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Everyday life

«Man, buy a bargain!»

Probably, such a call from a bold seller would at least alert even the most absent-minded buyer. Quite a different matter, notes Russkaya Germania, when a smiling and courteous merchant, respectfully…

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Tourism

Shall we go on a www-journey?

I suddenly wanted to go to Tunisia. I just wanted to, and that's that! To lounge on the snow-white sand, to have a bite of couscous, to check whether Carthage is really destroyed or whether it's all…

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Tourism

What to Do in the Benelux in Summer

The era of “gallops across Europe” is becoming a thing of the past. Many of us, having saved up some money and galloped through several European capitals in a couple of weeks, now feverishly try to…

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Country guide

Labor Israel through the eyes of a Ukrainian woman

In the morning, a special forces company refused to fall in for formation and barricaded itself in the barracks. The soldiers demanded that their conditions be met and a meeting with the head of the…

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Tourism

Highway or Autoroute. A Motorist's Perspective.

America has the most driver-friendly road system in the world. The quality of the pavement may in places be inferior to German autobahns or the best Italian autostradas, but overall this does not…

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Sport

Oleg Tverdovsky's Stanley Cup

In the NHL season that ended a few months ago, two graduates of Ukrainian hockey genuinely contended for a Stanley Cup victory with their teams - perhaps the most prestigious club tournament in the…

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Everyday life

Jan Veselý - Chief Brewer of Europe

The reputation of Czech beer in Europe has received further confirmation. The chairman of the Czech Union of Beer and Malt Producers, Jan Veselý, has been elected president of the European Brewery…

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News

London has become the world capital of immigration

Immigration levels to the British capital have reached a record high in history. The number of foreigners arriving in London has risen from 25,000 in the early 1990s to 125,000 last year. This is…

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News

The Newest Profession on Earth. In Germany, Prostitution Added to Labor Exchange Register

The other day, the committee of the German Bundestag received a complaint of original content. Its petitioner, 45-year-old Ulrich Küperkoch, formerly a carpenter from the tiny East German town of…

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News

Italy to tighten EU anti-immigration legislation

Those who fail to obtain refugee status in Europe will be expelled beyond the EU's borders by train, bus or unmarked police car - according to one of the points of the plan drawn up by…

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Immigration

"Citadel Europe" - no entry for refugees!

A vessel full of refugees has been cast ashore. Exhausted people wade waist-deep in water; police help them onto dry land. A convoy of buses under heavy escort departs accompanied by camera crews…

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Tourism

Velvet season in the homeland of csardas

Summer is drawing to a close. Soon Kyiv will be enveloped in the gray haze of autumn rains. And what about those whose vacation will only begin in the first days of September? Maybe it's not worth…

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