It’s that time of year again when acrobats, foodies and comedians all unite to make the Edinburgh Festivals better than ever. Any and every festival to tickle your fancy will be playing in various venues all across Edinburgh but what festivals are the best picks? From free festivals to award-winning ones, […]

Natural hazards are termed disasters when they kill and displace humans, damage livelihood and development infrastructure. Families and societies with adequate resources and capacities are able to avoid or limit the disastrous consequences of natural hazards, to an extent, and are able to recover whatever the losses they face. People […]

To many, the African continent is a large elephant-ear shaped mass of political and social turmoil stickered with innumerable travel warnings and discouragements. All throughout historical and contemporary popular culture, Africa has been unjustly depicted as a place of dictators, cannibals, hyenas and starvation. Yet travelling through this vast continent […]

The Edinburgh Trams are a little like Marmite; you either love them or you hate them. But for the majority of the British public, it seems to be the latter. They have taken the taxes of hard-working civilians and rather than spending them on hospitals or schools, the government has […]

Are you planning to have a real bash with friends this summer? Try to explore Mykonos, a magnificent city situated in the heart of the Greek Islands. Mykonos is the perfect city for tourists who want to have a remarkable vacation with their loved ones. The travelling spree to the […]

Some people are aware of China’s current population problem, whilst others are not. China has a policy known as the ‘One Child Policy’ which was implemented in 1979. The policy has raised debates about human rights, morality and how China is going to battle the problems this policy has caused. […]

Located in the Ionian Sea in Greece, Corfu is a large island (in fact the second largest of the Ionian Islands), which is known for its exotic beauty and traditional Greek ambience. In the past few years, it has emerged as a popular holiday destination for people looking to run […]

Russian checks of non-governmental organizations (NGO), initiated after adopting the law, which reinforces control over political NGOs with foreign funding, might influence the process of EU-Russia visa regime facilitation. This is the opinion expressed by Director General of the European Directorate General on Home Affairs Stefano Manservisi in an interview […]