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Tourists to the Galapagos Islands are killing off the unique animal species on the Ecuadorian island.  According to a joint Spanish translation project, tourists bring a variety of diseases which threaten the wildlife indigenous to the island. [...]

A new French government initiative proposes to fine French tourists who are kidnapped or need rescuing while visiting hostile or dangerous countries.  A group of French translators has been debating the topic, which was first proposed by French foreign[...]

The racial make-up of American prisons is a source of both frustration and controversy.  According to a Spanish translator researching the phenomenon, African-Americans account for 12 percent of the U.S. population, but represent almost 40 percent of[...]

In Berlin, the Christmas lights are in place, the trees decorated, and the lights have been tested to show Berliners what’s in store.  No doubt by the appearance of the shopping streets in Berlin that Advent is nearing with a vengeance.  It will still[...]

If you’ve ever wondered about the health and safety implications of salon tanning, you’re not alone.  And like many people, you may believe that tanning salons have the health of their patrons as a top priority.  Not so, says a medical translator[...]

Forget Amsterdam with its coffee houses and red light district.  And Paris is nice for romance and cuisine.  But according to our German translators, Berlin is by far the happening place for nightlife.  Whether you like night clubs, bars, coffee houses[...]

It is more common than one might think for British young people to travel abroad and teach English during the year after they graduate from the university.  Many find this to be an excellent way to see part of the world and to make some money in[...]

In May 1945 the US Army liberated the Nazi concentration camp at Mauthausen and the remaining satellite camps.  Nearly 200,000 people passed through the Mauthausen system, and half of them fell victim to the Nazi death machine.  In Austria and other[...]

With Aberdeen, Scotland being the Oil Capital of Europe, it is home to hundreds of oil businesses and energy-related businesses.  Shell Oil, Total, Dolphin Drilling, Stena, Drilltech, Petrofac, Subsea UK, Trident, Wood Group and Global Energy Group are[...]

During the Second World War, German Americans were extremely self conscious about revealing their identities due to political pressure and anti-nazi sentiment.  In fact, it was common for German Americans to change their names to more American sounding[...]