Airbus
Since the beginning of June, major airlines have been massively introducing electronic tickets. As Gazeta.Ru notes, this should reduce their costs. However, carriers will have to spend money…
Education
Dream of studying abroad, but Western Europe and America are out of your budget? Pay attention to Hungary – higher education here is cheaper and meets European standards. And Hungarian diplomas and…
Immigration
The US Department of Homeland Security is reaping the fruits of a program introduced three years ago to tighten methods of combating illegal immigration on the country's southern border. Now Mexican…
Malta is a small island in the Mediterranean Sea, famous for its mild climate, bright blue sea, and gentle sun. Every year about 1 million 200 thousand tourists come here, roughly three for every…
Domestic tourists are increasingly preferring to spend their vacations abroad not in hotels but by renting a house or apartment. As Gazeta.Ru notes, this is made possible by the relatively low rental…
Finland can safely be called the Land of Festivals. According to various estimates, from 400 to 500 festivals are held here every year, featuring all forms of art. Finns have learned to combine…
Gourmet guide
Since humanity learned to kill animals and eat meat, a new problem has arisen – how to preserve this meat. There were no refrigerators back then for some reason, but some clever person came up with…
Education
Wrocław can rightfully be called an active academic center of Poland; its residents are very proud that almost 137 thousand students study in their city. More than 500 students from all over the…
Country guide
James Minahan, the compiler of the Encyclopedia of Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups Around the World, counts more than 300 peoples who formally have the right to claim (or de facto…
The UK government plans to provide parents with recommendations on the permissible alcohol consumption limits for their children. According to the BBC, this measure will be taken as part of a state…
Before the marriage, the bride assured her fiancé that she was a virgin. When the newlywed husband discovered this was not true, without much thought he went to court to request the annulment of the…
Law zone
In the UK, the most significant amendments in 40 years to consumer protection laws have come into force, aimed at tightening control over all areas of activity – from sales agents to advertising of…
Germany's ruling coalition has softened requirements for the new passport model. At the insistence of the Social Democrats, fingerprinting for the document will become voluntary.
Everyday life
Helping terminally ill people pass away without breaking the law is only possible in the American Oregon, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. But, as Vremya Novostey notes, the most popular…
Curiosities
Over the past six months, Israelis have been following unusual elections with interest. As part of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the declaration of independence of the State of Israel…
Six German cities made it into the top thirty global metropolises with the most favorable living conditions. In terms of safety, none of Germany's major cities made it into the top 10.
Over the past year, more than 65,000 workers from abroad have arrived in the Czech Republic. At the end of May, there were 267,972 employed foreigners, primarily from Slovakia, Ukraine, and Poland.
According to tour operators, many Russian tourists prefer trips abroad over domestic holidays: Russian resorts lose both in prices and service level. For example, a holiday in a good hotel in Greece…
The well-known car rental company Hertz is improving its service in Europe. Travelers will now be able to rent a car for shorter periods and leave it at any Hertz center without additional charges.
The U.S. Federal Reserve on March 13, 2008 put into circulation a new-design five-dollar bill, reports Associated Press. The next bill to undergo changes will be the $100 bill.
The United States Department of Homeland Security has extended the period during which graduates of higher education institutions in certain specialties can stay in the country after graduation…
Interior ministers of the 27 EU member states at a meeting in Luxembourg reached an agreement on common European rules for extraditing illegal migrants. This directive will be the first pan-European…
For the attention of applicants who submit to the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy of Ukraine applications for issuance of a license, copy of a license, and for reissuance of a license for…