The German newspaper Bild has published the 12 most absurd laws about sex that exist in the world. However, the publication's journalists warn that, despite their absurdity, these laws are in effect.
Currently, about 185,000 foreign students study in Germany. Of these, about seven thousand receive a scholarship from DAAD - the German Academic Exchange Service (this statistic does not include…
More than 7,500 people are included in the blacklists of persons not entitled to enter Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, RIA Novosti reports. As noted by Heiki Kirotar, press secretary of the Estonian…
The 1961 Convention, which abolishes the requirement to legalize foreign official documents, comes into force for Ukraine on December 22, according to Interfax-Ukraine.
People who can speak also often resort to sign language, used by the mute, when they want to express a particular feeling. The latter must be especially careful, since the same gesture is perceived…
According to a tradition established in 1956, the well-known French weekly France Football conducts a poll among journalists from European countries, who name the five best, in their opinion…
Champagne, perhaps, has never been so magnificent in taste and affordable as it is now. It is hard to imagine that even at the beginning of the last century this cheerfully sparkling drink was a…
Starting January 5, 2004, holders of American visas upon entering the US will have to provide fingerprints and be photographed to confirm their identity. According to NEWSru, this measure will take…
Dubai's Department of Naturalization and Residency, after a two-week delay in issuing visas for some categories of applicants, has resumed issuing documents, but with new conditions, reports IS…
It has become customary on the eve of Christmas holidays to sum up the past year, share impressions, and make plans for the future. It was in this vein that Ukrainian journalists met with official…
Have you ever heard of family club holidays? If not, our account of one of the ways gullible compatriots are fleeced will be useful to you. And if you have heard of it, or moreover – fallen for it…
Thailand is a fairly large and diverse country. In two weeks - the optimal length of stay here - you won't see everything. The route proposed by the magazine «Вояж и отдых» is good because you can…
During his relatively short stay in the West, a correspondent for Russkaya Germania managed to notice one interesting trend. Just a year and a half ago, there was no getting through the street…
It would seem that the long-awaited New Year holidays should make their contribution to the relentless schedule of international sporting events. Take a timeout, so to speak. But no. Life has been…
Cities are born like people - by desire, by plan, by oversight. And like children, loved or not, their own fate awaits them. The Czech "gingerbread" towns are living proof of that. They are scattered…
Nothing is more ruinous for a festive table than a guest who refuses the treats (because eating at night is harmful), or a hostess offering guests steamed fish (because it has far fewer calories than…
Uruguay is called the Switzerland of South America. The fashion for South America came to us with the literature of Marquez, Borges, Amado and Carpentier, and in a broader sense, with endless TV…
Have you noticed that the whole world is literally packed with various tricks, surprises and absurdities? You just have to wake up - and you have to keep your eyes open so as not to fall into some…