The luggage of an Armenian expatriate from Damascus Alexander Pashayan had lots of chests with books. It was the post-war period, where there was widespread destitution and starvation. None of the boys of the village would ever imagine that the chests that they stole actually contained books. But it was too late. The chests couldn’t be retrieved. So they had to burn the books.
Economist Intelligence Unit research center has published a list of 10 most expensive cities in the world. It is the second time this list is made this year. As luxlux.net site writes, in order to make this list, the company has researched prices of 160 goods and services.