The huge island of Borneo, washed by the warmed Pacific seas, is divided between three countries - Indonesia, Brunei and Malaysia. Each manages the plot in its own way, but the Malaysian part is more attractive: the border between the jungle and the cities here is conditional, the farthest house on the left is already something like Walden’s hut, adjusted for latitude. Borneo remains what it has been for the last two hundred years - a treasure island in a boyish, fairytale sense.

Exhibition in Amsterdam All summer in Amsterdam, in the park around the Westergasfabriek exhibition center, a globe exhibition is open. The exhibition includes more than 50 fancy large globes painted by contemporary artists. This cute exhibition is especially popular with children, but the purpose of the project is not only entertainment.

Chairman of the Iranian Parliament Ali Larijani said at a press conference in Baku that Iran is ready to discuss its nuclear program with the world community, but not in the current international format. reports this Interfax . Larijani, in particular, stated that the current international format for discussing Iran's nuclear program is unacceptable for the Iranian side.

How to create a brand with Western roots in Russia. And don’t lie about it. Among the brands of Czech beer popular in Russia, there is one that is unknown in the Czech Republic. This is Pražečka with a smiling, striking girl on the label. Anyone who knows the Czech language will note the mistake in the name - the word “Prazhanka” should be written as pražačka. Fake?

The Forum of National Unity of Abkhazia party nominated Raul Khajimba as a candidate for the post of President of Abkhazia. Svetlana Dzhergenia, the widow of the first head of the republic Vladislav Ardzinba, has been nominated for the post of vice president. The decision to nominate Khadzhimba as a candidate for the presidency of Abkhazia was made on Saturday at an expanded meeting of the political council of the opposition party in Sukhumi.

Dizzying challenges, exciting adventures, challenging routes - ten serious reasons to be proud of your achievements. 1) Rafting on the Zambezi Place: Livingstone, Zambia Season: July - December (low water season) Price: from $105 Fitness level: excellent physical shape Who organizes: bunduadventures.com The fourth largest river in Africa, ending in the middle with the magnificent Victoria Falls, cannot, of course, be quiet.

A former space force officer wants to capture a 10 billion ruble market with a new way to recycle tires. The explosion, which would blow up even a three-story house (20 kg of TNT equivalent), is almost inaudible - more than a hundred old car tires are simultaneously torn to shreds inside a special chamber - an explosion circulator. After a weak pop, wire and textile fibers crawl onto the conveyor belt, but the most valuable thing here is crumb rubber, suitable for recycling.

Lawyer Vladimir Krasnov, in an interview with the RAPSI agency, expressed the opinion of the defense of the former head of the Bank of Moscow Andrei Borodin, who considered the statements of the Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Alexei Kudrin addressed to her client to be incorrect. “We regard these statements as a clear violation of our competence,” Krasnov said.

By ignoring cooking, the school responds poorly to the demands of modernity. In my childhood, a student in the physical class of a secondary school in Dubna could choose from three professions for work practice: a milling machine operator, a turner, or a mechanical assembly mechanic. I chose a milling machine operator and for two years I turned cast iron parts of an unknown strategic purpose on a machine.

What bankers study when issuing loans to private entrepreneurs. Typically, it is difficult for a bank to assess the creditworthiness of a small enterprise based only on financial statements, and then informal approaches are used. At the request of Forbes, specialists from banks that actively lend to small and medium-sized businesses tell us what they pay attention to in addition to the balance sheet, profit and loss statement and explanations thereto.

The wedding ceremony of Prince Albert II and his wife Princess Charlene Wittstock took place in Monaco. The ceremony took place on Saturday, July 2, in the courtyard of the princely palace in the presence of 850 guests. These include heads of state and members of royal families. At the same time, the wedding ceremony of Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene, which was conducted by the Archbishop of Monaco Bernard Barsi, was watched by 3.5 thousand people gathered in the palace square.

Inter RAO UES reports that electricity supplies to Belarus will be resumed on Saturday, July 2. This decision was preceded by a telephone conversation between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin.

The winner of the 33rd Moscow Film Festival, according to the international jury, was the debut film “Waves” by Spanish director Alberto Morais. This painting is the story of an old man who returns to the French city of Argeles-sur-Mer, which once housed a concentration camp. The main prize of the festival, the Golden St. George, was presented to the director of Waves by the famous American and British actress, chairman of the jury, Geraldine Chaplin.

Two groups of Belarusian oppositionists have been blocked on the popular social network VKontakte - “Revolution through Social Networks” and “Strategy of the Future”. It was with their help, as the media reported, that an unauthorized protest action was organized, which was to take place on July 3, Independence Day of Belarus.

How banker Igor Bulantsev plans to win the Russian Rally Cup “This will be something to brag about, there will be a result - then, perhaps, my colleagues will learn more about my passion.” A fit, smiling middle-aged man, without hiding his pleasure, shows me YouTube videos of his latest achievements behind the wheel of a rally car.