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The authorities of the Swiss canton of Bern have announced plans to put several ancient castles up for sale. As the British newspaper The Sunday Telegraph writes, this offer is sure to interest…
Germany is experiencing a period of new intolerance. Sociologists are recording an unprecedented rise in anti-Semitic and homophobic sentiments in German society. To the horror of the left-leaning…
Ten years ago, Berlin was called the world champion of relocation. The reunification of the two parts of the city revived unpredictable flows. But while in other areas of life the city continues to…
UNESCO published a report on the state of education in the world. Its data show that in 2004, humanity spent $2.5 trillion on education (the actual amount is different, since the calculation used…
Electronic passports to be introduced for CIS labor migrants>> Lithuania faces shortage of agricultural workers>> Split in French government over DNA tests>> European Parliament approves Open Skies…
For many compatriots, accustomed to Turkey's summer role as an 'all-union health resort', the phrase 'winter Turkey' may sound somewhat strange. Nevertheless, apparently we will soon get used to this…
Consulting company GfK Ukraine conducted a study on the most desirable countries for vacations. According to Korrespondent.net, it involved 1,345 people aged 15 and older who answered the question…
What do a glittering department store in the Kuwait desert and the fashionable bazaar at 10 Corso Como in Milan have in common? According to the British newspaper The Telegraph, writes Gazeta.Ru…
Cassop Primary School in Durham has been awarded as Britain's 'greenest' school. It has also become the first school in the country to have a wind turbine installed on its grounds.
The forecast of the left-centrist Liberation did not come true: despite the newspaper's confidence that the French Senate would reject the immigration bill that caused a wave of indignation in the…
The seemingly impregnable bastion of deposit secrecy in Swiss banks is now ready to collapse overnight. The government of the world's most neutral country said it was tired of Switzerland's dubious…
In April 2007, higher education became paid in five federal states of Germany. From October 2007, tuition must now be paid at universities in another seven federal states: Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg…