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Israel prepares for influx of tourists

Israel's Ministry of Tourism plans to invest two billion shekels in the near future in an advertising campaign aimed at increasing the number of tourists who will visit Israel in 2003 by 400,000…

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Czechs offer refugees a ticket home

Czech Interior Minister Stanislav Gross has come forward with a proposal to solve the problem of Chechen refugees who moved to the Czech Republic from Poland. He proposes to pay each refugee $3,000…

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French to describe all horrors of tobacco smoking

Cigarette packs on which all the horrors of tobacco smoking will be described will go on sale in France in July. As France-Presse reports, this decision was made in accordance with the European…

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Border between Greek and Turkish parts of Cyprus opened

For the first time in 29 years, Cypriots have been able to freely cross the so-called "green line" dividing the island into Greek and Turkish parts. This became possible thanks to a decision by the…

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Poland prepares for visa regime

From May 25 to July 1 of this year, citizens of Ukraine residing in border settlements with Poland will be able to enter Polish territory without visas, not on internal passports, but exclusively on…

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New dollars are not pink at all

The presentation of the new US dollars, which had to be postponed due to the outbreak of the war in Iraq, is scheduled for May. The new 20-dollar bills themselves, which have already been dubbed…

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UAE restricts issuance of group work visas

The UAE Ministry of Labour and Social Protection plans to introduce restrictions on the issuance of group visas in the construction and maintenance sectors. Instead of issuing group visas, it plans…

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Estonia introduces visa changes

The Estonian government has approved amendments to the Law on Foreigners, which introduce a financial requirement for those wishing to obtain a temporary or permanent residence permit. This was…

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The Great Athenian Construction

The Greek capital greets visitors with torn-up streets and a bristling array of countless construction sites. The city is preparing for next year's Olympics and sprucing itself up. Athenians are in a…

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No Visas with Russia for Now

Ukraine's Ambassador to Russia Nikolai Beloblotsky denied rumors of an imminent introduction of a visa regime between the two countries, reports RIA Novosti.

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No Smoking in Estonian Bars

Estonian Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications Meelis Atonen intends to propose banning smoking in bars and cafes. The minister said that Estonia would do well to follow the example of…

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US deports Nazi criminal. Soviet archives helped expose him

An American immigration court has ordered the deportation of 79-year-old Nazi criminal Theodore Shchekhinsky from the United States. As Vremya Novostei reports, he was accused of serving in the SS…

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