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Money

Hungary to Give Up Small Change

In March 2008, Hungary will withdraw from circulation coins of one and two forints. According to a survey conducted by the Hungarian National Bank (Magyar Nemzeti Bank), three-quarters of Hungarian…

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Real estate

A View of Housing Through a Palm Tree

Mallorca is a sunny 'shard' of Spain, idly drifting in the blue of the Mediterranean at the head of the Balearic Archipelago. Its whimsical coastline, half a thousand kilometers long, is strung with…

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News

Main news of the issue (abroad No. 408)

Applications for German visas launched via the Internet >> Russians who moved to the Czech Republic will not receive Czech pensions >> American airports found defenseless >> Three Duty-Free shops…

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Immigration

American Visa Lottery

Residents of many countries dream of life in the United States. The State Department program attracts millions of people each year to participate in the visa lottery. According to Voice of America…

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Real estate

Cost of Maintaining an Apartment Abroad

Are you planning to invest in purchasing housing abroad? To ensure your personal investment project does not become a financial burden, monthly maintenance costs and tax deductions must be calculated…

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Tourism

January Will Be Hot

New Year is just around the corner – and experienced travelers are already booking holiday tours in full swing. As Novye Izvestiya notes, according to experts, demand for such tours increases by a…

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Education

Work & Travel USA Eases Requirements

Requirements for participants of the Work & Travel USA program for 2008 have changed. According to eduABROAD, this was announced at the US Embassy in Moscow, where the annual meeting of consular…

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News

Main News of the Issue (Foreign No. 407)

For a US visa, you will have to provide fingerprints of all fingers >> Netherlands legalized about 20 thousand refugees >> Experts calculated purchasing power >> Britons have the worst state pension…

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Airbus

Internet Fraud, Western Style

More than half of European airlines will be forced to close their websites next year if they do not correct the errors pointed out by the European Commission's consumer protection directorate. The…

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Immigration

Integration by Love

Last Monday, immigrants were jittery on both sides of the German-French borders: on that day in Berlin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy discussed the problems of…

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Immigration

Compatriots Given Another Year

The deadline for people from the former fraternal Soviet republics to obtain Russian citizenship under a simplified procedure may be extended by one year. Last week, the State Duma with astonishing…

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Immigration

Britons emigrate at record pace

Over the past year, 400,000 people have emigrated from the UK, writes The Telegraph citing the National Statistics Bureau. Every three minutes, one British citizen leaves the country. This has not…

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