Export Sport

Football for Export

In the Soviet Union, the existence of specialist Valery Nepomnyashchy became known to a wide circle of football fans only in 1990. At that very World Cup in Italy, where the USSR national team…

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End of Tourist Lawlessness Tourism

End of Tourist Lawlessness

Ahead of the new tourist season, the Spanish authorities decided to make life somewhat more difficult for foreigners arriving in the country. Not out of malice, of course, but solely for their…

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News

Main news of the issue (abroad No. 324)

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Travelling around Cyprus: quietly, quietly – and to the left Tourism

Travelling around Cyprus: quietly, quietly – and to the left

The weather and nature of Cyprus are highly conducive to fun and active recreation. Hiking enthusiasts are offered routes in the Troodos Mountains, the beaches are packed with scooters and…

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