Such an impression, writes Gazeta.Ru, that this year the Olympic Games are being held among museum thieves - one after another, reports of museum thefts arrive, each worthy of the title 'Heist of the…
The British policeman is changing before our eyes, writes the magazine Europa. This spring, on London streets, caps with checkered bands around the crown caught my eye more often than the traditional…
The California animal rights group has filed a lawsuit against German sporting goods manufacturer Adidas. The greens demand that the sale of kangaroo leather shoes be stopped, as this is prohibited…
Not all of us are satisfied with the quality of education received in the CIS countries. So our people go abroad to get an education. One of such places is Israel. And although in light of today's…
Probably, this is enough to want to immediately head for the Turkish shore. By the way, Turkey has not four seas, but five. Don't believe it? Let's count: the Black Sea washes Turkey from the north -…
The number of foreigners living in Germany barely amounts to 10% of the country's total population. However, German prisons are overcrowded with foreign criminals: according to official statistics…
Tourism
The Alpine Republic, like no other country in the world, pays great attention to the organization and holding of various festival events. They take place in many Austrian cities and attract the…
It is no secret that our compatriots, who have flooded the previously hard-to-reach countries of the West and East over the past decade, often ignore their laws out of habit — out of extreme need or…
Russian diplomats have proposed to Europeans a plan for a phased transition to the abolition of the visa regime between Russia and the European Union. There was no sharp rejection of this idea from…
Cigarette packs on which all the horrors of tobacco smoking will be described will go on sale in France in July. As France-Presse reports, this decision was made in accordance with the European…
It seems that the creed of the incurable optimist “Every cloud has a silver lining” will find its confirmation also with regard to the new tourist season. The unfavorable impression from unexpected…
Czech Interior Minister Stanislav Gross has come forward with a proposal to solve the problem of Chechen refugees who moved to the Czech Republic from Poland. He proposes to pay each refugee $3,000…
At discos, in courses, or in new circles, I often hear the question: "How come you're in Germany, on the 'au pair' thing?" At first I didn't understand what, in fact, was being said — what this 'au…
Israel's Ministry of Tourism plans to invest two billion shekels in the near future in an advertising campaign aimed at increasing the number of tourists who will visit Israel in 2003 by 400,000…
Within the next five years, new high-tech foreign passports will be introduced in the G8 countries. As Gazeta.Ru reports, the chips embedded in the documents will record data on citizens'…
The authorities of Guangzhou, the administrative center of the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, have introduced a system of strict fines for spitting and cigarette butts discarded on city…
US aviation authorities have allowed animals in airplane cabins to provide 'emotional support' for passengers. As AP reports, from now on cats, monkeys, dogs and some other animals will be able to…
The Berlin Prosecutor's Office has brought charges in a case concerning the illegal smuggling of Ukrainian and Moldovan citizens into Germany, involving six Ukrainian and Russian citizens. The…
In Vilnius, the Russian-Lithuanian intergovernmental agreement on readmission was signed - the mutual acceptance and return of illegal migrants. The Russian side was represented by Russian Deputy…
The German government intends to abolish the current system of seasonal sales in the country. The draft law, developed with the support of consumer organizations, provides for measures against unfair…
Since last Monday, the Consulate General of Ukraine in the Hungarian city of Nyíregyháza has been operating in full working mode. On the first day of work, the consulate staff received 110 visitors…
The Cypriot authorities have stopped issuing registration to students from countries where SARS is widespread.
In Ukraine, they have learned to forge Czech passports quite well, writes the Czech newspaper Hospodarske noviny. A fake Czech passport costs $1,500 on the black market, but its holders are betrayed…