Sport
The 2008 world motorsport season had not yet begun, but its main event had already taken place. For the first time in the last 30 years, the organizers of the world's most famous rally marathon, now…
Curiosities
In the remote Russian village of Sedelnikovo, a German settler has appeared again. According to Deutsche Welle, social workers in the Hessian district decided that the best way to 'tame the…
Airbus
The human body is clearly not designed for flight. This is once again confirmed by a survey conducted by the website NEWSru Travel, in which readers were asked whether they are afraid of flying on…
Everyday life
Gordon Brown used his authority to secure a decision allowing hospitals to remove organs from deceased patients for transplantation without asking anyone's consent. Outlining his plan in the pages of…
Education
Good knowledge of Hebrew is one of the most important components of success for repatriates. Studies conducted in Israel show that many repatriates have poor Hebrew skills. Moreover, over the past…
Education
How to get language practice in the country of the target language with minimal costs for tuition and accommodation? We offer readers a brief overview of several options for students and young people.
Tourism
Despite freedom of movement and open borders, there are countries on the planet that it is better not to visit without a special need. Or visit, but be extremely cautious. There are plenty of dangers…
Tourism
Thailand is a very popular vacation destination. But to see familiar places in a new way, you need to deviate a bit from the standard route.
Italian real estate has always been popular with foreigners. However, a potential buyer of Italian real estate faces a choice: what to prefer - the rich north or the cheap south. According to the…
Poland is a Central European country with a total area of 312,658 square kilometers. It borders Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, and…
Moscow authorities continue their attempts to take control of the inflow of foreign labor into the city. As a result, according to Gzt.ru, an «Electronic Guest Card» for foreign workers might be…
Just a few years ago, residents of East Germany were moving to the West in search of work. Today, local enterprises are suffering from a shortage of labor. According to Deutsche Welle, pilot…
Immigration
The other day, the Federal Migration Service of Russia summed up the past year. According to the agency, in 2007, about 8,000 foreign citizens who 'violated the migration legislation of the Russian…
Immigration
At the end of last year, a report on the situation of foreigners in Germany was presented in Berlin. According to the document, the problems of immigrant integration have not lost their urgency…
Immigration
Great Britain will exempt wealthy foreign immigrants from having to take an English language test. The fee for ignorance of Shakespeare's language is 1 million pounds sterling. As Gazeta.Ru notes…
The World Bank conducted a study of budget expenditures per capita incurred by various states. A ranking of countries' 'generosity' was compiled, in which Luxembourg took first place, where $35,300…
The problem of illegal immigration features prominently in the current presidential campaign in the United States. But while politicians debate methods and approaches to solving this difficult task…
News
In 2007, sea pirates committed 10% more attacks than in the previous year, increasing activity off the coasts of Nigeria and Somalia. This was reported by RIA Novosti citing a report from the…
The British government intends to soon increase fees for several categories of entry visas and residence permits in the United Kingdom, the UK Home Office has reported.
Since January 15, a ban on smoking in hotels of all categories has come into force in Dubai (UAE). From now on, smoking on the territory of Dubai hotels is allowed only outside buildings, as well as…
Slobo Markovic, Chairman of the Association of Duty Free Shop Owners of Montenegro, confirmed to the newspaper Vijesti that 26 Duty Free shops ceased operations in the country as of January 1, 2008.
The European Union has agreed to Switzerland's accession to the Schengen visa-free zone. The decision was made in recent days at a meeting of foreign ministers of the 27 EU countries, reports…
Last year, 1,878 applications for asylum were filed in the Czech Republic. Over 25% of requests came from citizens of Ukraine and Turkey.