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Shopping

Is It Worth Paying Attention to Copies of Sneakers from Famous Brands?

After buying and then, once again, throwing away another pair of affordable sneakers a couple of months later, you start to realize that it's better to bet on more expensive and higher-quality…

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Technology

Samsung Galaxy S10e – flawless performance and shooting quality

The legendary Korean company has prepared another line of smartphones for its fans. The Galaxy S10e device is available in several color options: white, green, black, and yellow. It incorporates…

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Health

The best alternative to glasses

It is extremely difficult to overcome various prejudices regarding contact lenses and their use in everyday life. Nevertheless, in recent years, people are turning to them more often than to glasses…

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Gourmet guide

Recipe for the Perfect Fondue

Swiss researchers have taken up the study of the consistency of cheese fondue – more precisely, they were interested in what degree of fluidity it should have to be 'perfect'?

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Culture

A Spree Before Exams

According to Finnish tradition, in mid-February, on the eve of study leave for exam preparation, high school seniors throw a big party. And the next grade celebrates their new status as the oldest in…

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Education

Knowledge Matters, Not Grades

In the German federal state of Hesse, they have decided to abandon traditional grades. Now public schools can, if they wish, abolish grades and completely switch from 'numbers' to detailed written…

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Travel

Garbage blocks the path to Everest

China has indefinitely closed access for tourists to the northern base camp of Everest. However, climbers with a permit to ascend can still stay at the base camp, located in Tibet at an altitude of…

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Auto tour

Autobahns Threatened by Speed Limits

The Federal Republic of Germany is the only country in continental Europe with no speed limits on its highways: theoretically, you can drive on the autobahn at any speed your car is capable of. There…

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Everyday life

And There Is Happiness in Money

Finland has summed up the first results of a two-year experiment on unconditional basic income. The unique experiment of the Social Insurance Institution Kela was launched in the country on January…

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News

Foreigners Top Up Polish Insurance Accounts

Poland is becoming an increasingly attractive country for foreigners to work and live in, according to a report titled 'Foreigners in the Polish Social Insurance System'. The document states that…

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Real estate

Resort Cleansing Itself of Investors

A new trend is emerging in the Karlovy Vary real estate market: a mass sell-off of property by Russians. The reasons for this phenomenon range from political to financial. Houses and apartments in…

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Immigration

Quebec changes immigration rules

In the Canadian province of Quebec, after the Coalition Avenir Québec party came to power, a shake-up of immigration programs began. The party's latest initiative is changes to the Quebec Skilled…

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Visas

Interesting facts about passports

Passports are particularly valuable and important documents, opening borders for some and closing them for others. The story of how we were made to acquire little cardboard-covered booklets to travel…

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Education

Features of German Universities of Applied Sciences

Germany has over 400 higher education institutions, and about half of them are universities of applied sciences (Fachhochschule). The first such school was founded half a century ago. Today, nearly a…

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