Nobel Prize in Literature for Svetlana Alexievich
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2015 has been awarded to Svetlana Alexievich “for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time”. In literature, polyphony is supposed…
UN Welcomes U.S. Decision to Release 6,000 Prisoners
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed Wednesday the decision by the United States Government to release 6,000 inmates from federal penitentiaries. It is an effort to ease overcrowding in prisons…
Ann Romney to Join SiriusXM’s Leading Ladies Series
SiriusXM announced that Ann Romney, the former First Lady of Massachusetts, will be the featured guest on the next installment of the “SiriusXM Leading Ladies” special series. The program offers…
Sachin Tendulkar to Play Cricket in the U.S.
Global cricket icons Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne will headline a star-studded lineup of cricket players from around the world in the inaugural “Cricket All-Stars,” a three-game series in New…
NASA Selects Student Teams for Rocket Launch Challenge
NASA selected 55 student teams from across the nation to participate in the 2015-2016 NASA Student Launch challenge, to be held April 13-17 near NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in…