Maxim's was one of the first Western restaurants to open in the capital 27 years ago.
Legend has it that the Bridge of Sighs, which connects the Palazzo Ducale here to an ancient prison, got its name because it gave convicts on the way to serve their sentences a last glimpse of the limpid lagoon.
Psychologists have discovered that some of the most hallowed advice on study habits is wrong.
It is lunchtime at what may be the world's largest free eatery.
Venture capitalists must separate visionary entrepreneurs from the simply deluded erally collapses.
Just like people, some buildings have a je ne sais quoi that can only be described as sex appeal.
The Titanic hit an iceberg in 1912 because of a basic steering error, and only sank as fast as it did because an official persuaded the captain to continue sailing, an author said in an interview published on Wednesday.
Flowers picked up to 150 years ago in Victorian England show that old collections of pressed plants around the world can help the study of climate change, scientists said on Wednesday.
Nestled on the southern coast of China, the former British colony of Hong Kong is renowned for its famous harbor, teeming skyscrapers, ultra-capitalist dynamism, great Cantonese dining, shopping and a buzzing nightlife on China's doorstep.
Things are on the up for U.S. billionaires with more than half of them adding to their net worth in a year which once again saw Bill Gates as the richest of them all, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday.
Leonardo Da Vinci would be proud: the Snowbird has flown.
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