Zhores Alferov, the 2000 Nobel prize winner in physics and a member of Russia’s parliament, has died aged 88 in St Petersburg, the Russian Communist party said on Saturday. mais 197 palavras
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Ebadi urges world action to weaken Iran rulers on revolution anniversary
This content was published on February 8, 2019
Iranian Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi poses during a news conference on Iran at the Reporters without Borders (RSF) offices in Paris, France, February 7, 2019. mais 748 palavras
Teaser Tuesday: Jan 8
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly book meme originally featured at Should Be Reading. To participate, just open the book you are currently reading to a random page, and choose two ‘teaser’ sentences from somewhere on that page. mais 215 palavras
Book review: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, 2005
Wow. Just wow.
I am a bit embarrassed that I have only now just got round to reading what must be one of the most powerful novels written this century. mais 978 palavras
Red Sorghum by Mo Yan
In the 1920s, China descended into a civil war which was fought between the KMT-led government of the Republic of China and the Communist Party of China, leaving the country divided and weak. mais 1.056 palavras
Small Memories, by José Saramago
José Saramago was one of Portugal’s greatest and most revered authors. The winner of the Nobel Prize in 1998, Saramago passed away in 1010, leaving behind a rich legacy of fantastical novels like Blindness and the Stone Raft. mais 299 palavras
2. “Back and to the left,” is consistent with the laws of physics.
Dr. Alvarez
The fatal head shot caused President Kennedy’s body to convulse, back and to the left. Many people with a common sense understand of physics will tell you that this proves the shot must have come from the front. mais 235 palavras
