The world leader in online news and information CNN has compiled its own list of the 20 best soups from around the world, which also includes Ukrainian borscht. In addition to borscht, the CNN list includes Banga from Nigeria, Vietnamese beef pho, French bouillabaisse, Spanish gazpacho, Portuguese caldo verde, Gambo from the USA, Georgian kharcho, Chinese lanzhou beef noodle soup and others.
The British publication The Independent has recently published a list of cities around the world worth visiting in 2022. Due to quarantine restrictions, the publication says, it is still difficult to travel the world, but it is still possible to make a list of cities you would like to visit next year. The rating involves only 9 cities, including the Ukrainian Odesa. The list of cities to visit in 2022 also includes: Vienna (Austria), Chania (Crete, Greece), Naples (Italy), Paris (France), Seoul...
The Institute for Management Development, in collaboration with Singapore University for Technology and Design (SUTD), has recently released the 2021 Smart City Index. The top three places were taken by Singapore (1st), Zurich (2nd) and Oslo (3rd). Geneva and Copenhagen closed the top five most technological cities in the world. The capital of Ukraine is also ranked among the top 100 smart cities in the world. Kyiv has risen 16 points in the world ranking Smart City Index 2021 and took 82nd...
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) just announced its annual Worldwide Cost of Living index for 2021, which lists the most expensive and cheapest cities to live in the world. Kyiv takes the 88th place. This year, the capital of Ukraine moved up 13 places in the ranking, which is one of the biggest changes in the ranking for the year as a whole.
The Golden Gate of Kyiv got into the list of the 49 coolest neighbourhoods in the world, according to Time Out survey. Around 27,000 city-dwellers were polled and local experts were asked to rank the greatest places for food, fun, culture and community. The first place was taken by Nørrebro, located on the northern side of Copenhagen’s lakes. The area around the Golden Gate of Kyiv took the 16th place in this ranking.