http://english.pravda.ru/ Pravda.Ru http://english.pravda.ru/img/pravda.gif http://english.pravda.ru/ http://english.pravda.ru/world/asia/10-02-2010/112142-vietnam-0 The subject about the construction of the nuclear power plant in Vietnam with the help of Soviet specialists appeared during the 1980s. There were two construction areas found in the central part of the country. The project was forgotten after the collapse of the USSR. Vietnam remembers Moscow’s role in the struggle against France, then against the USA and China. In addition, Russian products have the price and quality advantage. Finally, Russia and Vietnam develop defense and technical cooperation very actively Asia Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:57:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/science/mysteries/10-02-2010/112141-human_brain-0 Laughter is one of the most mysterious demonstrations of human behavior. Sincere laughter activates three areas of the brain: the cognitive area – to understand a joke; the area of movement – to control facial muscles; the emotional area – to produce the effect of happiness. However, some people laugh at street and toilet style jokes, whereas others giggle when they watch a horror film – scientists do not know why it happens. All we know is the fact that laughter makes a person feel a lot better Mysteries Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:51:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/news/society/showbiz/10-02-2010/112139-jackson_doctor_court_april-0 Michael Jackson's doctor returns to court in April to find out the date for the next main step in the case - a proceeding that will drag out the evidence the prosecution believes will reveal his "gross negligence" as the direct cause of the pop star's death. Showbiz Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:31:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/news/society/showbiz/10-02-2010/112138-tom_cruise_fourth_mission -0 Tom Cruise will return as Ethan Hunt in a fourth Mission: Impossible film to be released in May 2011, US movie studio Paramount Pictures has confirmed. Showbiz Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:24:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/news/world/americas/10-02-2010/112136-small_earthquake_americans-0 A rare moderate earthquake disturbed  northern Illinois Wednesday morning, waking up residents in the Chicago area. Americas Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:11:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/business/finance/10-02-2010/112134-china-0 Experts are expecting a recession in China along with a new wave of the economic crisis. They say that the next two years may become critical for both China and the global economy. The growth of the Chinese GPD is caused by financial bubbles that can burst and bring the country into a recession followed by a global economic crisis Finance Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:52:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/russia/history/10-02-2010/112133-pancake_week-0 There is no other holiday in Russia that would be as fun and wild as Maslenitsa - also known as Butter Week or Pancake Week. There are several traditions observed during Maslenitsa. During Maslenitsa week, meat is already forbidden to Orthodox Christians. At the culmination of the celebration it was customary to organize real feasts with entertainment on the main streets of cities and villages History, traditions Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:26:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/world/africa/10-02-2010/112132-sahara-0 Al-Qaeda is present in North Africa, namely, in the hard-to-reach areas of the Sahara. The state of affairs in the region is significantly destabilized by Algerian Islamite group that has been actively fought against since 1992. It was the year when they came close to coming to power. The Islamic Salvation Front won the parliament election by a wide margin, and was to form the government Africa Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:10:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/society/family/10-02-2010/112131-unwanted_pregnancy-0 The abortion ban was enforced in post-World War II USSR until 1953. Despite enormous human losses, especially in male population, the country experienced an extremely high birth rate. The research conducted in Russia and other countries shows that those who have zero abortion risk, namely, men and women over 50, are the most adamant naysayers when it comes to the issue of the women’s abortion rights. In other words, these are people who are not threatened by abortions Family Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:01:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/news/world/europe/10-02-2010/112130-barroso_eu_vision_reality-0 The European Parliament on Tuesday approved of  the new team of EU commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso who urged governments to  tone up the fight against the economic crisis. Europe Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:04:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/news/science/health/10-02-2010/112129-michelle_obama_nation_weight-0 President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are up to fight obesity of U.S. children now more than ever. Health Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:45:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/society/stories/09-02-2010/112128-havana_world_university_capital-0 More than three thousand delegates from 60 countries, including a score of ministers that have confirmed to date, will converge in Cuba, the world capital of university education, on Monday (08/02), for five days. Shortly before the official opening of University 2010 on Monday, 14 pre-conference discussions will develop, including the universalization of higher education in Cuba, close to graduating its first million since the Revolution in 1959. Real life stories Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:45:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/russia/economics/09-02-2010/112127-russian_arms_sales-0 The Russian Federation has become the largest supplier of military equipment to Latin American countries, overtaking the United States of America between 2008 and 2009. However, is Uncle Sam interfering with Brazil’s military modernization program? If the Brazilian Air Force has declared it prefers the Sukhoi SU-35 BM, why is Brasilia pondering other alternatives? Economics Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:35:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/09-02-2010/112125-civilized_world_protect_iran-0 Just one look at the map will tell you...something ominous is brewing. Iran is completely surrounded by elements of the evil empire. Iran is on a hit list. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the empire has drawn up a hit list after which several countries, one after the other, have been ravaged after a plethora of lies and deception. No doubt this hit list was drawn up in Tel Aviv. Columnists Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:31:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/world/africa/09-02-2010/112126-rape_women_rights-0 The plight of the 8,000 women raped in the Democratic Republic of the Congo last year sums up the wider issue of the deplorable situation which many women face on a daily basis. Nearly half of the world’s women suffer some form of physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their lifetimes, while in some countries the figure reaches 87 per cent. Africa Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:28:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/hotspots/crimes/09-02-2010/112124-mummified_body-0 A mummified body of a woman was found in the east of Moscow. The body of the woman, aged 70, remained in her apartment for four months. The woman had been dead for more than four months. It is not the first time when the police find mummified bodies in apartments Crimes Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:10:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/russia/politics/09-02-2010/112123-nato_russia-0 NATO’s strategy to develop and improve cooperation with Russia seems to work only on paper. The block continues to expand, which raises serious concerns with the Russian administration. “NATO poses a threat to us today, and it is a very serious threat,” Nikolai Patrushev, the chairman of the Russian Security Council said Politics Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:47:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/news/world/09-02-2010/112122-obama-0 First lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday launched a campaign to fight childhood obesity, a cause that is becoming her top policy priority. World Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:47:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/news/world/09-02-2010/112121-espionage-0 A former Rockwell International and Boeing Co. aerospace engineer who worked on the Space Shuttle program was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for economic espionage and acting as an agent for China. World Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:08:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/news/world/09-02-2010/112120-Haiti-0 Nearly a month after being buried by Haiti's killer quake, a 28-year-old man has been pulled alive from the wreckage of a building in Port-au-Prince. World Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:31:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/news/society/09-02-2010/112119-Jackson-0 Michael Jackson's personal physician returns to court in April to find out the date for the next major step in the case — a proceeding that will reveal for the first time the evidence the prosecution believes will show his "gross negligence" was the direct cause of the pop star's death. Society Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:05:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/world/asia/09-02-2010/112118-iran-0 Iran’s representative at the IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltaniyeh, stated February 8 that Iran had officially informed the IAEA of its works to produce 20 percent enriched uranium for the research reactor in Teheran. It seems very surprising that the new decision of the Iranian administration comes in contrast with Ahmadinejad’s statement which he made on February 2. That day, he said that Iran was ready to ship low-enriched uranium for further enrichment to other countries and receive nuclear fuel in return Asia Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:06:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/news/business/companies/09-02-2010/112117-coca_cola_co._estimates-0 Coca-Cola Co. reported that its fourth-quarter net income attributable to Shareowners was $1.54 billion or $0.66 per share, compared to $995 million or $0.43 per share in the same quarter last year. Companies Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:51:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/news/science/health/09-02-2010/112116-modernisation_health_care_syste-0 For the first ever time, Government programs for the coming year will account for over 50% of the entire US healthcare spending, as has been predicted by federal actuaries, mainly on the back of a weak economy pushing more and more people into Medicaid, all the while slowing the growth of private insurance. Health Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:06:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/news/science/health/09-02-2010/112115-nutrition_cardiovascular_diseas-0 Adopting healthy eating habits is one way to reduce the risk of developing heart disease and stroke, scientists believe. Health Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:48:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/news/science/health/09-02-2010/112114-mother_age_child_autism-0 University of California, Davis researchers discovered that advanced maternal age is linked to a significantly higher risk of having a child with autism, regardless of how old the father is. Health Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:29:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/09-02-2010/112113-salomi_case-0 Observers indicate that two individuals in HTS leadership positions on the ground in Iraq---Lieutenant Colonel Byrd (Program Management Office - FWD) and Michael Goains, GG-15 (Theater Coordination Element) had direct knowledge of Issa Salomi's prior forays outside Camp Liberty/Victory Base Complex in Iraq unaccompanied by his teammates (team designation IZ-02,) or US military personnel Columnists Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:17:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/news/science/tech/09-02-2010/112112-google_gmail_compete_facebook-0 The search giant is upgrading its Gmail program to add social-media tools similar to those found on Facebook. Google will incorporate photo and video sharing within the Gmail application, along with a new tool for status updates. Google will hold a press conference at its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters today to show off the new features. Technologies and discoveries Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:42:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/news/world/09-02-2010/112111-iran_enrich_uranium_opposition-0 Iranian state television quoted officials who said the process of enriching uranium to a higher level started Tuesday at Iran's Natanz facility in the presence of International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors. World Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:22:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/news/world/09-02-2010/112110-toyota-0 Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces a recall related to the software program that controls the antilock braking system (ABS) in current-model "Prius", "Prius Plug-in Hybrid", "Sai" and "HS250h" sold in Japan. World Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:20:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/news/hotspots/disasters/09-02-2010/112109-avalanche_indian_soldiers-0 An avalanche in the mountains of Indian-controlled Kashmir killed 17 Indian soldiers and injured 17 others near a popular Himalayan ski resort Monday. Disasters, catastrophes Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:11:00 +0300 http://english.pravda.ru/world/ussr/09-02-2010/112107-ukraine-0 Ukraine’s relations with Russia will improve no matter who eventually takes the president’s office. Yushchenko and his team did their best to worsen Ukraine’s relations with Russia as much as possible. The winner’s name has not been announced officially yet, but everyone knows that Ukraine will have another Viktor at the head - Viktor Yanukovych Former USSR Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:36:00 +0300