Curiosities
The history of the Maori people in New Zealand has entered a Renaissance era. New Zealand Minister of Maori Affairs Parekura Horomia is confident of this. She announced government initiatives that…
The results of the latest PISA studies have revealed a dire situation in the German education system. The annual report of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) also did…
In just a few years, this cold northern country has become a truly hot spot on Europe's gastronomic map. Norwegian chefs have become trendsetters of culinary fashion, rivaling the French, Italians…
In April 2007, higher education became paid in five federal states of Germany. From October 2007, tuition must now be paid at universities in another seven federal states: Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg…
Tourism
Listening to the weather forecast in Cyprus is a pleasure. A dark-eyed girl with a dazzling smile gently announces: "Today, as always, the weather will be beautiful - hot, dry, and sunny. Tomorrow…
Culture
Three exhibitions among those awaiting the curious traveler in Europe in October can be called especially significant – certainly from the perspective of the traditional 'art lover'. They are…
Tourism
According to statistics provided by the UN, Dubai in the UAE is one of the most attractive cities for tourists in the world, developing at a very fast pace. Let us name ten reasons why this…
Immigration
As we have reported, starting October 3, the U.S. Department of State is accepting applications for the annual visa lottery - Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2009). Under this program, aimed at…
Airbus
In August, Delta Air Lines celebrated the 10th anniversary of its general ticket sales agency in Ukraine. The Kyiv office was opened in July 1997, nine years before the first regular flights between…
The seemingly impregnable bastion of deposit secrecy in Swiss banks is now ready to collapse overnight. The government of the world's most neutral country said it was tired of Switzerland's dubious…
Integration
The German government's Commissioner for Eastern German states, Wolfgang Tiefensee, presented a report in Berlin on the socio-economic situation in the former GDR. The published forecasts are…
The forecast of the left-centrist Liberation did not come true: despite the newspaper's confidence that the French Senate would reject the immigration bill that caused a wave of indignation in the…
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