The actual laying of pipes began on April 6. Nord Stream AG, the operator of the project, earlier said that it had received a EUR 3.9-billion loan for the first stage of construction works. The loan for the second stage of the construction – EUR 2.5 billion – is to be obtained until the end [...]

The design for an official commemorative coin to mark the engagement of Britain’s Prince William and Kate Middleton was unveiled on Thursday, but not everyone might recognize the bride-to-be. The depiction, based on photographs of the couple at a sporting event, bears some resemblance to William but less so his fiancee. Royal watchers said she [...]

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you’ll be a success. — Albert Schweitzer You see things; and you say “Why?” But I dream things that never were; and I say “Why not?” — George Bernard Shaw Nature shows us only the tail of [...]

The 2008 Nobel Prize laureates were named in Stockholm and Oslo on October 6-13. During the week, six prizes were awarded. The prizes and their winners are: _ Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine to French researchers Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier for their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, in 1983. They shared [...]

    In early October, a powerful meteor shower will come down to Earth. It will be brought by comet Giacobini-Zinner, which passes near our planet quite often. However, meteors shower are rear enough, but it is possible that they have contributed to the emergence of gold on the planet and even the origin of [...]