Curiosities
The management of a school in the Italian city of Padua has found a new way to integrate immigrants into society, reports IA Rosbalt. Students of Italian language courses operating here must be…
Everyday life
In the Old World, a new sexual revolution is quietly and imperceptibly beginning, one that older people had long warned about with apprehension. Recently, for instance, the authorities of Amsterdam…
Education
The end of the school year is still far off, but the most pragmatic parents are already starting to think about where to send their child for summer vacation. Experts advise combining business with…
A Dubai court sentenced a 40-year-old Russian to life imprisonment (which is 25 years under UAE law) and a fine of 50,000 dirhams ($13,600) for importing diazepam, phenobarbital, and many other…
You can travel economically. Especially if you wisely use various discounts and bonuses for tourists. For example, as Turist.ru notes, a 'guest card' can be purchased in almost any major European…
According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, which published the report 'Levels and Trends of Asylum Applications in Industrialized Countries-2007', last year 18,800 Russian citizens (mostly…
Student internships abroad
Mechanism for obtaining a license for mediation in employment abroad.
Visas
The abolition of visas between Israel and Russia could backfire on Russian tourists. As Gzt.ru was told by Vladimir Kantorovich, Vice President of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR)…
Visas
As of March 30, passport control has been abolished at air borders between new and old members of the Schengen Agreement. As Gzt.ru notes, on December 21, 2007, nine countries of Eastern and Central…
Tourism
In April, 20th-century art becomes paramount for European museums and galleries. Vienna's Albertina Museum continues its series 'The Late Work of Great Artists': this time, after Picasso and Schiele…
Immigration
Most members of the Coordination Council of Russian Compatriots Abroad recently stated the need to replace compatriot certificates with specific state guarantees enshrined in federal law. According…
Immigration
In the middle of last month, the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration Canada made a serious step towards changes in the selection rules for immigrants in the Skilled Workers category for the…
Work
About 3 million Ukrainian citizens work abroad, according to the representation of the International Organization for Migration in Ukraine. According to experts, 1 million Ukrainians work in Russia…
Japan's Ministry of Justice has submitted to the government a number of proposals to change the country's immigration policy, one of which would issue foreigners visas valid for five years. As RIA…
Visas
Since April of this year, hundreds of thousands of citizens of Polish origin living in the former USSR can apply for the 'Pole's Card'. According to Vremya Novostey, this document will be issued upon…
Immigration
According to official data, in the first year of the implementation of the state program for the resettlement of compatriots from abroad, 252.3 million rubles were spent (out of the 4.6 billion…
On the autobahns of the German federal state of Bremen, whose total length does not exceed 60 km, a speed limit has been introduced for the first time in the history of modern Germany. From now on…
For foreigners studying Russian abroad, a certification similar to TOEFL will be introduced, RIA Novosti reports citing representatives of the Russian Center for International Scientific and Cultural…
The European Union has allowed airline passengers on intra-European flights to use mobile phones for calls, SMS messages and emails.
This conclusion was drawn by the research company I-graduate, based on the results of surveys of 11,000 students from 143 countries. 50% of respondents were from China and India.
More than 26 million people remain internally displaced within their own countries. This is the highest figure since the early 1990s.
According to the results of a published sociological study Air Quality Rating, the best US airlines in terms of quality of services this year were AirTran and Jet Blue. They are followed by…
Starting May 1, smoking will be banned in Beijing's catering establishments. Despite the fact that China has 350 million smokers, the country's authorities are determined to hold the 2008 Olympics…