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Everyday life
The problem of national self-identification turned out to be one of the most difficult for citizens of the unrecognized Republic of China on Taiwan, especially against the backdrop of a reassessment…
Curiosities
Highly unusual protective equipment has been issued to police officers in the Mexican city of Tijuana. Law enforcers have been given slingshots and ammunition in the form of balls, and now they are…
News
Members of the European Parliament and defenders of the 'right to privacy' are again challenging the US authorities' demands for information on passengers of foreign airlines arriving in the United…
News
Immigration
The past year in the European Union was officially named the Year of Labour Mobility. At the beginning of December, awards were even given to those who, according to the European Commission…
Tourism
Gambling has a colossal attractive power. It has been praised and condemned, but it is invincible. As the columnist of the magazine 'Voyage and Leisure' notes, high-rollers – big-time players, and a…
Tourism
Surprising but true: a full-fledged vacation at the Black Sea resorts of the Crimean peninsula will lighten the wallet of an average person by exactly as much as a week-long trip to Egypt would cost…
Immigration
In terms of the number of migrants, Russia ranks second in the world after the United States. 13 million people living in Russia were born outside its current borders. This is what the authors of a…
Education
The countries of Eastern Europe, particularly the Czech Republic and Hungary, have for several years now been offering a real alternative to those who would like to study abroad but cannot afford…
Curiosities
Last week, official Seoul appealed to the international community with another demand to immediately rename the Sea of Japan to the East Sea. The Korean authorities insist that the currently used…
Visas
Today, only bright blue signs with country names framed by yellow stars remind us of inter-state borders in the European Union. There is no need to stand in line, waiting for a border guard to lean…
Visas
At the beginning of this week, new migration legislation came into force, simplifying the procedure for registering foreigners in Russia. According to deputies, the innovations will make Russia more…