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Technology

"Doctor Web" Will Restore System After Virus

Doctor Web has introduced a new product – the Dr.Web LiveCD boot disk, which is an effective tool for restoring an operating system after a virus attack. Every user can download this product for free.

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ECTACO iTRAVL DeLuxe Electronic Translator and Communicator Education

ECTACO iTRAVL DeLuxe Electronic Translator and Communicator

For language learners, we present a new product from the leader in pocket electronic dictionaries - the American company ECTACO Inc. This is a new universal talking communicator and electronic…

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Grant: Get It and Study! Education

Grant: Get It and Study!

Studying abroad is not only new knowledge, impressions, and opportunities. As a rule, it also comes with substantial tuition fees. Is there a chance not to pay? Yes – by getting a grant. Such a grand…

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Smoking Map of the World Law zone

Smoking Map of the World

The third world war has begun. But this is not a war between countries for world domination. It's simply the world dividing into people who smoke and people who don't. Previously, the world was under…

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Real estate

Following America

For about ten years from the mid-90s, housing markets in the US and many European countries were in a stage of rapid growth. During that period, prices in the Netherlands, Sweden, the UK, France, and…

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The most popular ways to cheat tourists Tourism

The most popular ways to cheat tourists

Ostap Bender's descendants have spread across the planet. So at any moment in every country of the world, a tourist faces the prospect of meeting enterprising locals seeking to extract money from him…

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Money

Icelandic Saga

It's good to be an Icelander: wherever you go, you meet relatives. The entire population descends from a few hundred families of Viking settlers. This allows specialists to easily trace the genetic…

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Real estate

Europe protects its real estate

There are quite a few countries in the world that protect their real estate market with tough protectionist measures aimed at foreigners. For example, there are countries that simply forbid foreign…

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Taste for Life Money

Taste for Life

The United States, which became the source of the global financial crisis, seems to be gradually recovering from its consequences. Last week, it was announced that the collapsed real estate market…

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400 thousand Poles to return home Work

400 thousand Poles to return home

Due to the recession, the number of Poles temporarily residing in the UK will drop by a third in 2009. As The Daily Telegraph writes, advisers to the Polish government believe so. They warned Warsaw…

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Waiting for Santa Clauses Tourism

Waiting for Santa Clauses

Life in Europe goes on as usual, and no financial crisis can stop it. In November, Europeans switch from beer to young wine, and then to mulled wine, they lie unusually much, set off fireworks…

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Extremists Denied Entry Visas

Extremists Denied Entry

British authorities intend to tighten entry rules for foreign citizens. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced that she intends to close the country's doors to all who preach extremist views. The new…

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Visas

Switzerland May Enter Schengen on December 12

Switzerland may join the visa-free Schengen area from December 12, 2008. This was reported by the newspaper 'Tribune de Genève' citing Deputy Director of the Federal Office of Justice Lucius Mäder.

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Visas

Extremists Will Not Be Allowed into the UK

UK Home Secretary Jacqui Smith presented a package of government measures to parliament aimed at combating extremism. The government intends to ban entry into the kingdom to all foreign nationals who…

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Education

College tuition in the US is getting more expensive

In the US, college tuition will increase significantly starting from the current academic year. As the Los Angeles Times reports, the economic forecast was published yesterday by the American public…

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Immigration

France Awaits French Speakers

From now on, those wishing to enter France under the family reunification program will have to learn French in their own country, reports Le Figaro, which has obtained the relevant decree. According…

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Immigration

America Does Not Know How to Use Immigrants

Specialists from the American Migration Policy Institute have concluded that the United States does not know how to successfully use qualified immigrants – many 'brains' are unemployed or…

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Immigration

Australia may limit immigration

Australian authorities may soon limit the influx of immigrants due to the unfavorable economic situation in the country. This was reported by the British Broadcasting Corporation BBC.

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Tourism

Netherlands doesn't want 'drug tourists'

Authorities in two Dutch cities announced a decision to close a number of local coffee shops. The reason is an excessive influx of tourists coming here solely for drug use.

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Culture

Museum Night to be held in Cologne

Many German cities practice so-called "long nights," when city museums stay open until early morning. In Cologne, such a night will take place on November 1. Museums will open their doors to visitors…

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Real estate

UK House Prices Expected to Fall

In late 2009, the decline in UK house prices could reach 25%. Such a forecast was provided by the British consulting agency Capital Economics. According to analysts, the impending recession of the…

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Visas

Switzerland prepares for Schengen

On November 28, a referendum will be held in Switzerland to determine whether the country will join the Schengen Area on December 5, 2008. However, tour operators note that judging by the fact that…

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Real estate

Real Estate in Spain May Become Cheaper

Over the next three years, real estate prices in Spain could drop by 50%, according to the financial director of real estate company Grupo Inmo, Javier Ortiz.

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Everyday life

The rich get richer, the poor get poorer

In most developed countries of the world, the gap between rich and poor has widened over the past 20 years. This was stated by experts of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development…

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