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In capital of Germany is opening an office of state enterprise “Document”, where Ukrainian citizens will be able to issue passports

In the capital of Germany opens the first office of the state enterprise “Document”, where Ukrainian citizens will be able to issue passport documents.

“On Friday, March 31, a test mode of operation begins for citizens of Ukraine to obtain passport documents in Berlin at the address: Am Treptower Park 14, 12435 Berlin, floor 2”, – reported on the official website of SE “Document”.

During the period of operation in the test mode, visitors will be served from Monday to Saturday from 9.00 to 18.00 in the “waiting list”.

Reportedly, the full launch of the center will be additional notice on the official resources of SE “Document”. Until now Ukrainians had the opportunity to issue passports in Germany only through consular offices.

Now abroad passport services, where Ukrainian citizens can apply for a passport – foreign or ID-card, operate in Poland, Turkey, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

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Dubai authorities plan to launch flying cab service by 2026

Dubai authorities are again talking about launching a flying cab service. It is expected that such transport will work by 2026.
Talks about flying cabs have been going on in the UAE commercial capital famous for its architectural wonders since 2017, a number of companies intend to participate in the implementation of the project.
The head of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, recently announced the relaunch of a program to develop flying cabs. This time, in a commercial, Dubai introduced an electric flying cab created by Joby Aviation of Santa Cruz, California.
Previously, the EHang 184 and XPeng X2 made in China, as well as an electric Volocopter from Germany, were also shown in Dubai.
According to Ahmed Bahrozian of the emirate’s Roads and Transportation Authority, implementation of the plan “is still just beginning.” “We have not yet signed a contract with any partner,” he specified.
According to the published program, the city plans to create four “vertiports”: near Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest, near downtown Dubai, the Palm Jumeirah Archipelago and Dubai Marina. These points will include two launch pads and four charging points for flying cabs.
“We believe that these are attractive areas with business and tourist price-tracks that can be in demand,” Bahrozian noted.
According to him, the prices for flying cabs “will be the same as limousines in Dubai, maybe a little higher. Right now, limousines cost about 30 percent more than a regular cab, with a minimum cost of about $3.25 or $0.50 per kilometer.
According to the plan, manned flying cabs would be used first, rather than autonomous cabs as previously discussed. However, Bahrozian clarified that testing will continue with autonomous flying cabs as well.
Joby’s manned prototype with four passenger seats can fly more than 240 kilometers without recharging, making Abu Dhabi and other parts of the country within reach. It takes off and lands vertically, and its rotors tilt forward in flight. The machine has a top speed of 320 km/h.
The advent of flying cabs is expected to ease the traffic situation in the nearly 3.5 million-strong city, which has more than 1.8 million registered cars sharing the highway with cars from the other six UAE emirates.

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Travel planning service to European cities with most affordable prices

Travel planning service Omio found out which European cities are most affordable for tourists in terms of prices for the services, tours, food and drinks they need.
The study took into account the prices of visits to museums, guided tours and cityseeing buses, visiting restaurants, pubs and nightclubs, fast food establishments, the cost of beer, 24-hour transport tickets and the availability of free drinking fountains in the city.
The first places in the ranking of European cities, where all these costs will be lowest, were taken by Granada (Spain), Bruges (Belgium), Venice (Italy). Also in the top ten are Edinburgh (Scotland), Innsbruck (Austria), Cambridge (UK), Seville and Malaga (Spain), Florence (Italy). Most of the high places were taken by the cities of Spain.
As the study shows, museums today are one of the most expensive expenditure items for travelers. For example, entry to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam or the Tower of Pisa will cost more than 20 euros, and in the Sistine Chapel – almost 18. Nevertheless, there are cities that offer to visit many, including popular museums for free.
Topped the rating of such cities Rome, where there are more than 553 attractions with free admission, including the famous Roman Pantheon. Second place went to London, where there are 95 free museums, including the Museum of London, the Houses of Parliament, the British Museum, the National Gallery and others, and 487 free attractions.
Third place went to Paris, where there are significantly fewer free museums, but they are still there. These are, for example, the Museum of Modern Art of Paris, the House of Victor Hugo, the Museum of History of Paris Carnavalet and others. In total there are 27 such institutions in the French capital, and almost 400 other attractions tourists can visit for free. Including the famous Père Lachaise cemetery.
Omio’s research also notes that while accommodation costs in European capitals are usually high, it is possible to save money by choosing a hotel outside historic centers or by not fixating on certain check-in dates.
GoEuro Travel GmbH, operating under the name Omio, formerly known as GoEuro, is a German online travel comparison and booking website based in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in 2012 as GoEuro by Naren Schaam.

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Air quality monitoring system in Kyiv integrated into IQAir service

The Kyiv city air quality monitoring system has been officially integrated into the international IQAir service, the Kyiv City State Administration reports.
“Official data on air quality in the capital is available to users of the IQAir website, which forms the world rating of cities according to the state of atmospheric air. There is a network of five reference points for observing the state of atmospheric air of the European standard in Kyiv. They complement more than 40 indicative posts,” the statement reads. message in the Telegram channel.
Data from both types of monitoring points is available to users of the Kyiv Digital application, where they can also receive notifications about a high level of air pollution in the capital.

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“Nova Poshta” launched a new service for receiving parcels by another person

The logistics company “Nova Poshta” has launched a new service in its own application, which allows you to transfer the right to receive a parcel to another person.
As the company announced on Tuesday, now through the mobile application “Nova Poshta” you can give the right to the person you trust to receive the package for you and pay for it, if necessary.
The service is free and is valid only for receiving items at a post office and a post office with a declared value of up to UAH 30,000.
The person who has been granted permission to receive the parcel will receive a push message in his Nova Poshta mobile application automatically. If the authorized person does not have the company’s mobile application installed, then he will receive a message on his phone in Viber or SMS.
The right to receive a parcel can also be cancelled.
Only the original recipient of the shipment can order the “Other recipient” service and only through the Nova Poshta mobile application.
At the same time, if the parcel is ordered “Personally in hand”, then it is impossible to change the recipient.

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NOVA POSHTA LAUNCHES MEDICINES DELIVERY SERVICE THROUGHOUT UKRAINE

Nova Poshta group of companies is launching the medicines delivery service throughout Ukraine, the company’s press service said on Tuesday, March 24.
“With the introduction of quarantine and transport restrictions, the government strongly encourages Ukrainians to stay at home. We have already launched a test delivery of food products in Dnipropetrovsk region and support the government’s decision, which allows us to provide the convenient medicines delivery service,” the press service of Nova Poshta said, citing CEO Oleksandr Bulba.
According to the statement, medicines will be delivered to Nova Poshta offices, pick-up and drop-off points or by couriers throughout Ukraine.
To date, the company begins selling medicines together with Liki 24 Internet portal. In the future, the company plans to connect other partners who sell medicines.
Nova Poshta said that this refers to the delivery of medicines and related products and does not apply to narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, heavy and toxic medicines, the storage of which is prohibited in Ukraine.

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