Amazon disaster worse than BP oil spill BP's activity in the Gulf of Mexico, which led to the disaster, is the main oil plot of recent times. But for years, natives from a once pristine region in the Amazon forests of Ecuador have been trying to get compensation from... BP's activity in the Gulf of Mexico, which led to the disaster, is the main oil plot of recent times.

Will cataclysms affect Obama's rating? Politicians rarely have literary talent and understand the meaning of a good metaphor, but the same cannot be said about President Obama. Therefore, it was natural to expect that the symbolism of the images of the catastrophe in... Politicians rarely have literary talent and understand the meaning of a good metaphor, but the same cannot be said about President Obama.

Editor's column for The Times In recent years, America's political leadership has been talking a lot about the country's dependence on fossil fuels and the need to find cleaner, greener alternatives. There has been a lot of talk in recent weeks about the oil spill in the Mexican... In recent years, America's political leadership has been talking a lot about the country's dependence on fossil fuels and the need to find cleaner, greener alternatives.

June 11 On World Ocean Day, June 8, OceanTime, the 1st International Environmental Television Festival of Marine Cinema, started in Moscow. This is an international festival of feature and documentary films about the life of the sea, outstanding "people of the sea" and... June 11 On World Ocean Day, June 8, OceanTime, the I International Ecological TV Festival of Marine Cinema, started in Moscow .

The personal file filed by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia on fighter No. 608372, at first glance, is nothing unusual. It states that she was born on February 13, 1978, taught foreign languages ​​in Pereira and Manizales, and ... The personal file filed by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia on fighter No. 608372, at first glance, is nothing unusual.

Business trip. There is a touch of chic and romance in this word - just remember the films about James Bond or George Clooney in the movie "Up in the Air". Traveling by train, ocean liner or plane used to be a gift in itself. In our... Business trip. There is a touch of chic and romance in this word - just remember the films about James Bond or George Clooney in the movie "Up in the Air". Traveling by train, ocean liner or plane used to be a gift in itself.

The daring field commander was taken right in slippers On Wednesday night, in the Ingush city of Malgobek, the FSB detained Magas, an elusive, almost immortal field commander. Contrary to the established tradition of fighting the militants, he was taken alive: not in the forest, but in the apartment where he spent the night - ... On Wednesday night, in the Ingush city of Malgobek, the FSB detained Magas, an elusive, almost immortal field commander.

Business success depends on knowing other people's customs The head of the foreign branch of the company needs to know the local customs. This has always been the case, but recently understanding the characteristics of other cultures has become an important part of the training of those employees who do not go for ... The head of the foreign branch of the company needs to know the local customs.

A few years ago, Cord Campbell, a San Francisco resident, received perhaps the most important letter of his life by e-mail. But he managed to ignore him. Twelve whole days passed, while Kord, lazily looking through ... A few years ago, Cord Campbell, a San Francisco resident, received perhaps the most important letter of his life by e-mail. But he managed to ignore him.

Alicia Alonso: sweet old lady or cunning schemer? Alicia Alonso, who directed the National Ballet of Cuba for many years, can no longer dance. In addition, she is almost blind. But when she talks about ballet, her swarthy, weather-beaten hands tremble in front of her face, and her thin fingers, whirling... Alicia Alonso, who directed the National Ballet of Cuba for many years, can no longer dance. In addition, she is almost blind.

The safety of US soldiers is provided by the field commander Who do you think is the most powerful person in the arid Oruzgan region in southern Afghanistan? No, this is not the governor of the province, not the chief of police, and not even the commander of the Afghan army deployed in the province .... Who do you think is the most powerful person in the arid Oruzgan region in southern Afghanistan?

It's not just the players who didn't make it to the World Cup Today, 32-year-old referee from Tashkent Ravshan Irmatov will lead the teams of South Africa and Mexico to the opening match, and after the game his bank account will be replenished with 45 thousand dollars. Our judges can only dream of such happiness. Envy, of course...

By the time I met the poet Andrei Voznesensky in the early 1980s, he was in the kind of purgatory that authoritarian societies reserve for forces too powerful to be destroyed, but too dangerous to... By the time I met the poet Andrei Voznesensky in the early 1980s, he was in the kind of purgatory that authoritarian societies reserve for forces too powerful to be destroyed but too dangerous to be left alone. His poems were slowly published. He traveled abroad.

“Armenians killed thousands of Turks,” the museum says Everything in Istanbul is constantly changing. Here at the same time you can see things completely opposite. For example, the forces of secularism and Islam are now fighting here. Sometimes these forces are superimposed one on another (an example of this is Hagia Sophia, ... Everything in Istanbul is constantly changing. Here at the same time you can see things completely opposite.

Mark Gallay. Tested in the sky. — M.: PROZAiK, 2010 I wonder how teenagers fall ill with vocation now? Before, it's understandable. A little boy read about airplanes, long-distance flights, famous pilots and went into aviation. The fashion for this profession supported him in the desire to devote himself to this ... I wonder how teenagers fall ill with vocation now? Before, it's understandable. A little boy read about airplanes, long-distance flights, famous pilots and went into aviation.