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Curiosities

Christmas Horror Stories

The pre-New Year Europe, shining with lights, has always been an incredible spectacle, drawing travelers from all over the world. But in recent years, traditional festivities have come into conflict…

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Law zone

Even embassies can be fake

Law enforcement agencies in Ghana have shut down a fake U.S. embassy that had been operating for ten years in the capital city of Accra. As reported by Lenta.ru, this was announced on the U.S…

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Airbus

How to Use an Electronic Airline Ticket

Airline tickets can now be purchased using several methods. First of all, booking can be done using modern gadgets. For example, you can order an electronic ticket via the internet or through a…

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Souvenirs from Joulupukki Shopping

Souvenirs from Joulupukki

Finland is one of the most popular winter destinations. Tourists travel to this northern country to enjoy snow activities and a hot Finnish sauna, see reindeer, and meet Santa Claus (Joulupukki, in…

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Tourism

Christmas Germany

Every Christmas market in Germany is beautiful in its own way, but all these markets have things that unite them. One of them is mulled wine, with which a Deutsche Welle columnist decided to start a…

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Country guide

Tricks of Winter Survival

Finland is one of the northernmost permanently inhabited territories in the world. Winter in this country, depending on the geographical latitude and the year, lasts from 3 to 7 months. Winter in…

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Everyday life

One in Ten on Social Welfare

The number of social welfare recipients in Germany has grown noticeably, partly due to the influx of asylum seekers. At the same time, the number of citizens holding two jobs has nearly doubled over…

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News

Poland updates the Pole's Card law

The Senate of Poland has adopted without changes the new Law on the Pole's Card, which introduces a number of innovations. In particular, it concerns the transfer of authority of the body that…

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Culture

Christmas Beads of the Czech Republic

What to bring from pre-Christmas Prague? Maybe a handmade glass bead Christmas ornament? For many years it will be carefully stored, appearing from a box filled with tissue paper only during the New…

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News

Without quotas, but with a choice

The Council of States of Switzerland, the small chamber of parliament, traditionally has a reputation in the country as a balanced and prudent state body, whose decisions are dominated not by…

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Work

Going to work in Lithuania

The difficult situation in the country is forcing Ukrainians to increasingly look for work abroad. The influx of labor from Ukraine has become particularly noticeable, for example, in small…

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Immigration

France issues multi-year residence permits

In France, the first multi-year residence permits have been issued to foreigners under the new immigration law. The new documents, valid for 2 to 4 years, will be granted to students, foreign…

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