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Six Months for an Innocent Kiss

For a kiss in a public place, a court of first instance in Dubai, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, sentenced a German woman and an Australian to six months in prison and a fine of 1,000…

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Italy partially leaves Schengen

Starting next week, Italy is temporarily suspending the Schengen agreements on free movement on its territory. This step is due to the need to exercise control over people arriving from areas where…

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Italians uncovered a gang of Ukrainian racketeers

Italian police uncovered a criminal group of Ukrainian nationals engaged in racketeering against compatriots. Its center was the resort city of Rimini on the Adriatic coast.

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Lithuanians for the country's accession to the EU

The majority of Lithuanian citizens supported the decision for the country to join the European Union. This is evidenced by the preliminary results of the referendum, reports Reuters.

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Ukrainians with Czech passports

In Ukraine, they have learned to forge Czech passports quite well, writes the Czech newspaper Hospodarske noviny. A fake Czech passport costs $1,500 on the black market, but its holders are betrayed…

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Cyprus has refused foreign students

The Cypriot authorities have stopped issuing registration to students from countries where SARS is widespread.

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Ukrainian Consulate General operates in Hungarian city of Nyíregyháza

Since last Monday, the Consulate General of Ukraine in the Hungarian city of Nyíregyháza has been operating in full working mode. On the first day of work, the consulate staff received 110 visitors…

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Germany Plans to Abolish Seasonal Sales

The German government intends to abolish the current system of seasonal sales in the country. The draft law, developed with the support of consumer organizations, provides for measures against unfair…

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"We are talking about roughly a hundred people a year." Lithuania and Russia will exchange illegal migrants.

In Vilnius, the Russian-Lithuanian intergovernmental agreement on readmission was signed - the mutual acceptance and return of illegal migrants. The Russian side was represented by Russian Deputy…

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Visa Fraudsters on Trial in Berlin

The Berlin Prosecutor's Office has brought charges in a case concerning the illegal smuggling of Ukrainian and Moldovan citizens into Germany, involving six Ukrainian and Russian citizens. The…

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Americans allow animals on planes

US aviation authorities have allowed animals in airplane cabins to provide 'emotional support' for passengers. As AP reports, from now on cats, monkeys, dogs and some other animals will be able to…

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Guangzhou imposes fines for spitting

The authorities of Guangzhou, the administrative center of the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, have introduced a system of strict fines for spitting and cigarette butts discarded on city…

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