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Britons may be deprived of a national pastime. Parliamentarians spent over five hours arguing about the fate of red foxes

The traditional British pastime of fox hunting may be outlawed. Last week the lower house of the British Parliament, the House of Commons, voted to ban fox hunting with hounds. According to Vremya…

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Trial continues in case of Ukrainian gang. German Foreign Ministry fears for the lives of its employees

A trial in the case of a Ukrainian gang involved in smuggling illegal migrants across the border has been ongoing in Cologne for several months. Meanwhile, Germany's Foreign Ministry has not allowed…

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The Odessa trace in Spanish football

Abramovich is not the first person from the former USSR to invest in a foreign football club (and far from the first businessman to want to acquire a team from another country). Let us recall that at…

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Massive baggage loss at US airports

The mandatory screening of all airline passengers' baggage at US airports, introduced by the authorities in January of this year, has led to the widespread disappearance of items from suitcases and…

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New procedure for child adoption approved

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the procedure for registration of children who may be adopted, persons who want to adopt a child, as well as the procedure for supervision over the…

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"Ukraine Airlines" resumed flights to Beijing

"Ukraine Airlines", the only Ukrainian airline operating flights from Ukraine to China, resumed Kyiv - Beijing flights last week, which had been interrupted since May 26 due to the SARS epidemic…

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Birthday of the Swiss Confederation

On August 1, Switzerland celebrates the 712th anniversary of the birth of the Confederation. Yes, exactly birth, because in that distant year of 1291 everything was just beginning. On August 1, 1291…

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Smoking ban outrages Irish businessmen

Bar and hotel owners in Ireland are demanding that the ban on smoking in public places be lifted. In their view, this innovation will affect not only the health of the Irish, but also the country's…

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Germans gave programmers the green light

The German government has taken decisive measures to attract programmers from abroad. The Green Card program has been extended until December 31, 2004, and the quantitative restriction on foreign…

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Biometric data of Russians to be entered into their American visas

The biometric data of every Russian traveling to the US will be entered directly into their American visa. This was stated by acting US Consul General in Russia Susan Ebata, reports Interfax.

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Spaniards do not want to part with pesetas

According to the Central Bank of Spain, a year and a half after the country's transition to the common European currency, 332 billion pesetas (2 billion 73 million euros) remain in the hands of the…

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Ukrainian Woman Among the Incas

Ukraine has once again proven that its girls are the most beautiful in the world. Confirmation of this is the results of the international model contest Wosmos-2003 (Valentino Worldwide Model Search…

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