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Once, only the most extravagant spendthrifts flew to the U.S. for shopping. However, as Gazeta.Ru notes, the collapsed dollar has long allowed the cost of a ticket to New York for sales to be…
Japan's Ministry of Finance decided to equip all cigarette vending machines with special devices that read customer data by March 1, 2008. It will be possible to buy cigarettes from a vending machine…
To ensure the quality of educational services, British authorities refused the right to issue invitations to foreigners to 124 out of 256 private colleges that were inspected by the Ministry of…
In the United States, the rules for checking applications are being simplified for some categories of immigrants who want to obtain permanent residence in the country. This should reduce the huge…
The problem of illegal immigration features prominently in the current presidential campaign in the United States. But while politicians debate methods and approaches to solving this difficult task…
The World Bank conducted a study of budget expenditures per capita incurred by various states. A ranking of countries' 'generosity' was compiled, in which Luxembourg took first place, where $35,300…
Just a few years ago, residents of East Germany were moving to the West in search of work. Today, local enterprises are suffering from a shortage of labor. According to Deutsche Welle, pilot…
Moscow authorities continue their attempts to take control of the inflow of foreign labor into the city. As a result, according to Gzt.ru, an «Electronic Guest Card» for foreign workers might be…
Poland is a Central European country with a total area of 312,658 square kilometers. It borders Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, and…
Italian real estate has always been popular with foreigners. However, a potential buyer of Italian real estate faces a choice: what to prefer - the rich north or the cheap south. According to the…
On the night of January 1, residents of most countries around the world celebrated the arrival of 2008. The countries of the former Soviet Union, which adopted the Gregorian calendar soon after the…