Royal Mile, a castle on a hill, artificial thistle made in China, souvenir bagpipes, a monument to the faithful little dog Bobby, heather seeds, a tartan scarf – Scotland even in a traditionally…
Seventeen Ukrainian servicemen gave their lives for peace and stability in postwar Iraq. Another 33 members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were wounded of varying severity as a result of the…
Moustached and bearded women in Belgian Aalst, wild Vikings in York, dragons in London, giant dolls in Viareggio, Casanova in Venice, and a lip-syncing contest in Basel... Europe is fooling around in…
Nothing, as they say, foreshadowed it. Strange – now, sitting on that pile of wet debris that remains from Bangtao Bay in Phuket, I myself am surprised – how is it that I didn't realize anything in…
The World Tourism Organization (WTO) issued a statement on the situation in the global tourism industry after the devastating tsunami that affected several Southeast Asian countries. According to…
It turns out that most residents of the 12 eurozone countries do not like their coins. True, not all of them, but the smallest ones – denominations of one and two euro cents. By themselves they are…
I have been engaged for many years in the topic of granting citizenship to Germans who found themselves in the occupied territory of Ukraine. A specific reason for its further development is the…
When Gerhard Schröder led his Social Democratic Party to a convincing victory over the conservatives in the 1998 federal elections to the German Bundestag, this triumph was brought to him by the…
In a recent radio address, the U.S. president 'pleased' his compatriots with the statement that the country's pension system is two steps away from bankruptcy and that it needs to be urgently…
The phrase that France is a trendsetter in fashion has long become a commonplace. The first creators of haute couture, the first fashion houses, the first fashion shows, the first transitions of…
Forbes magazine has compiled a rating of the best beaches for members of the fair sex who prefer to sunbathe without the top part of their swimsuit. According to the authors of the rating, the best…