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UN to Save Mutineers' Language

UNESCO is preparing to include in the next edition of the 'Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger' the language spoken on Norfolk Island in the South Pacific. According to The Daily Telegraph, it…

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Real estate

How to Exchange Investments for Vacation

The relationship between the tourism market and the real estate market is well known. Statistics show that the vast majority of foreigners who buy apartments and houses in a given country first come…

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Real estate

Montenegro is Not Only Budva

The most popular Montenegrin resort among Russian tourists, Budva, is not the only choice for people who want to invest in Montenegrin housing, land, or business. There are many alternatives in the…

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Education

Number of applications to British universities rises

The number of applicants who submitted applications to study at British universities on bachelor's programs from autumn 2007 increased by 5.3% compared to last year and amounted to 494,842 people…

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News

Foreigners Pay for Not Knowing the Language

In Venetian bars and restaurants, according to the Daily Telegraph, there are several price lists. Tourists who do not know a few words in the local language have to pay double.

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Immigration

Residence Permit for an Indefinite Place of Residence

The resettlement program for former compatriots in the Krasnoyarsk Territory is far from launch. This was stated by the regional legislative assembly, whose deputies must approve this state program…

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Everyday life

American-Style Vacation

According to the 'World Working Families Project', created by Harvard University and McGill University, 134 countries have laws establishing a maximum working week. 137 countries have laws…

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Real estate

Trial of 'masters' of Costa del Sol begins in Spain

Spain has completed and sent to court the largest case of money laundering by international mafia, initiated in spring 2005, a judicial representative said.

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Airbus

Hong Kong recognized as world's best airport

Moscow's Domodedovo Airport took third place among Eastern European airports in the annual ranking by British research company Skytrax. First and second places went to the airports of Prague and…

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Everyday life

Britons Misbehave Due to Cheap Tickets

Cheap air tickets and alcohol are the main reasons for Britons' bad behavior abroad, according to a report by the UK Foreign Office. Recently, a Greek court convicted a British tourist who bit a…

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News

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News

Arrival of Eastern Europeans Worries German Officials

Additional liberalization of the German labor market will lead to increased unemployment but will solve the problem of a shortage of skilled workers - this is what the head of the Federal Employment…

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