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Car rental for a few hours

The well-known car rental company Hertz is improving its service in Europe. Travelers will now be able to rent a car for shorter periods and leave it at any Hertz center without additional charges.

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Tourism

Holidays in Russia are more expensive than trips abroad

According to tour operators, many Russian tourists prefer trips abroad over domestic holidays: Russian resorts lose both in prices and service level. For example, a holiday in a good hotel in Greece…

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Education

US Extends Stay Period for Graduates

The United States Department of Homeland Security has extended the period during which graduates of higher education institutions in certain specialties can stay in the country after graduation…

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Work

Ministry of Labor of Ukraine informs

For the attention of applicants who submit to the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy of Ukraine applications for issuance of a license, copy of a license, and for reissuance of a license for…

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Visas

European Union Adopts Common Extradition Rules

Interior ministers of the 27 EU member states at a meeting in Luxembourg reached an agreement on common European rules for extraditing illegal migrants. This directive will be the first pan-European…

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Tourism

Rules established for Olympic guests

China has published rules of conduct for foreigners during the Olympics. According to The Guardian, the list of 57 points was published on the official website of the Beijing Olympic Organizing…

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Visas

US tightens entry rules

Citizens of countries that have visa-waiver agreements with the US, starting from 2009, must register on a special website at least three days before arriving in the United States. The registration…

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Work

8 million foreigners work in Russia

The number of foreign citizens registered with the Federal Migration Service (FMS) of Russia reached eight million people in 2007, said the head of the service Konstantin Romodanovsky. According to…

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Immigration

Switzerland holds referendum on citizenship

A referendum has ended in Switzerland in which the country's residents rejected changes that would tighten the rules for obtaining Swiss citizenship. Citizens were asked to decide whether to…

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Real estate

British real estate prices fall

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Tourism

Foreigners to be briefed on traffic rules in Cyprus

Cyprus police have launched a road safety campaign. The decision was made after analyzing statistical data. It turned out that 42% of victims of road accidents on highways are citizens of third…

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To Love Naples and to Fall Ill Curiosities

To Love Naples and to Fall Ill

Tourists must learn to love Naples for its trash and dirt, said the new head of the city's tourism department. 53-year-old Claudio Velardi took on the job of attracting tourists to the dirtiest and…

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Immigration

Most Ukrainians Prefer Their Homeland

More than 60% of Ukrainians would not want to leave Ukraine forever. This is evidenced by the results of a survey conducted by R&B Group.

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British tourists confused by map Curiosities

British tourists confused by map

Despite the fact that about 50 million British people travel to Europe every year, they apparently do not know exactly where they are going. According to a recent study by the British website…

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Every fourth German lives in poverty Everyday life

Every fourth German lives in poverty

Another government report on poverty in Germany, presented recently by Federal Minister of Labor Olaf Scholz, turned out to be no more optimistic than the previous one. As Russkaya Germaniya writes…

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E-book dictionary Technology

E-book dictionary

Lightweight and portable, the ECTACO jetBook is a whole library in your pocket. Capable of storing thousands of books in the most popular languages of the world, this mobile device is ideal for…

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Everyday life

South Koreans Found to Be the Most Hardworking

South Koreans have been recognized as the most hardworking people in the world. They spend 2,357 hours per year at work. These data are cited by Forbes magazine in a published study by the…

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Why educate children in England? Education

Why educate children in England?

Traditional English education is not accidentally attracting a growing number of affluent parents who want to give their children the best start in life.

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I Don't Want to Study Everyday life

I Don't Want to Study

One of the problems that have already been classified as "eternal" is the tendency of schoolchildren and students around the world to skip classes. It is especially relevant in the spring, when good…

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English schools in London Education

English schools in London

In March last year, the British Council, English UK and Quality English, the Association of Quality English Language Schools, organized a press tour during which we visited two language schools in…

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Independent Travel Tourism

Independent Travel

The topic of this material has been brewing for a long time - domestic tourists have split into two opposing camps: those who run to a travel agency even for a trip to Paris, and those who plan…

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Education

Holidays with a View of Lake Geneva

The main feature of Swiss summer programs based on boarding schools and camps is replacing strict discipline with the upbringing and development of the child's personality, their creative abilities…

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Real estate

France increasingly attracts foreigners

It turned out that about 12% of real estate on the French Riviera belongs to foreign citizens. According to ZagranDom.ru, this figure was announced at the St. Petersburg real estate conference Elit…

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Work

Unpromising Professions Named

Journalists, radio hosts, and government employees have been named by the American magazine Forbes as the most unpromising professions in America in the 21st century, according to a forecast by the…

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