UN experts have concluded that natural cataclysms that may occur in megacities could cause enormous destruction and, by their scale, exceed the recent earthquake and series of tsunamis in Asia…
Representatives of the German vending machine industry expressed their intention to review the design of euro coins after the EU reported the detection of 75,000 counterfeits in 2004, three times…
The German mark, the lira, the peseta – these names, as signs of the pre-euro era, are becoming a thing of the past. How many countries are there in the euro zone – 12, 16 or 18? As Deutsche Welle…
The German government is compiling lists of immigrants subject to deportation from Germany. They will be expelled in accordance with a new law that facilitates the deportation procedure. First of…
The European Parliament's Committee on Transport approved a project to standardize driving licenses in 25 EU countries. If the document is approved, the new licenses will be introduced starting in…
Once again we are destined to see that the beauty, charm, and freshness of Ukrainian beauties receive worthy recognition at international competitions. Marysia Horobets, our charming compatriot, won…
Ireland has fully completed its transition to the metric system. Now, on all roads of the Emerald Isle, speed signs in kilometers per hour are installed. Nevertheless, according to the police, this…
Thai authorities have announced they will spend about $1 billion on a campaign to attract tourists to the country. According to Izvestia.RU, the Thais hope not only to restore the tourist flow but…
From January to September 2004, the Czech Republic was visited by 6.33 million foreign tourists. Compared with the same period in 2003, an increase of 22.8% was recorded. Along with good advertising…
The Committee on Internal Affairs of the German Bundestag has spoken in favor of "minor restrictions" on the immigration of Jews from the former USSR. This was reported last week by a representative…
Shortly after the New Year, the radio station “Echo of Moscow” asked its listeners whether they were ready to go on holiday to Southeast Asian countries. According to the voting results on air, after…
We are sitting in a noisy café of the Kyiv shopping center “Globus”. Green tea is getting cold in the cups. Sveta smiles, looking at the bustling crowd scurrying around us. And I secretly examine…