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Emigrant Ties Everyday life

Emigrant Ties

Russian statistics have recorded a steady trend of leaving for permanent residence abroad. While in 2011 about 37,000 people left Russia, in 2015 that number was almost ten times higher, 350,000…

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Police officers have to 'moonlight' Everyday life

Police officers have to 'moonlight'

Officers of the German Federal Police can be found not only at German borders or at the country's railway stations. Active German police officers can easily be encountered in cafes and restaurants…

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Rejected Marriages Everyday life

Rejected Marriages

The lower house of parliament of Tajikistan unanimously adopted amendments according to which marriage between close relatives is prohibited in the country and compulsory medical examination of young…

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How Switzerland is cleaned Everyday life

How Switzerland is cleaned

Almost sterile cleanliness and practically perfect order – that is the image of Switzerland abroad, and it must be admitted, it is not far from reality. Anyone who comes here for the first time is…

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To Take French Leave Everyday life

To Take French Leave

British parliamentarians overwhelmingly voted down a bill to ease the procedure for obtaining drugs that allow terminally ill people to end their lives. As a result, England and Wales did not join…

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Teaching a child to make New Year's gifts with their own hands Everyday life

Teaching a child to make New Year's gifts with their own hands

New Year's holidays always bring children into complete delight, for several reasons at once. First, the holidays are declared days off, which means there's no need to go to the boring school or…

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To the Village to a Woman Farmer Everyday life

To the Village to a Woman Farmer

Swiss farmers invite everyone to dine at their table. And also to chat over a glass of aperitif, get acquainted with local customs, take a walk around the farm. Tasty and interesting!

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FULL PENSION (Part 1) Everyday life

FULL PENSION (Part 1)

Looking for a quiet place with a warm climate, low cost of living, and favorable tax regime without compromising the usual comfort and quality of medical care? Consider it found. Shady towns in…

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FULL PENSION (Part 2) Everyday life

FULL PENSION (Part 2)

Dreaming of warm sun and a fuller life where the worry of making ends meet fades into the background, pensioners in developed Western countries increasingly spend their twilight years away from home…

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Food and Vegetable Trend Everyday life

Food and Vegetable Trend

In the German food market, the price war in 2014 was won not by discounters but by supermarkets with higher price levels. As Deutsche Welle writes, their success is linked not to aggressive pricing…

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Ecuador Comfortable for Retirees Everyday life

Ecuador Comfortable for Retirees

American publication International Living compiled a ranking of countries where people of retirement age live best. The annual ranking took into account factors such as climate, healthcare level, and…

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Home births in the courtroom Everyday life

Home births in the courtroom

The disputes between supporters and opponents of home births have not subsided in the Czech Republic, and some of them have moved to the European Court of Human Rights. Šárka Dubská and Alexandra…

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