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Law zone

Smokers driven away from children with fines

In Scotland, a ban on smoking in cars with children under 18 has come into force. The Scottish Parliament approved the ban in 2015 as a measure to protect children from secondhand smoke. Offenders…

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Personal experience

Video bloggers share their experience

How to get into a German university? What can you save money on? Where to go on weekends? Using short videos, immigrants from Russia and Ukraine not only show their life in Germany but also answer…

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Travel

Secrets of European Hitchhiking

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News

Migrants are again flowing into Russia

In the second half of 2016, temporary labor immigrants began to arrive en masse in Russia again, after their inflow had declined over the previous two years due to the crisis. Data for the current…

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Work

Workers Not Rushing to Czech Republic

As is known, at the end of 2015, a project for simplified employment of highly qualified workers from Ukraine was launched in the Czech Republic. It provided for the admission of 500 Ukrainian…

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Education

Over a million foreigners study in the US

Over the past decade, the number of foreign students at American universities has grown by nearly half a million. Today, more than a million foreign students study in the United States. No other…

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Everyday life

Christmas dinner has become more expensive

The cost of a Christmas dinner in the UK has risen by 14% compared to last year. A typical set of 12 products, enough to prepare a meal for six people, will cost £64.25 (just over $81). Per person…

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Foreigners Prefer Prague Integration

Foreigners Prefer Prague

Over the past decade, the number of foreigners in the Czech capital has increased by 100% and reached almost 170,000 people (data for the past year). Ukrainians lead in terms of diaspora size – about…

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Immigration

Refugees to be persuaded to leave

The German government must increase pressure on refugees from safe countries of origin so that they return home. This is stated in a report by McKinsey & Company, prepared for the Federal Office for…

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Everyday life

Germans to spend on Christmas

Books, toys, gift certificates, clothing – these are the main items that residents of Germany plan to give as gifts during the upcoming holidays. On average, each German is ready to spend 280 euros…

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Everyday life

Easier to Give Birth Than to Raise a Child

Sooner or later, every working woman faces a fundamental question: children or career? The answer to this question is not as obvious as it might seem at first glance. Not all of us look at babies…

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