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Technology

You can plant a tree, but better yet – a whole orchard

Suppose you have read our real estate section and bought a good piece of land. Before you build a cozy nest on it, you should take care of landscaping. While your house or dacha is being built, why…

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Auto tour

Toyota Land Cruiser Only Moves Forward

Regulars of our automotive section probably remember that the project to create the Toyota Land Cruiser started back in 1950. At that time, the Jeep, beloved by the Japanese, was successful, so one…

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Shopping

Watches with Time Zones for Tourists

People who travel frequently for work or actively engage in tourism simply need to buy watches with multiple time zones. This practical functionality is also suitable for those who often communicate…

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Tourism

10 things to do in Israel

Israel is truly an amazing and even magical country where you can not only swim in the warm sea but also visit places that are holy to many with a history of more than a thousand years. Today we will…

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Real estate

Luxury and Budget Real Estate in Spain

Sunny Spain, with its extraordinarily beautiful landscapes, picturesque sea coasts, majestic architectural structures and ancient buildings, hospitable population and endless opportunities for life…

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Everyday life

Happiness Found on Islands

Increasingly, the criterion for successful development of a country is not per capita income, but something that seemingly cannot be statistically recorded – the happiness of the people. Until…

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Money

Europe flooded with counterfeit money

Europe has been flooded with counterfeit money: in Germany alone, the number of counterfeit banknotes withdrawn from circulation increased by 51 percent in just one year. Last year, counterfeiters…

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Everyday life

Migrants Slow Aging

In 2015, the influx of refugees compensated Germany's birth deficit, which according to preliminary estimates ranges from 190,000 to 215,000 people. According to the Federal Statistical Office…

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Money

Battle on the Cash Front

Germany was agitated by the government's plans to introduce, following the example of other European countries, a limit on cash payments of 5,000 euros. Germans defend their right to pay with 'real…

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Everyday life

A Gift from Santa

Despite the fact that the UN and the international community tirelessly fight poverty, so far in this long-standing struggle they are suffering defeat. Meanwhile, a simple and, as local authorities…

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Real estate

Prices for housing and rent in Miami

The sunniest state of distant America attracts not only tourists from all over the world, but also those who want to buy an apartment in Miami Beach or other areas of the city. This endeavor is…

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Technology

Souvenir products – a reliable means of creating positive emotions

The custom of giving gifts has existed for centuries. People like to receive them on occasion and without reason. Humans are so constituted that signs of attention bring pleasure, and even if they…

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Education

Educational Map of Toronto

Many international students, when choosing Canada for their studies, prefer to study in Toronto. After all, it is safe, many tourist destinations are nearby, and affordable prices and simplified visa…

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Tourism

Holiday on a Farmstead

It sounds a bit like a fairy tale: at the foot of the ruins of the German fortress Weidelsburg in the Habichtswald Nature Park in northern Hesse lies the Weidelshof farm. The central feature of the…

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Curiosities

Survival Guide

Among refugees from Arab countries who have flooded Western countries, European authorities are now distributing free brochures with illustrated instructions on rules of conduct and etiquette in…

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Culture

In Cologne – the fifth season

The German city of Cologne on the Rhine is famous for its hospitality, Gothic cathedral, and carnival. The culmination of the carnival is multi-day street festivities with cheerful colorful…

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Integration

How refugees live in Germany

In January 2016, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) published the results of a study aimed at finding out how the lives of migrants who received political asylum in Germany turned…

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Analysis

Swiss Against Money

Perhaps this is one of the most unusual political ideas of the decade: to pay everyone a certain amount each month regardless of whether the citizen works or not. Does it have a chance in the…

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Immigration

Ukrainians Legalize Their Stay in Poland

The number of foreigners receiving residence permits and permanently settling in Poland is growing. In confirmation of this fact, Polskie Radio cites a publication from the local newspaper Dziennik…

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Immigration

Alps hit by wave of migrants

In 2015, 39,500 people applied for asylum in Switzerland. According to NashaGazeta.ch, the number of applications increased by 66.3% compared to the previous year. The growth observed in the autumn…

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