The Singapore authorities have decided to publish a rating of public toilets. They will be assessed like hotels, on a scale of one to five stars. The rating will take into account not only the…
A professional athlete must be ready to pay up at any second, writes the weekly Itogi. He is fined for everything — for being late to practice, for refusing to talk to journalists, and even for his…
Revelations of an Odessa flag-of-convenience sailor who made his living transporting illegal migrants. The modest contribution of Ukrainian flag-of-convenience sailors to the transport of illegal…
American airlines are planning to introduce paid meals on their domestic flights. The first to officially announce this was US Airways. Starting July 1, on its flights longer than two hours…
Many of our compatriots believe that studying abroad is something inaccessible to the average person, something prohibitively expensive, and therefore exists for them only virtually, in the same…
By the start of the tourist season, every country tries to attract the attention of as many potential tourists from different countries of the world as possible. And as Rosbalt notes, Poland is no…
For the first time, footballers from the post-Soviet space have won the European Champions Cup. Andriy Shevchenko, a product of Kiev football, and his teammate Kakha Kaladze, a native of Tbilisi…
In 2001 and 2002, according to statistics from the Austrian Ministry of the Interior, about 49,000 illegal foreigners were detained in the country annually. However, only about a quarter could be…
For the vast majority of residents of our country (and, alas, sometimes the only one) one of the most reliable ways to get permanent residence in Western European countries, if by nationality they…
Beer is one of the main attractions of Prague. However, in most tourist programs it is for some reason given a secondary, accompanying role: admire the architecture and... drink beer, immerse…
Just a few days ago, Internet users were racing to “register in Switzerland”. That was the name of a new computer game, which about 20,000 people visited daily to play. Each of them faced a difficult…
Since I arrived in Kyiv, the consular section has focused on improving the quality of services for American and Ukrainian citizens. At the same time, as a result of the terrorist acts against the…
Tunisia is a country in North Africa, where different eras, cultures, and ethnic groups are densely mixed. Our compatriot Bogdan KURILKO, who has lived in Tunisia for several years, talks about how…
A draft law allowing Moldovan citizens to simultaneously acquire citizenship of other countries was passed in the first reading by the Moldovan parliament last week. According to the draft law, the…
In a nonexistent agency, important people gathered to fulfill yet another requirement of a law that also does not exist.
For holidays in Montenegro, citizens of Russia and Ukraine can now travel without visas, only with a foreign passport and a purchased tour package. This decision was made by the government of the…
Italy is a country of the elderly, where few children are born. The number of divorces is increasing, as is the creation of so-called reconstituted families - when at least one of the spouses has…
Representatives of the Russian emigration in France and their family members will be issued annual multiple-entry Russian visas free of charge starting June 1. The Russian Foreign Ministry made this…
Before they had time to count the multi-million losses from the first outbreak of atypical pneumonia in Toronto in the Canadian province of Ontario, the insidious disease reminded itself again. As…
In the US, the use of marijuana for medical purposes is being legalized. In the state of Maryland, it is now permitted to use marijuana (a drug made from hemp). The use of marijuana is now allowed in…
Often one has to observe how people strive by any means and ways to leave for some country, thinking that they will immediately start living better. This is largely explained by a huge desire to run…
According to a report released on Monday by the Inspector General of the US Department of Justice, some of those arrested in connection with the September 11 attacks were held in unjustifiably harsh…
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees reported that the number of applications for asylum in European countries, North America and Japan in the first three months of this year decreased by 16%…
About 25% of UK residents have debts not related to mortgages. As reported by the British Broadcasting Corporation BBC, the results of a survey conducted by The Mortgage Lender, a mortgage lending…