British authorities continue to fight tobacco addiction. Officials plan to ban the display of cigarettes in supermarket and small store windows. Recall that smoking in pubs and other public places in…
Most ministers of EU member states in charge of telecommunications support the European Commission's proposal to cap the cost of roaming SMS messages within the EU starting July 2009.
The city of New Orleans, Louisiana, recorded the highest crime rate in the United States. According to CNN's website, such information is provided in a report by CQ Press (Congressional Quaterly).
The Amsterdam municipality has decided to close 43 of the city's 228 coffee shops by 2011 – establishments where soft drugs such as hashish and marijuana are legally sold. The punitive sanctions…
US President George Bush signed a law that increases the duration of unemployment benefit payments. Now, unemployed people who have already received and spent their benefits but still have not found…
In 2008, Norway took first place in gender equality between men and women. This data is contained in the annual report of the World Economic Forum 'Global Gender Gap Report 2008'.
In Europe, the growth in marijuana use has stopped, but residents of EU countries have started using more hard drugs such as heroin and cocaine. This is stated in the annual report of the European…
Workers in the French private sector will be able to retire at 70 instead of 65 from 2009, if the French Senate does not revise the bill voted on by the National Assembly earlier this week, according…
A special law in the UK has introduced a new unit of beer volume – 2/3 pint. It is expected that the reduced beer measure will save pubs from bankruptcy by attracting new customers, including more…
In most developed countries of the world, the gap between rich and poor has widened over the past 20 years. This was stated by experts of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development…
Since October 12, smoking in public places has been banned in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) by order of local authorities. The ban applies to all hotels, restaurants, cafes, shopping centers…
Geneva and Lausanne have been recognized as the most expensive cities in Switzerland. This was reported by the newspaper Tribune de Geneve, citing a study conducted by the German-language publication…