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All aerospace agencies and design bureaus that build rockets or satellites have a dream: to justify their existence to taxpayers or financial controllers. In other words, engineers and scientists…
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Despite the fact that over the last millennia dozens of waves of migrants from various parts of the planet have swept through Europe, the inhabitants of the Old World have still not mixed properly…
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Recently, Sony announced that it is recalling 440 thousand Vaio TZ laptops manufactured from May 2007 to July 2008 due to a detected defect. Company specialists determined that the problem was in the…
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A Russian illegal immigrant has been discovered in Buckingham Palace. According to Vremya Novostei, 32-year-old Igor Golovanov spent more than a year and a half almost daily near members of the royal…
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The battle in the air between airlines is a fight to the death. High oil prices force airlines to raise ticket prices, causing them to lose thousands of passengers. To add to all the trouble…
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Those who wanted to get married on the Greek islands will have to abandon their plan. Catholic Bishop Frangiskos has forbidden clergymen from performing the sacrament of marriage for tourists on the…
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According to the latest sociological study by the US government-funded World Values Survey (WVS), Denmark has been recognized as the happiest country in the world. Following Denmark in descending…
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A legislative ban on smoking in restaurants, cafes, and bars came into force in the Netherlands recently. However, as RIA Novosti reports, the famous Dutch coffee shops are still allowed to smoke…
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Nowadays, as Andy Warhol predicted, everyone has the right to fifteen minutes of fame. Millions can learn about any, even the strangest or most dubious achievement. Lenta.ru offers a brief guide to…
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Over the past six months, Israelis have been following unusual elections with interest. As part of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the declaration of independence of the State of Israel…
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Despite the fact that about 50 million British people travel to Europe every year, they apparently do not know exactly where they are going. According to a recent study by the British website…
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Tourists must learn to love Naples for its trash and dirt, said the new head of the city's tourism department. 53-year-old Claudio Velardi took on the job of attracting tourists to the dirtiest and…