British resume document checks at Prague airport
British immigration services have resumed document checks at Prague's Ruzyne airport for passengers flying to the UK.
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The Craziest Warnings
In the United States, a prize has been awarded for the strangest warnings placed on products. According to local laws, Gazeta.Ru reports, if a buyer suffers damage from using a product and the…
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Everyday life
In France, the homeless are being rescued from frost
In France, night shelters will be opened for the homeless, where people can take refuge from severe frost. The police prefect of the French capital, Jean-Paul Proust, by his order launched a campaign…
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Visas
In Turkmenistan, punishment for illegal border crossing has been tightened
From now on, illegally crossing the protected state border of Turkmenistan without established documents and proper permission is punishable by imprisonment from 5 to 10 years. This decision was made…
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Visas
To Russia - with foreign passports?
Russia proposed to Ukraine to introduce from July 1, 2003 a new procedure for mutual trips of citizens of the two countries, implying the availability of a foreign passport when crossing the state…
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Visas
New Zealand abolished visa regime with Czech Republic
New Zealand has abolished the visa regime for citizens of the Czech Republic. Thus, from January 1, 2003, Czech tourists can stay in New Zealand for three months without a visa, reports Radio Prague.
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Visas
China eases rules for tourists visiting Tibet
The Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) of the People's Republic of China has become more accessible to tourists from all over the world. As NEWSru reports, the Chinese government has amended the rules for…
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Visas
Americans Take Up Baggage Screening
Starting from the new year, a new system for checking passenger baggage has been introduced at US airports. Now, to avoid trouble, foreign air travelers will have to pack their suitcases and bags the…
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Education
English for a Peacekeeper. Today, Without a Foreign Language, a Military Man Is Not a Military Man
In Nikita Mikhalkov's film "The Barber of Siberia" there is a scene of a romantic meeting between a Russian cadet and a young American woman in the carriage of a train traveling through the Siberian…
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Shopping
Euro abolished in Austrian village
Tourists who came to Austria this year for Christmas and New Year were surprised that Austrians strolling along the streets were paying for all sorts of small items like mulled wine or sausages not…
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Money
Will Britain, Denmark and Sweden also switch to the euro?
President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Dutchman Wim Duisenberg, believes that "sooner or later, the three European Union member states that have so far not wanted to introduce the euro will…
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Education
Interests of British schoolchildren
According to a survey conducted among a thousand British schoolchildren aged 7-16, the young generation knows much more about the Internet than about books.
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