Plans have been approved to build the world's biggest optical telescope in Chile. The observatory to be constructed in the Atacama desert will have a main mirror 40m in diameter to collect light from the night sky. Astronomers say the extremely large telescope will provide insight into distant planets and the formation of galaxies.

在智利建造全世界最大的光学望远镜的计划已得到批准。这座天文台将建在阿塔卡马沙漠，主望远镜直径40米，能收集夜间天空的光线。航天员说，这家超级巨型望远镜将帮助我们了解遥远行星和银河系的构成。

The Nobel Foundation says it's cutting the amount of money at awards to Nobel Prize winners because of the economic crisis. The foundation says poorer economic conditions in recent years have meant the returns of receives on its capital have not kept pace with its costs. Future Nobel Prize awards will be cut by 20% to just over $1m.

诺贝尔基金会表示，由于经济危机，将削减向诺贝尔奖得主提供的奖金。基金称，最近几年经济不景气，使得其资金回报无法弥补成本。未来的诺贝尔奖金将被削减20%，减到100多万美元。

One of the two host countries, Ukraine, have won their opening match in the 2012 European Football Championships. They beat Sweden by 2 goals to 1 in Kiev. In the earlier match in Group D, France and England drew 1-1.

2012欧洲足球锦标赛两主办国之一的乌克兰赢得开场比赛，在基辅以2:1的进球打败瑞典。在早些时候的D组比赛中，法国和英格兰打了1:1的平局。