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Technology

Key Guidelines for Choosing a Smartphone

Today it is almost impossible to imagine the life of a modern person without a smartphone. This gadget accumulates everything necessary: access to information, opportunities for communication, work…

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Immigration

Cannot Expel, Legalize

In January, a new law on illegal immigration came into force in Portugal. From now on, those who have arrived clandestinely in this country on the southwestern tip of Western Europe, whether in…

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Shopping

How to Choose an Artificial Christmas Tree

With the approach of Christmas and New Year holidays, store windows gradually turn into stunning fairy-tale decorations. Entire sections of supermarkets are dedicated to festive ornaments and…

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Integration

How Europeans learn to communicate with their neighbors

With the unification of Europe and the admission of new members into the European Union, the problem of communication on the continent is becoming more acute. However, the governments of European…

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Immigration

Refugees in the Netherlands: residents of the country os

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) of the Netherlands, last year 62,000 immigrants received citizenship of this state. Over the past ten years, the number of immigrants who received…

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Education

Learning Esperanto. Lesson Three

Despite the fact that Esperanto is one of the easiest languages existing on Earth, you will have to learn its rules one way or another. So – stock up on patience, as well as a pen and a notebook. You…

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Country guide

What Japanese dolls tell about

From February 6 to March 2, an exhibition of Japanese dolls dedicated to the national holiday Hino Matsuri – the Festival of Dolls – was held at the Japanese Embassy in Kyiv. Not for the first time…

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Immigration

Who Is Considered a Jew in Israel and in America

Two Jewish fathers had daughters, and the fathers wanted their daughters to grow up to be "Jewish girls." I put the word "Jewish girls" in quotes because the fathers were born and raised in different…

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Auto tour

Motorist Rights in America

They vary slightly from state to state. For example, the age at which you can start driving independently. In New York State it is 18, in New Jersey – 17, and in Maryland – 16. Or the blood alcohol…

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Country guide

In the land of beef, football and tango

Everything is the opposite for them: the north wind brings heat, and the south wind, on the contrary, brings cold. That's because in the south it's a stone's throw from Antarctica, and in the north…

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Education

Studying in the US: Harder for Chinese, but More of Them

«Dear editors! This year I am graduating from university, and next academic year I want to apply for a master's program at a US university. It is said that getting a student visa to the States is…

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Tourism

Hot spots of the planet: it's not safe to go there

Last week, a new 'List of countries and regions not recommended for visits by Russian citizens' was published in Russia. Compared to last year's, it includes two new territories – East Jerusalem and…

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