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Technology

Plastic Children's Playgrounds

All parents, without exception, want their children to develop fully, be curious, active, and interested in what is happening around them. Do not rush to accustom your child to cartoons or games on…

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Technology

Truly Affordable Multifunctionality

Multifunction devices have managed to significantly push conventional printers out of the market. This is due to their greatly increased reliability and lower cost. After all, it's always beneficial…

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Islands of Dreams Tourism

Islands of Dreams

In winter, when nature changes green to white, the longing for the gentle sun and sea outside the window becomes especially acute. Dreams carry us away to some distant island where the sand is as…

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Immigration

France Counts Its Migrants

France's Interior Ministry published migration statistics for 2015, confirming major trends of recent years except for a 20% increase in refugee numbers. The number of foreigners who received…

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BITO – German-Style Warehouse Technology

BITO – German-Style Warehouse

BITO was founded in 1845. The company is the largest manufacturer of warehouse equipment in Europe. The main office is located in Germany. Under the same brand, it produces a full range of warehouse…

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Rejected Marriages Everyday life

Rejected Marriages

The lower house of parliament of Tajikistan unanimously adopted amendments according to which marriage between close relatives is prohibited in the country and compulsory medical examination of young…

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Migrants to be issued 'refugee passport' News

Migrants to be issued 'refugee passport'

The Bundestag approved a law prepared by the Federal Ministry of the Interior of Germany, according to which applicants for refugee status must receive a special ID. The 'refugee passport' will…

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Analysis

Sanctions Gambit

International sanctions were officially lifted from Iran last Sunday after Tehran fulfilled all conditions for scaling down its nuclear program. However, the next day the US imposed new sanctions…

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Snow Season in Germany Tourism

Snow Season in Germany

Winter sports enthusiasts from other countries often say that Germans can only be envied. They don't have to travel far to go skiing – their own mountain resorts are enough. Their names are like…

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Former railway station – a dacha Real estate

Former railway station – a dacha

Czech Railways (České dráhy) from time to time sell off their real estate that this joint-stock company no longer needs. Potential buyers can in such cases become owners of ordinary buildings…

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In handcuffs – and sent home? Law zone

In handcuffs – and sent home?

The initiative of the Swiss People's Party (SVP) 'For the Effective Expulsion of Foreign Criminals' may be adopted by Swiss citizens on February 28, opinion poll data confirms. Under it…

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ONTARIO AWAITS BUSINESSMEN. Part 2 – Corporate Stream Immigration

ONTARIO AWAITS BUSINESSMEN. Part 2 – Corporate Stream

The Corporate Stream program in the new business category of the province of Ontario is aimed at foreign companies that intend to start doing business in Ontario and need to transfer key personnel to…

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Hamburger Evaluates Currencies Money

Hamburger Evaluates Currencies

Thanks to the Big Mac Index, invented 30 years ago by the British magazine The Economist and compiled annually ever since, Swiss hamburgers have officially been recognized as the most expensive in…

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ONTARIO AWAITS BUSINESS PEOPLE. Part 1 – Entrepreneur Stream Immigration

ONTARIO AWAITS BUSINESS PEOPLE. Part 1 – Entrepreneur Stream

In December 2015, the government of the Canadian province of Ontario announced the creation of a new immigration program for business people – the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) Business…

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One third of applicants received asylum in France News

One third of applicants received asylum in France

In France, in the past year 2015, 79,130 asylum applications were registered, which is 22% more than the year before. And Germany still holds the first place in the list of countries leading in…

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European Capital of Culture – Wrocław Photo

European Capital of Culture – Wrocław

This year, the honor of being named 'European Capital of Culture' was shared by two cities – one in the east and one in the south of Europe. Wrocław in Poland and San Sebastián in Spain. This…

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Integration Will Cost a Pretty Penny Integration

Integration Will Cost a Pretty Penny

According to calculations by experts at the Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich (Ifo), the integration of refugees will cost the German budget 21 billion euros in 2016 alone…

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Peculiarities of German Crime (Part 2) Law zone

Peculiarities of German Crime (Part 2)

What surprises German judges about our former compatriots? Why don't prisoners escape from German prisons? Is it possible in the FRG to resolve a matter with a bribe to an official? About this and…

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FEATURES OF GERMAN CRIMINALITY (Part 1) Law zone

FEATURES OF GERMAN CRIMINALITY (Part 1)

Do political persecution and corruption exist in Germany? What is the real attitude towards immigrants here? What can happen from a pocket knife accidentally left in a backpack? How can you make…

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