This year, the education board in Turkey is set to admit more students than ever into universities. However this has caused concerns about whether the institutions will be able to handle an extra 50,000 pupils. Head of the education trade union, Ünsal Yıldız said “Of course it is good that more and more people are [...]
Music’s singing sensation Rihanna has been named as the new official ambassador of tourism for Barbados. The Barbados Tourism Authority (BTA) named her in New York recently after she signed a three year deal with them. The singer is contracted to ‘exclusively promote’ Barbados as a tourist destination. This will be done through the use [...]
The 9-day long San Fermin festival kicked off in style on Thursday at 8am, with the first run of the bulls. The run was a success, with only two people being injured with cuts and bruises. The run lasted two minutes and thirty seconds, and the experts say that the bulls behaved impeccably and ran [...]
The Rugby World cup ticket sales have hit the one million mark this week, leaving just a third of the tickets available. Three matches have already completely sold out. The surge in ticket sales comes as the final ticketing phase took place, and the remaining tickets went on to the market. The organisers of the [...]
The John F. Kennedy airport in New York certainly had love in the air this week, when over 150 turtles crossed the busy runway as part of their mating season journey. According to Carol Bannerman of the US Department of Agriculture, the diamondback terrapins were on their way to an ideal location to lay their [...]
They say that a crisis presents opportunities, and one Bulgarian company is hoping to prove that saying right. Following growth on sales of its products in foreign markets, drug maker, Sopharma is hoping that its real estate affiliate can do the same thing. Sopharma Business Towers is one of just a handful of projects that [...]
If you are planning a trip to view Portugal property this year, why not research the various castles dotted around the country. The castles of Alfaiates, Sortelha, Vilar Maior, Sabugal, Castelo Mendo, Castelo Bom, Castelo Rodrigo, Penamacor, Monsanto and Pinhel are to name but a few of these historic monuments! The majority of these beautiful [...]
Italy might not be the most ideal holiday destination for children. It is rich in culture, history and heritage, and swanning around museums and churches may well bore most children to tears. There are however, lots of things that you can do to help to get your child excited whilst you are searching for Italian [...]
With Greece’s debt spiralling rapidly out of control, many Eurozone countries have already poured money into its economy in the hope to prevent a default. Unfortunately however, it seems that that may not be enough, as Greece is still struggling to repay its debts. If it does default, this will have a huge impact on [...]
Last month saw the proposal of a new tax in France which would hit those who own a holiday home there, including French nationals. This week it has been confirmed that the plan has been scrapped. The tax would mean that anyone who owned a second home in France would be forced to pay 20% [...]