A 54-year-old Aboriginal man in northern Australia, Bertie Lloyd Kallop, received ten weeks in prison for possession of one can of mid-strength beer and a bag of wine. According to Gazeta.ru, in…
Why do leading industrial powers not ratify the UN Convention on the Protection of the Rights of Migrants? Perhaps because, as the Deutsche Welle commentator sums up, many perceive foreign workers…
As part of a program to toughen measures against illegal immigration, the Spanish authorities intend to introduce temporary restrictions on Spain's borders from January 31 to April 30, 2005…
Despite a strict law requiring German citizens to give their children clear and acceptable names, they continue to be named after a favorite resort of the mother or the father's workplace. According…
A favorite of tourists – the famous angry bronze bull on Wall Street – has been put up for sale. However, New York will not lose its landmark: the sculpture's creator insists that his creation, 16…
Political and public discussions about the integration of foreigners into German life and about creating a multicultural society in the country are becoming increasingly heated. As Russkaya Germania…
German aviation authorities have extended the validity of the restrictions introduced on November 4, 2004, on air traffic between Germany and Ukraine in the amount of seven frequencies per week until…
Germans have grown tired of Jews who have been emigrating to Germany for more than a decade. There are too many of them and they cost the treasury too much. As Strana.Ru reports, these reasons, as…
The year 2004 has ended – it’s time to take stock. Was it successful for foreign language schools or not so much, did new programs appear, did new trends emerge in the language services market? And…
In East Berlin, a few blocks from the Eberswalder Strasse metro station, a new currency has been in circulation for a couple of months. It is called the "Berliner" and is quite successfully replacing…
Having sipped the champagne he had just opened (in every sense), the semi-mythical monk Dom Pérignon supposedly exclaimed: “Come quickly! I am tasting the stars!” But let us leave the plots of…
There is a saying: “God created the sea, and the Dutch – the shores.” Actually, the word Netherlands itself translates as “low lands,” and Holland is the largest province of this kingdom. The…
Charity in the United States, as in the entire Anglo-Saxon world, is not only an ancient and honorable matter, but also a well-organized one. As the magazine 'Kariera' notes, philanthropy and…
Strangely enough, even after the New Year, an inquisitive traveler will find plenty of interesting things in European cities: a major cultural exhibition in London, the 70th Green Week in Berlin…
In January – the month of winter sports – there will, of course, be room for such an enemy of snow as football. But football in the middle of winter is not a pleasure for everyone. For the most part…
A rather unusual biennale took place in Paris – an international exhibition of genealogy and family history. Already held for the fourth time, the exhibition is attracting increasing interest each…