16-23 Jul. 2007 (week 29)
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Cyprus beaches received prestigeous awards 22 Jul. 2007 |
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Thirty-nine beaches in Cyprus have received the |
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Swedish public telephones to be re-energised 22 Jul. 2007 |
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Pay phones set on the Swedish streets will become points of wi-fi connecting to Internet. It is said that by the autumn TeliaSonera, one of the main Scandinavian providers, is going to upgrade 700 city public call-boxes with WLAN base stations. |
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Will Venice be closed for tourists? 21 Jul. 2007 |
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Tourism Councillor Augusto Salvatori is worried about tourism flows that are too high in Venice, and, therefore, about costs, the environment and the decorum of the city. He is mostly worried about tourists that come only for one day. He proposed to estab |
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Squirrels were engaged in espionage in Iran 20 Jul. 2007 |
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14 squirrels suspected in spy activities have been taken to custody by Iran police. Animals were equipped with complicated up-to-date eavesdropping devices. |
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Mediterranean food to be included in UNESCO list 20 Jul. 2007 |
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Italian gastrologists have boosted the prime-minister Zapatero's proposal to include 'Mediterranean diet' into the list of world's heritage alongside such objects as Great Coral Reef, Machu Pichu and Notre Dame, according to UNESO.
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Tradition of tilting-matches has been renewed in Denmark by several enthusiasts 19 Jul. 2007 |
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Modern competitions differ in the way the participants aim: the target is now a small circle hanging on a rope, not the counterpart.
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Paris: historical area should be protected 18 Jul. 2007 |
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French capital authorities decided to evolve 30 million Euro on the program of protection of historical Bohemian districts on the left bank of Seine - the 5th and 6th districts. There will be allowed to be opened only locations connected with books, arts |
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Dubai gets first ice bar 18 Jul. 2007 |
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Unusual indeed for hot regions ice bar has been opened in Dubai. This 'Snow Queen's empire' is situated in Times Square Center shop mall on the Sheikh Zayed Road.
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Paradise for left-handed in Prague 17 Jul. 2007 |
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New shop for left-handed persons has been opened in Prague. There is great number of 'lefty' things like scissors, pencil sharpeners, rulers, exercise books, grates, bottle openers and other things that are usually made for right-handed and make difficult |
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Blues'n'Wines festival on Malta 16 Jul. 2007 |
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New International Blues and Wines Festival starts today on Malta and will last for 3 days. It is the first time when the event has that sort of double form. Maltese and a great number of quests will be drawn to the paseos of Velletta by music and various |
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Entrance to Milan to be paid for 16 Jul. 2007 |
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Italian Parliament has approved a new experiment starting in autumn: the entrance to the capital for foreign transport is going to be paid for. A grait part in the project took the city mayor Letizia Moratti. |
