UK Home Secretary Jacqui Smith presented in London the first samples of new identity cards for foreigners, which will be put into circulation in November of this year, according to a departmental…
The ban on smoking in public places in Geneva, Switzerland, which came into effect on July 1, has been lifted, according to Swissinfo.
According to AFP news agency citing data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the decline in prices on the U.S. secondary market reached a record level in August.
As in previous years, the prestigious travel publication Conde Nast Traveller has published a ranking of the best representatives of the travel business in various categories. The list, based on…
From July 2009, SMS from abroad but within the EU will cost no more than 11 cents plus VAT. This is almost three times less than the current average cost of messages sent from mobile phones.
Work
Germany lags behind most European countries in the number of labor migrants. According to a report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), worse conditions for foreign…
Immigration
As of September 17, 2008, another immigration program has been added to the list - Canadian Experience Class. This program allows certain groups of individuals who are in the country on a temporary…
The global mortgage crisis, of course, could not bypass foggy Albion: on the island, housing is becoming cheaper because banks are refusing to grant loans. The number of loans has fallen to the level…
Education
Do you still think China is a backward, overpopulated country where pioneers march in formation and people work from dawn to dusk for a bowl of rice? As Ucheba.Ru notes, modern China is developing at…
Tourism
Far from all citizens spend their vacation as a 'couch potato', lying on the beach or sitting in a deckchair by the pool. For the active and curious, there are special tours that fall into the…
Immigration
The U.S. Department of State announced the dates for the annual American visa lottery (Diversity Visa Program, commonly called the "green card lottery"). This year, registration for DV-2010 will take…
Work
The Moscow City Duma proposes to change the scheme of relations between a labor migrant and the owner of a company. It is quite possible that all necessary documents for working in Russia will be…
The border camp 'Friedland' in Lower Saxony (Germany) will become a museum in five years, which can not only be visited but also lived in for a few days together with its inhabitants.
In British real estate, our compatriots are attracted by the opportunity to obtain a residence permit. For the wealthy, the simplest path is through the 'investor' program.
62.6% – that is the average result of a nationwide survey published by The Guardian. The survey involved 220,000 students from 267 colleges and universities in the UK.
Culture
In the coming October, many European museums are opening their 'major autumn exhibitions', most of which will end in January – February 2009. Old classics and 'modern' classics will be shown, one…
Everyday life
Last week, Lithuanian Defense Minister Juozas Oliakas, following his Polish counterpart Bogdan Klich, signed a decree abolishing military conscription. While the Poles will begin transitioning their…
Curiosities
All aerospace agencies and design bureaus that build rockets or satellites have a dream: to justify their existence to taxpayers or financial controllers. In other words, engineers and scientists…
In 2009, Vilnius will receive the honorary title of European Capital of Culture. The concept of the event, timed to coincide with the millennium of Lithuania, is to unite around Vilnius artists…
Everyday life
In any country, when discussing a new state budget, disputes flare up over what to spend money on and what not to. And if to spend, then how much.
The American Institute for Consumer Protection has reported the incredibly high cost of printer ink. Experts calculated that in US stores, 1 ml of color cartridge refill costs $5.14, and black costs…
Brussels, which is not only the capital of the Kingdom of Belgium but also the main administrative center of the European Union, leads among European capitals in the number of burglaries in private…
British authorities plan to reduce the number of labor migrants from non-EU countries by 30%, by compiling a strict list of professions where there is a labor shortage, according to a statement from…
According to the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, in 2007 there were 903 million international trips worldwide. For comparison, in 2006 the number was 847.3 million. Most visits were to European…