Where is Spanish spoken? Of course, in Spain. This is as indisputable as the fact that the Volga flows into the Caspian Sea, and horses eat oats. But this is only part of the truism - Cervantes'…
Education
International Work & Study programs offer the opportunity to study abroad with minimal initial expenses (only travel and paperwork). One such program is Au Pair, which translates from French as 'in a…
Curiosities
The Chinese authorities have decided to cleanse television of super-popular foreign-produced cartoons. Since the beginning of September, from five to eight in the evening, all Chinese television…
Scientists from the state of Nebraska (USA) have discovered the possibility of producing fabrics from fiber obtained by processing chicken feathers. Feathers consist of keratin – a protein that is…
A recipe for happiness for the hero of the book 'Duhless' and other bored white-collar workers who have lost the meaning of life – to sign up as volunteers. In a prosperous European society, where…
Education
The desire of our compatriots to stay abroad after graduating from university surprises no one. But one should stay in a country where you are truly welcome (in other words, a country with an open…
Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has urged its citizens to 'exercise particular vigilance in Egypt due to the high level of terrorist threat there'.
Recently, a very telling incident occurred, which greatly amused the public. A Northwest Airlines aircraft flying from Amsterdam to Mumbai (now the name for Bombay) turned around a few kilometers…
News
Trips to resorts are becoming quite nerve-wracking for tourists from all over the world. Explosions everywhere, danger everywhere... Even if terrorists don't blow things up, might it turn out that…
News
Visas
Until the end of 2006, some countries of Eastern and Central Europe, as well as the Baltic states, must change the rules for the stay of foreign citizens holding a visa from one of the Schengen…
Immigration
In Russia, migrants already constitute a tenth of the population. Concerns are being voiced in society that further influx could disrupt the ethno-social balance in the country. Especially since…