Everyone wants to live in their own home, but not everyone knows how to get one. Earn? Save up? Take a loan? Rob a bank, finally? Too complicated! It's easier to appropriate a house, as thousands…
The 'domino effect' that many politicians in both the European Union and Switzerland feared did not happen. Although in this Alpine country a recent referendum on joining the Schengen and Dublin…
American sociologists and demographers have established a sensational fact: as of a year ago, Texas had ceased to be a white state. Now, the respected WASPs in the legendary state, where the history…
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First Deputy Head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Anton Buteiko said that Moscow and Kiev continue negotiations on changing the border crossing regime for citizens of both countries. According to…
Now the territory of the Gaza Strip is no longer considered Israeli not only by the UN, but also by official Jerusalem. The Israel Defense Forces and the police will soon stop ensuring the safety of…
Sport
The Moscow Dynamo football club has been one of the most popular over the past six months. Not because it is showing spectacular play and is leading the Russian championship. But because it is…
Everyday life
Explosions in London rang out on Thursdays, and now the city's residents joke: “Tomorrow is Thursday. Have you written your will yet?” All joking aside, insurance companies are struggling to cope…
Everyday life
Long, long ago Vyazemsky joked: "We are too similar to the Italians. Judge for yourselves - we even address our wives almost the same way: an Italian calls his mia cara, and a Russian - 'moya kara'."…
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Tourism
At one of the dinners that accompanied our journalistic delegation's trip around Bulgaria (Bulgarians are a hospitable people), one of our colleagues offered a toast to the hosts: "You may join NATO…
Education
Higher education is highly valued in Spain, where knowledge is respected. The country ranks seventh in the world in the number of students per 100,000 inhabitants, and all conditions have been…
Immigration
A month after the London bombings of July 7, which killed 56 people, British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced a radical overhaul of immigration policy and stricter rules for deporting foreigners…