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Education

Ranking of American universities by return on investment

SmartMoney magazine organized its own ranking of American universities based on the difference between tuition costs and salaries earned by university graduates. The first study by the magazine…

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Integration

Country's reunification disappointed Germans

Many German citizens are disappointed with the results of the country's reunification. In particular, only 46% of residents of the former GDR believe that their living conditions have improved over…

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Tourism

America's Most Popular Tourist City

In 2008, New York was visited by 47 million tourists, including a record number of foreigners – 9.8 million people. In total, tourists brought $30 billion to the city. Thus, New York remained in…

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Money

Slovakia enters eurozone

As of January 1, 2009, Slovakia officially switched to the euro, becoming the 16th country to adopt the single European currency.

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Integration

Czech Republic takes over EU presidency for six months

On January 1, 2009, the Czech Republic became the new chair of the European Union. The country's presidency will last six months.

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Tourism

Travel&Leisure Names Top 500 Hotels

The traditional readers' poll of the popular international magazine Travel&Leisure has been determining the best in the travel industry for many years. As a New Year's gift, the publication compiled…

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Everyday life

Smoking banned at Copenhagen Airport

From 1 January 2009, smoking will be completely banned at Kastrup International Airport (Copenhagen, Denmark). The tiny smoking cabins are living out their last days here.

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Curiosities

Purple squirrel settles near school

A squirrel of an unusual purple color has become a frequent sight on the grounds of a school in the British town of Stubbington. According to The Daily Telegraph, students and teachers often see the…

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Auto tour

Brazil counts car thefts by the minute

Brazilian authorities have demanded that from August next year, all cars imported into the country be equipped with an anti-theft alarm and tracking system. According to Lenta.Ru citing the BBC, this…

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Visas

Koreans will take fingerprints from tourists

Starting in 2010, every tourist arriving in South Korea will be photographed and fingerprinted. As reported by AFP, a law to this effect will be submitted to parliament in 2009. Currently, many…

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Immigration

Spanish refugees gain right to citizenship

About 500,000 people whose families were forced to leave Spain during the civil war and the dictatorship of General Franco have gained the right to Spanish citizenship. Thus, the Historical Memory…

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Analysis

Greek Disease

The first Christmas tree on Athens' central square was lit long before Christmas. On the night of December 9, in the midst of mass pogroms, it was set on fire by anarchists and sympathetic youth…

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