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The National Commission for State Language Standards of Ukraine has decided that it is permissible to write the words "Russia", "Moscow", "Russian Federation", etc. in Ukrainian in lowercase in unofficial texts.more

The U.S. Department of State has divided the languages that diplomats learn into four categories based on the average time it takes to master them. It is easiest to learn European languages - reports the British weekly "Economist".more

If anyone would like to work remotely from home in a picturesque village in sunny Sardinia, they can do so without worrying about the price of rent. The Ollolai town council has just offered premises for a symbolic amount - one euro per month.more

Interactive dinosaur models based on those in Crystal Palace Park are now available to view online for the first time. The popular original models are roughly 170 years old and require restoration, something the digital scans should aid with.more

Fire ants, one of the world's most invasive and destructive species, have reached Europe, according to a study recently published in the journal Current Biology. Scientists found 88 nests of these insects near Syracuse, Sicily.more

Belonging to Britain's Princess Diana, a famous red jumper with a single black sheep between rows of white, found after years, was sold at auction in New York for $1.14 million, British media reported today.more

A 3D-made equestrian statue of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel did not even survive two years in the Upper Palatinate town of Etsdorf, writes the dpa agency. According to the artist Wilhelm Koch, the 2.70-metre-high sculpture collapsed on the night between Wednesday and Thursday.more

19 hours and 41 minutes. That's how long it took Oly Rush to swim around the Greek island of Ithaca. The activist's goal was to draw attention to the problem of plastic pollution in the seas and raise funds for coastal cleanup.more

California Forever - this is the name of the city of the future that a group of Silicon Valley businessmen wants to build. A consortium of billionaires has already secretly bought up huge tracts of land for this purpose. To turn the land into a city, however, they need the approval of local authorities and residents.more

A U.S. Delta airlines plane en route to Barcelona had to turn back to Atlanta due to, as the pilot put it, "a biohazard problem." According to the media, one of the passengers was suffering from diarrhea, the BBC News website reported.more

Australians collecting edible but wild plants were horrified to learn that a live parasite had been removed from the brain of a New South Wales resident. Scientists suspect that a woman collecting plants in a python-inhabited wetland had eaten the eggs of the parasite ophidascaris robertsi, most likely expelled by a host snake, 'The Guardian' daily reported.more

Researchers from the Chepstow Archaeological Society have managed to locate the remains of a wooden bridge structure over the River Wye 2,000 years ago. The archaeologists had just two hours to find it in the muddy ground and needed the assistance of rescuers.more

The Mose system of flood barriers installed and already in place in Venice will protect the city and lagoon for the next 100 years, have ruled the scientists who carried out the study commissioned by the commissioner in charge of the multi-billion dollar investment. The aim of the experts' work was to establish the sustainability of the 80 water barriers.more

More than 20,000 people, both foreign tourists and Spanish residents, took part yesterday in the annual tomato battle, known as Tomatina, organised in the town of Bunol, in the east of the country.more

The district of New York - Manhattan, ranks first in the United States in terms of the cost of living. Two more occupy Hawaiian Honolulu and San Francisco, California.more

The search for the legendary Loch Ness monster conducted throughout the past weekend has not conclusively settled the question of its existence or not. A group of volunteers heard four unexplained sounds, only to find that their sound recorder was not plugged in.more

Ten collector's stamps are included in a special series issued by the Royal Mail on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the publication of Michael Bond's book "A Bear Called Paddington". It was the first of many publications for this beloved British bear, which is why its release date is considered to be Paddington's birthday.more

London’s full of some of the biggest and best things in the world, from massive skyscrapers to continent-leading rooftop bars. But now the city has another record-breaking project that is set to elevate Londoners’ city experiences. Europe’s highest free public viewing gallery is set to open next month in the City of London. more

Scotland's Loch Ness is currently undergoing the biggest search in more than 50 years for the monster that supposedly lives there. This year marks 90 years since the first reports about him appeared.more

A resident of Olsztyn brought a bag with PLN 20,000 found at one of the bus stops to the Municipal Police Headquarters in Olsztyn. The police determined the owner and handed over the loss to her, the Olsztyn police said.more

A huge ice rink is set to be installed in the grounds of Kensington Palace this Christmas. more

Choosing the ideal name for your dog can be difficult. As it’s National Dog Day this Saturday, Buzz Bingo has compiled the most popular pet name searches made across the United Kingdom in the past 12 months, revealing that Brits currently prefer current pet names to more traditional ones.more

The Times has gathered the opinions of bakers and chefs from all over the UK to come up with a list of the best 49 bakeries in the country. And, to the surprise of absolutely nobody, several are in London. The capital has a delightfully thriving baking scene, from the countless family shops to the viral £25 XXL croissant at Philippe Conticini.more

Yesterday, during the annual animal weighing, London Zoo staff weighed and measured giant gorillas, plump penguins and skinny stick insects, the AP reported.more

Whether you have bought someone the watch or their dreams for a special birthday or you have been saving up for months, the time-telling device can become a person’s most prized possession. more