Malta: The restaurant where you pay what you feel food is worth
It is the least pleasant part of an evening dining out. The main course and the desserts are done and you are presented with the bill. Out comes the credit card or cash to pay the stipulated amount... and more in tips.
But a St Julian’s restaurant has come out with an innovative idea by actually letting the clients decide how much the food is really worth. ...(Read more)
Times of Malta
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DW
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The New Zealand Herald
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France 24
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Tengri News
Finland: Finland’s judicial system among the world’s best
Finland’s judicial system has been ranked the world’s fourth best on the World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index 2014.
The index, which surveyed 99 countries worldwide on how the rule of law is applied in day-to-day life, ranked Nordic nations Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland as the top four respectively. Finland was the leader in terms its criminal justice system, but came out fourth when all factors were taken into account. ...(Read more)
Ice News
Denmark: Archaeologists make smelly discovery in Odense
Archaeologists made a stunning, if not stinky discovery during their excavations of I Vilhelm Werners square in Odense on Funen.
The digs revealed numerous latrine barrels dating back to the 1300s and still filled with their intended content, proving – among other things – that human excrement still has a putrid odour even if it is centuries old. ...(Read more)
Copenhagen Post
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