The upcoming New Year's Eve will be one second longer than usual. This was reported by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. "An extra second will be added to the atomic clocks at…
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Everyday life
You can fight drunk driving in different ways. Some countries limit themselves to a law that provides for a fine and confiscation of licenses. In others, additional measures are offered, and…
Immigration
At the end of November, a scandal that broke out in the Society of Immigration Consultants of Canada, created two years ago, became public knowledge. The central Canadian news agency CBC News…
Tourism
One girl, who once accompanied our fellow citizens on tours of Egypt, nostalgically recalled the early nineties: “Our pioneers ordered a new excursion every day (and we got a commission from each…
Everyday life
A referendum was held in Switzerland on a matter of, by their standards, extreme importance: should shops located at train stations and airports be open on Sunday? "They should," the Swiss decided.
Tourism
Winter and New Year holidays are a great time for tourist trips and eventful recreation. Despite the fact that mandatory insurance for those traveling abroad has not been introduced in our country…
Currently, the United States considers approximately 80,000 foreign citizens as potential terrorists for whom entry into U.S. territory is prohibited or undesirable. That is exactly how many names…
The Federal Migration Service of Russia (FMS) is not ready to conduct an amnesty for illegal migrants in 2006. An adequate legislative framework has not been created, and the mentality of officials…
Immigration
Every eighth resident of Germany turned out to be a foreigner. At the same time, Germany copes with the problem of integrating foreigners worse than all other European countries. That is the…
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard called on the country's residents to ethnic and religious tolerance. He called unacceptable “attacks on people on the grounds of racial and ethnic enmity.” The…
The Czech Interior Ministry intends to show a human face to illegal migrants. A series of draft laws is being prepared to change the Czech state's policy towards guest workers.