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vrenak t1_j599egz wrote

Reply to comment by RedSonGamble in TIL Japan is considered the world's most powerful passport, with visa-free access to 193 countries. Singapore and South Korea are close behind with 192 countries. Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan are the least powerful, all with visa-free access to 30 or less countries. by grandlewis

No, a passport is just an ID, a visa is a confirmation that the recieving country has checked you out before hand so border control only needs to check your ID, you need visas if the recieving country don't trust that you will leave again, or generally stick to the law otherwise. So if you're Japanese and commit a crime in the US (something serious, not speeding a little bit) you will need a visa if you want to visit again.

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vrenak t1_j4wmsgr wrote

Reply to comment by 1945BestYear in TIL the public library in Aarhus, Denmark has a 25-ft 3-ton bronze bell named 'The Gong' that rings every time a baby is born in the city. It is connected to the maternity ward in the local hospital, where mothers can press a button after giving birth to ring The Gong by ergotpoisoning

It definitely doesn't, Asia and Africa especially turns up that number a lot, afair the average woman has 1.8 kids here.

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Reply to comment by NotBettyGrable in Danish bank workers celebrate first full year without robberies by asteriskspace

Maybe smaller canadian communities should look into banding together to set up some form of service company, not to make a profit, just owned by hundreds of little towns and villages, pay into it by the head, own it by the head, and then just let them provide internet, tv, phone, banking services, etc. At just enough above cost to save up for future investments, and just price the competition out of the market they don't want to serve anyways. And locals can vote on how much they want to subsidise themselves to get better service.

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vrenak t1_j315w9v wrote

Reply to comment by NotBettyGrable in Danish bank workers celebrate first full year without robberies by asteriskspace

When our post offices began closing years ago, they started, especially in smaller villages to have the local grocery store have a limited hours service desk for postal services, maybe they should look into that kind of deal, especially for a country like Canada, the more remote areas could be hours away, or completely inaccessible for the elderly, even just a few hours a couple of days could mean the world.

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vrenak t1_j1ytph1 wrote

Reply to comment by redander in New sanctions starting to bite Russia’s economy as Moscow admits deficit impact by Minezenroll

The russian populace has for centuries led a very downtrodden life, and are used to being oppressed, it's literally their way of life, only St. Petersburg and Moscow are more privileged, and Putin does all he can to keep them content, but if we see large scale protests in those 2, it's game over for Putin.

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vrenak t1_j1ytjwq wrote

Reply to comment by Cinco1971 in New sanctions starting to bite Russia’s economy as Moscow admits deficit impact by Minezenroll

There's a good chance it's a lot worse than it seems due to their tight monetary control. There are millions of workers that aren't getting paid on time, wages nowhere near keeping up with prices, and russians didn't generally have much room in their economy to begin with, and there's many reports of millions struggling to put food on the table.

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