How to make better choices
July 22, 2020
Even when we know what would be the best choice, we don’t always pick the right option, only to feel bad about it later. But our ability to make good choices can be improved, scientists…
How 86 billion neurons in human brain really work
June 22, 2020
If you didn’t know that there are 86 billion neurons in a human brain, now you do. But does how this complex biological processor work and make learning possible? Human learning is based on interpreting…
Universities in Russia to accept online applications from 20 June 2020
June 3, 2020
Education had to swiftly adapt to changes brought by pandemics. Universities in Russia are accepting applications from students this year from 20 June to 17 August. Universities in Russia offer online applications in response to…
Distance learning in quarantine in Russia: Is it good or bad?
June 4, 2020
Schools and universities in Russia were the first to go into quarantine on 16 March 2020. The students and teachers still use distance learning and as the recent survey demonstrated, most of them feel it’s…
Demand for telemedicine in Russia soars during pandemics
June 14, 2020
The recent health crisis prompted healthcare systems in all countries to venture online for consultations. Doctors in Russia also started offering online consultations and locals are ready to start using these options. Telemedicine in Russia…
65% drop in divorces in Moscow during quarantine
June 6, 2020
Residents of Moscow, Russia, seem to have grown more content in their marriages during self-isolation, with the city’s divorce rate dropping by 65% in April 2020. Statistics of marriages showed just 30% drop, by comparison.…
Love during pandemics
June 7, 2020
The unexpected health crisis put a stop on many international couples’ plans to meet or reunite, but at the same time other lovers continued with weddings or even decided to get married. Love during pandemics…
Ukraine to increase sustenance level
June 21, 2020
The government of Ukraine intends to increase the sustenance level in the country. Currently it’s 2,027 hryvnia (USD 75) per month; from 1 July 2020 there is an increase to 2,118 hryvnia (USD 79). The…
Ukraine targets top-30 in World Bank’s Rating
June 8, 2020
Ukraine moved up in the World Bank’s rating of Doing Business to #64. But Ukrainian prime minister Denis Shmyhal, who was appointed in March 2020, thinks that a position in top-30 is achievable in near…
Ukrainian pensioners will get extra 500 hryvnia monthly after turning 75
June 18, 2020
Pensioners aged 75 and over are going to get 500 hryvnia added to their monthly pensions, the minister of social politics Marina Lazebnaya informed. Extra 500 hryvnia for pensioners 75+ Over a million of Ukrainian…