Curiosities
While Russian lawmakers, who staged a reality show last summer by planting a Russian flag on the bottom of the Arctic Ocean, prepare for re-election on a wave of patriotic fervor, British diplomats…
UNESCO published a report on the state of education in the world. Its data show that in 2004, humanity spent $2.5 trillion on education (the actual amount is different, since the calculation used…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…