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

All news

Fresh articles from every rubric — newest first.

Education

The Vicious Circle of the Eternal Student

A person constantly thinks about where to go next. The need to choose – whether to continue studying or go to work – reappears at every new stage of life. As Kariera notes, sooner or later everyone…

204
Immigration

State Duma forced foreigners to respect Russian authority

The Russian State Duma passed in the first reading amendments to legislation clarifying the procedure and conditions for the stay of foreign citizens in Russia.

187
Curiosities

Snares for Ornithologists

Now there is very tough competition in the tourism market. Therefore, as Gazeta.Ru notes, winning offers for vacationers that will help the country emerge victorious in this struggle need to be…

251
Education

What matters more at school – physics or macramé?

Every year, a ranking of the best schools is published in Britain. And every parent glances at this list to find a decent establishment nearby for their child and, weighing their financial…

218
Curiosities

An Elephant's Service to People

What instinct warns animals of danger? It seems that scientists who observed the behavior of elephants, leopards and rabbits, which left the disaster zone in South Asia in time, are close to solving…

251
Immigration

The Homeless of the United States of America

There is a common opinion that the USA is the richest country in the world with wide opportunities. Nevertheless, the world's only superpower has a serious problem: homeless people. As BBC reports…

217
Curiosities

Cuba to give up cigars if humanity gives up smoking

Cuba is ready to give up producing the famous Cuban cigars if humanity is ready to give up smoking. The Cuban Vice Prime Minister Jose Ramon Fernandez, who arrived in Lebanon on an official visit…

201
News

Recommendations of Thailand's Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health of Thailand has published recommendations for foreign travelers planning trips to the southern regions of Thailand affected by the tsunami of December 26, 2004. As Vremya…

184
Visas

Europe to Be Sealed with "Smart Gates"

Recently, the European Commission presented a draft single European visa information system (VIS), which took more than six months to develop. According to the EU commissioners' plan, the VIS will…

213
Tourism

Casanova, Celts, ale and other temptations

At the beginning of the year, besides the famous Italian carnivals that are starting (their peak will fall in February), an inquisitive traveler can get to the Celts and the ale festival, to a…

180
Country guide

Destination – Trollvay

Every time I fly into Oslo, it feels like home. I am well acquainted with the giant tiger on the station square; I know that the best cappuccino in the city with fragrant brown sugar is made at the…

168
Analysis

The Land of Marijuana and the Hijab

The fateful decision to begin negotiations on the admission of the first Muslim country, Turkey, to the European Union is framed in the best traditions of political paradoxes. And it is not only that…

171