An information and analytics digest for everyone going abroad or staying home

All news

Fresh articles from every rubric — newest first.

UK switches to points system Immigration

UK switches to points system

Starting in July, the UK has begun issuing visas to highly skilled workers, entrepreneurs and investors under a special points system. The system determines an individual's benefit to the British…

222
China Again Expects Baby Boom Everyday life

China Again Expects Baby Boom

The recent earthquake in China could lead to a complete change in the country's demographic policy. The authorities may take an unprecedented decision: to abolish the long-standing principle of 'one…

190
Encyclopedia of Sin, Chagall, Miró and 15th-century Rome Culture

Encyclopedia of Sin, Chagall, Miró and 15th-century Rome

In July, the exhibition activity of European museums and galleries shows no signs of abating. Not to mention that recently opened exhibitions continue to run (many until September), alongside them…

260
Airlines are economizing on everything Airbus

Airlines are economizing on everything

Sharp rise in fuel prices prompts global airlines to find new ways to save. According to Travel.ru, they are now trying to reduce fuel consumption by lightening the weight of everything possible on…

258
Germany Is Not for Them Immigration

Germany Is Not for Them

Over the past six years, the number of emigrants from Germany has increased by one and a half times. Last year, 162 thousand Germans decided that life in the country is no longer for them. Thus, the…

273
Either coffee or cigarettes Health

Either coffee or cigarettes

The Netherlands became the next European country to ban smoking tobacco in public places. As Gzt.ru notes, a day earlier, experts from the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World…

262
Breath of the Beijing Olympics Airbus

Breath of the Beijing Olympics

The capital of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games has thoroughly prepared for the planet's most important sporting event. For China, by the way, the Games coming in August are the first in the country's…

243
How Not to Lose Your Suitcase Airbus

How Not to Lose Your Suitcase

According to a recent Skytrax poll, 67% of passengers worry about the safety and timely receipt of their luggage. And not without reason – as Turist.ru notes, airlines quite often lose their…

294
Get Married, Have a Church Wedding, Relax Tourism

Get Married, Have a Church Wedding, Relax

According to online surveys, Greece is the most popular destination for weddings and honeymoons. There you can register a marriage, have a church wedding, and later baptize your children. Moreover…

238
Wedding in a Burqa and Golden Mountains Tourism

Wedding in a Burqa and Golden Mountains

Did you promise each other mountains of gold? To fulfill the promise, head to the United Arab Emirates. As the columnist for the magazine «Voyage and Leisure» promises, you will have the opportunity…

232
Netherlands - Gateway to Europe Education

Netherlands - Gateway to Europe

America is too far, the UK is too expensive, Germany is boring. As Ucheba.Ru notes, some EU countries have excellent education but few programs in English. Is it possible to find a country without…

208
The Happiest Country in the World - Denmark Curiosities

The Happiest Country in the World - Denmark

According to the latest sociological study by the US government-funded World Values Survey (WVS), Denmark has been recognized as the happiest country in the world. Following Denmark in descending…

180