Europe

RUSSIA: According to Roscosmos, Russia’s federal space agency, the time has come to put a cosmonaut on the moon. Roscosmos has started a campaign to look for new recruits. Any Russian citizen with medical or technical education can apply.

AZERBAIJAN: It's not only international sporting competitions like the Olympics that pull in huge tourist crowds. This year's Eurovision song contest will bring tens of thousands to Baku, Azerbaijan's capital.

FRANCE: When you feel like celebrating, you might say, "Break out the bubbly!" This means "open a bottle of champagne". And, despite the global economic gloom, champagne makers feel like celebrating.

EUROPE: Although concerns about the euro are getting lots of media attention, it seems that Europeans think there are even bigger problems facing the world.

GREAT BRITAIN: When the first Apple Store opened ten years ago, in McLean, Virginia, the event got a lot of press attention. But few people even noticed the recent opening of the world’s first “Google Store” in London.