Curiosities
During the pre-Nobel week at Harvard, as is customary, the parody Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded. While the Stockholm academics, following Alfred Nobel's will, evaluate scientific achievements with…
Cassop Primary School in Durham has been awarded as Britain's 'greenest' school. It has also become the first school in the country to have a wind turbine installed on its grounds.
What do a glittering department store in the Kuwait desert and the fashionable bazaar at 10 Corso Como in Milan have in common? According to the British newspaper The Telegraph, writes Gazeta.Ru…
Consulting company GfK Ukraine conducted a study on the most desirable countries for vacations. According to Korrespondent.net, it involved 1,345 people aged 15 and older who answered the question…
Work
Tips on how to overcome the bureaucratic barrier if you seriously decide to live and work in a nearby European country.
Immigration
Latvia cares the least about migrants among all EU countries, reports BBC News, citing a study conducted by the British Council and the Brussels Migration Group. In addition, migrants are not liked…
Education
According to the ranking of the best US universities published in News & World Report magazine, in 2006 the top three were Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. Among the best, as noted by Ucheba.Ru, are…
Airbus
Airports around the world are actively introducing new pre-flight and post-flight screening rules – following Western models. Moreover, a method called 'profiling' – a pre-flight interview, touted as…
For many compatriots, accustomed to Turkey's summer role as an 'all-union health resort', the phrase 'winter Turkey' may sound somewhat strange. Nevertheless, apparently we will soon get used to this…
Work
The number of foreigners legally employed in Czechia increased by 38,000 compared to 2006 and reached 224,000 people. According to statistics published on the website of the Ministry of Labour and…
Electronic passports to be introduced for CIS labor migrants>> Lithuania faces shortage of agricultural workers>> Split in French government over DNA tests>> European Parliament approves Open Skies…
Immigration
A new migration scandal with an electoral tint is flaring up in Europe. This time its epicenter is neutral, prosperous and previously always quiet Switzerland. According to The Herald Tribune, the…
Airbus
Russia's Ministry of Transport has published an order that air carriers must now follow when providing their services. According to experts, the new air transportation rules are better than the…
Sport
Few people know that among the first Soviet athletes to go work in a capitalist country was the family of famous footballer Viktor Khlus of Kyiv Dynamo and Olympic champion in gymnastics Stella…
Education
Even the most famous universities cannot boast equally strong and high-quality teaching across all disciplines. Some specializations receive priority for one reason or another. With specialized…
Gourmet guide
In Brazil, there is an expression 'to peel a pineapple,' which means 'to accomplish a difficult task.' While traveling, during vacation, we often encounter situations where we don't know how to…