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The administration of the Italian capital has asked tourists to moderate their drinking, from which the historical monuments of the Eternal City are increasingly suffering. The mayor's office…
Curiosities
In response to the Australian government's intentions to tighten control over areas inhabited by Australian Aborigines, the latter threatened acts of civil disobedience.
Curiosities
In the struggle for viewers' attention across the widest spectrum of existing private cable and satellite TV channels, specialization is beginning to take extremely original forms. Music and movie…
Everyday life
In the American city of Barrington (Massachusetts), an unusual experiment has been going on for ten months now: residents of this town pay for goods and services not only in dollars but also in a…
Education
The education system of Canada includes both public and private educational institutions, including community colleges/technical institutes, vocational colleges, language and secondary schools…
Tourism
Just 16 years ago, orthodox socialism was dismantled in Albania, and few travelers could boast of having been to this country. That is why today, in local tourist guidebooks, Albanians themselves…
Immigration
A year has passed since the launch of the presidential program to return compatriots from the near and far abroad to Russia. The results are practically zero: only a few families of repatriates from…
News
The U.S. Senate defeated the immigration reform bill proposed by President George Bush. Last Friday, on the last day before the parliamentary recess, senators rejected Bush's legislative initiative…
Everyday life
Most American national holidays originated in the United States and are based on local traditions. Only Easter, Christmas, and New Year were borrowed from Europe. National holidays have an…
Tourism
In July, European cities compete with each other, attracting travelers with music festivals, costume shows and parades, among which there are also very large ones – for example, the famous jazz…