Russia said goodbye to casinos

From today any official casinos and gambling halls were closed in Russia, notes RIA "Novosti." Until today, they had yet to be transferred in four specially designed for gambling zones, their construction is already off.

Greece and said goodbye to smoking in public places

Greece, the country in Europe with the most smokers prohibit smoking in public places on July 1. This is the third attempt of the country within the last ten years to stop the country's love affair with cigarettes recalls EUbusiness.

Vegetarians are more protected from cancer

New research shows that vegetarians than people who eat meat and are less prone to develop cancer, but this does not apply fully to all varieties of disease, informs BBC. A large study involving over 60 thousand people has found that those who follow a vegetarian diet are significantly less affected by blood cancers, bladder and stomach.

Professorship "war" in Oxford

The first woman who became an emeritus professor of poetry at Oxford, was asked to resign because of unfair treatment of her colleague, BBC reported. Resentment against Paydal Ruth, who received an honorary post a week ago is because of her allegations in the press that her main rival Derek Walcott is suspected of sexual harassment.

"Human Rights Watch" accuses UAE operation

"Human Rights Watch" has accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that operate thousands of Asian migrant workers in the construction of insular cultural complex of museums and art galleries, Reuters reported. Many workers are housed in squalid camps, working day lasts longer in severe weather conditions, and employers often retain the passports of workers.

Monument of the first swine flu

Statue to commemorate five years of meksikanche, which is considered first infected with swine flu in the world. The sculpture of Edgar Hernandez of small Three thousand Mexican town of La Gloria will be similar to the famous peeing boy - a symbol of Brussels 'Manneken Pis'.

Canadian writer with "Booker" for 2009 and

Canadian writer Alice Munro short stories won the International Booker Prize for Literature in 2009, reported the official website of the award. The award amounts to 60 thousand pounds. Munro was born in 1931 in Wing, the Canadian province of Ontario. She studied at the University of Western Ontario. His first short story collection "The Dance of the happy shades" was published in 1968

The capital of Latvia gears up for the parade of blondes

On Sunday the streets of the capital of Latvia Riga will undergo about 2000 Blondes on Thursday. The parade is organized by the Latvian Association of Blondes, which also hopes to raise funds for children's charities.

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