Smoking ban lifted in Geneva
The ban on smoking in public places in Geneva, Switzerland, which came into effect on July 1, has been lifted, according to Swissinfo.
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American homes fall 9.5%
According to AFP news agency citing data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the decline in prices on the U.S. secondary market reached a record level in August.
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Tourism
Best Hotels and Cities for Travel
As in previous years, the prestigious travel publication Conde Nast Traveller has published a ranking of the best representatives of the travel business in various categories. The list, based on…
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Tourism
SMS messages to become cheaper in Europe
From July 2009, SMS from abroad but within the EU will cost no more than 11 cents plus VAT. This is almost three times less than the current average cost of messages sent from mobile phones.
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Work
Germany lacks specialists
Germany lags behind most European countries in the number of labor migrants. According to a report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), worse conditions for foreign…
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Immigration
Canada to Select Experienced Migrants
As of September 17, 2008, another immigration program has been added to the list - Canadian Experience Class. This program allows certain groups of individuals who are in the country on a temporary…
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Real estate
Your Castle, Sir
The global mortgage crisis, of course, could not bypass foggy Albion: on the island, housing is becoming cheaper because banks are refusing to grant loans. The number of loans has fallen to the level…
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Education
China: Inexpensive and Promising
Do you still think China is a backward, overpopulated country where pioneers march in formation and people work from dawn to dusk for a bowl of rice? As Ucheba.Ru notes, modern China is developing at…
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Tourism
Self-Inflicted Adventures
Far from all citizens spend their vacation as a 'couch potato', lying on the beach or sitting in a deckchair by the pool. For the active and curious, there are special tours that fall into the…
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Immigration
American Visa Lottery DV-2010
The U.S. Department of State announced the dates for the annual American visa lottery (Diversity Visa Program, commonly called the "green card lottery"). This year, registration for DV-2010 will take…
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Work
Either Work or Leave
The Moscow City Duma proposes to change the scheme of relations between a labor migrant and the owner of a company. It is quite possible that all necessary documents for working in Russia will be…
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Immigration
Resettlement camp to become museum
The border camp 'Friedland' in Lower Saxony (Germany) will become a museum in five years, which can not only be visited but also lived in for a few days together with its inhabitants.
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