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Those Wishing to Fly to the US Will Be Color-Coded

The US government will soon begin gradually introducing a system of color-coded classification of airline passengers according to the degree of potential terrorist threat.

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Sport

The Last of the Ukrainian Mohicans

Ask any self-respecting hockey fan which Ukrainian representatives of the world's fastest game can be considered the calling card of our country, and he will surely name at least three surnames…

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Everyday life

How is life for Murkas and Shariks here and abroad

Charlie is flying to America. This funny Kiev 'mutt' won the Grand Prix in his unassuming dog's life. At first, fate assigned him, a hereditary inhabitant of domestic dumps, to a Kiev shelter for…

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News

At the start of the Irish presidency

For the first six months of the new year, the reins of the country's presidency of the European Union have passed to the Emerald Isle. Prime Minister of the Republic Bertie Ahern told a conference…

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Auto tour

How not to fall for a "flooded car"

A year has passed since Europe was literally flooded. As "Put' i Voditel" notes, the water receded, people returned to everyday life, got insurance for lost or damaged property, and drowned cars…

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News

Number of Green Card Lottery Participants Falls Threefold

The number of applications submitted for the lottery for a US residence permit decreased in 2003 from 13 million (the previous year's result) to 5 million. However, this does not mean that the green…

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Tourism

Tourist Traps: Excursions to Nowhere

Have you noticed that the whole world is literally packed with various tricks, surprises and absurdities? You just have to wake up - and you have to keep your eyes open so as not to fall into some…

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Country guide

A Journey through Latin America

Uruguay is called the Switzerland of South America. The fashion for South America came to us with the literature of Marquez, Borges, Amado and Carpentier, and in a broader sense, with endless TV…

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Immigration

Changes in Canada's Immigration Rules for Skilled Workers and Business Immigrants

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Gourmet guide

Christmas and New Year traditions: replace Olivier with marzipans!

Nothing is more ruinous for a festive table than a guest who refuses the treats (because eating at night is harmful), or a hostess offering guests steamed fish (because it has far fewer calories than…

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Country guide

Kutná Hora with a silver history

Cities are born like people - by desire, by plan, by oversight. And like children, loved or not, their own fate awaits them. The Czech "gingerbread" towns are living proof of that. They are scattered…

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Sport

And there is no rest for them even at New Year...

It would seem that the long-awaited New Year holidays should make their contribution to the relentless schedule of international sporting events. Take a timeout, so to speak. But no. Life has been…

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