Curiosities
A thin waist, wide hips and a full bust - that is the eternal standard of female beauty. According to Novye Izvestia, this conclusion was reached by American researchers from the University of Texas…
News
6 billion 589 million 115 thousand 982 people inhabited the Earth on January 1, 2007. This forecast, given by the German Foundation for World Population, is valid only for one day, because on January…
News
Law zone
According to estimates by experts, currently about 12.5 million people are involved in slave labor worldwide. The annual profit from forced labor exceeds $30 billion. According to experts, slavery…
News
2007 does not promise particularly bright prospects for the Black Continent – the top twenty of the most unstable states, according to the American fund Carnegie Endowment for International Peace…
Immigration
The fight against illegal immigration, instead of the war on international terrorism, may become the key theme of the next US presidential elections. There are good reasons for this: due to the fault…
Tourism
Glühwein (hot red wine with spices and seasonings) is the most typical representative of 'seasonal' drinks in Europe. Before setting off on my travels abroad, I naively believed that only…
Russia has made access to the Strasbourg court difficult not only for its own citizens but also for other Europeans. On December 20, the State Duma rejected a bill on ratifying Protocol No. 14 to the…
Tourism
For those in Europe in January, it's worth remembering that a great time can be had not only on the ski slopes of a Mayrhofen or a Courchevel, but also in museums. The latter will appear before them…
Work
Police in Japan's Saitama Prefecture arrested Nakatsu Katsuya at the end of last year, the organizer of fictitious marriages between Japanese men and hostess girls from Russia and Moldova. Along with…
Tourism
Every country has certain rules regarding norms for importing and exporting goods. Moreover, some seem quite natural to us - valuable antiques and art, drugs and weapons, few respectable travelers…