Archive — January 2005

In February Europe Will Go Off the Rails – 2

Scottish Yards – 2

But the best time in Edinburgh is August, when the world's largest arts festival begins. Every month in the Scottish capital there is something to celebrate. In early September, the Asian ethnic…

Big football is back!

It is only February, but football – the favorite spectacle of sports fans – is already knocking at the door. Moreover, it is serious, international-level football. Thus, on February 9, matches of the…

Scottish Yards

Royal Mile, a castle on a hill, artificial thistle made in China, souvenir bagpipes, a monument to the faithful little dog Bobby, heather seeds, a tartan scarf – Scotland even in a traditionally…

Operation 'Rotation'

Seventeen Ukrainian servicemen gave their lives for peace and stability in postwar Iraq. Another 33 members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were wounded of varying severity as a result of the…

Big Football Returns! – 2

In February, Europe Goes Off the Rails

Moustached and bearded women in Belgian Aalst, wild Vikings in York, dragons in London, giant dolls in Viareggio, Casanova in Venice, and a lip-syncing contest in Basel... Europe is fooling around in…

Tsunami: One Day in the Life of Holidaymakers

Nothing, as they say, foreshadowed it. Strange – now, sitting on that pile of wet debris that remains from Bangtao Bay in Phuket, I myself am surprised – how is it that I didn't realize anything in…

Tsunami tarnished WTO report

The World Tourism Organization (WTO) issued a statement on the situation in the global tourism industry after the devastating tsunami that affected several Southeast Asian countries. According to…

Small Change Passions

It turns out that most residents of the 12 eurozone countries do not like their coins. True, not all of them, but the smallest ones – denominations of one and two euro cents. By themselves they are…

Naturalization of Germans of Ukraine during the Second World War

I have been engaged for many years in the topic of granting citizenship to Germans who found themselves in the occupied territory of Ukraine. A specific reason for its further development is the…

When will the German proletariat rise up?

When Gerhard Schröder led his Social Democratic Party to a convincing victory over the conservatives in the 1998 federal elections to the German Bundestag, this triumph was brought to him by the…

Old people will ruin America's economy

In a recent radio address, the U.S. president 'pleased' his compatriots with the statement that the country's pension system is two steps away from bankruptcy and that it needs to be urgently…

Design Education in France

The phrase that France is a trendsetter in fashion has long become a commonplace. The first creators of haute couture, the first fashion houses, the first fashion shows, the first transitions of…

Hit parade of the best beaches for topless tanning

Forbes magazine has compiled a rating of the best beaches for members of the fair sex who prefer to sunbathe without the top part of their swimsuit. According to the authors of the rating, the best…

Megacities are dangerous to live in

UN experts have concluded that natural cataclysms that may occur in megacities could cause enormous destruction and, by their scale, exceed the recent earthquake and series of tsunamis in Asia…

They learned to counterfeit euros

Representatives of the German vending machine industry expressed their intention to review the design of euro coins after the EU reported the detection of 75,000 counterfeits in 2004, three times…

How Far Does the Euro Zone Extend?

The German mark, the lira, the peseta – these names, as signs of the pre-euro era, are becoming a thing of the past. How many countries are there in the euro zone – 12, 16 or 18? As Deutsche Welle…

Germany prepares blacklists of immigrants

The German government is compiling lists of immigrants subject to deportation from Germany. They will be expelled in accordance with a new law that facilitates the deportation procedure. First of…

European Union introduces new driving licenses

The European Parliament's Committee on Transport approved a project to standardize driving licenses in 25 EU countries. If the document is approved, the new licenses will be introduced starting in…

Beauty conquers and saves the world

Once again we are destined to see that the beauty, charm, and freshness of Ukrainian beauties receive worthy recognition at international competitions. Marysia Horobets, our charming compatriot, won…

Ireland Switches to Kilometers

Ireland has fully completed its transition to the metric system. Now, on all roads of the Emerald Isle, speed signs in kilometers per hour are installed. Nevertheless, according to the police, this…

Thailand launches worldwide advertising campaign

Thai authorities have announced they will spend about $1 billion on a campaign to attract tourists to the country. According to Izvestia.RU, the Thais hope not only to restore the tourist flow but…

More and more tourists visit the Czech Republic

From January to September 2004, the Czech Republic was visited by 6.33 million foreign tourists. Compared with the same period in 2003, an increase of 22.8% was recorded. Along with good advertising…