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Language Magic of the East Education

Language Magic of the East

In Kiev, there is a fashion for the Japanese language. Turkish and Arabic lag slightly behind. There are also fans of Chinese, Persian, and Hindi. It is hard to believe that all adherents of the…

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Europe is burning and drowning Everyday life

Europe is burning and drowning

Across Europe - from Portugal to Sweden - forest fires are raging, temperatures in many cities have passed the forty-degree mark, water bodies have become shallow or completely dried up, and the…

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Main news of the issue (abroad No. 288) News

Main news of the issue (abroad No. 288)

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Six-month time-out News

Six-month time-out

Will Britain's presidency of the European Union coincide with the beginning of a freeze in integration processes?

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Around the World in 90 Days Education

Around the World in 90 Days

“The sun shines, the waters gleam, a smile on everything, life in everything...” It seems Tyutchev quite succeeded in conveying that special “summer mood” that reigns in the hearts of northern…

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Third Games for London Sport

Third Games for London

In the early days of July, the eyes of the world's sporting community were turned to Singapore. It was in this Asian city-state, situated on an island, that on July 6, 2005, the President of the…

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Eight details of the British image Tourism

Eight details of the British image

Big Ben, Loch Ness, streets with “wrong-way” traffic and Her Majesty are written about in every guidebook, so this sort of “short guide” will focus rather on the details that usually make up one's…

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No Need to Speak Czech Perfectly Immigration

No Need to Speak Czech Perfectly

A year ago, the Czech Centre for the Integration of Foreigners, located in Prague's Žižkov district, was taking its first steps, initially focusing its activities on helping foreigners with…

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An Englishman's home is no longer his castle News

An Englishman's home is no longer his castle

On the night of July 6-7, all of London celebrated: the International Olympic Committee had selected the capital of Great Britain as the site for the 2012 Olympics. Despite it being the middle of the…

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Cultural hitchhiking in Germany Tourism

Cultural hitchhiking in Germany

There are many ways to get where you need to go. But if you have set yourself the goal of doing it in the cheapest way, you cannot do without hitchhiking. The topic of hitchhiking is inexhaustible…

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How to impress the IOC inspection? Sport

How to impress the IOC inspection?

Applicant cities need to answer questions covering 17 areas, from infrastructure to public support. Here are these topics, brought together and presented in an accessible form by BBC journalists.

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Main news of the issue (abroad No. 287) News

Main news of the issue (abroad No. 287)

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