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U.S. sanctions on Myanmar junta not enough, Suu Kyi supporters saySecurity forces carried out another series of arrests overnight, with those detained including at least one doctor who had taken part in an...
- US lawmakers nominate Hong Kong democracy movement for Nobel Peace Prize
In a letter to the Nobel Committee submitted by the February 1 deadline and released Wednesday, nine lawmakers across party lines cited the...
- The Lady vanishes: Aung San Suu Kyi back under house arrest
Under the cover of darkness early Monday, soldiers took Myanmar's de facto leader -- who became a beacon for democracy in the 1990s and a N...
- Here's how Nobel Peace Prize nominations come about
There is no shortage of causes or candidates for the Norwegian Nobel Committee to consider for what arguably remains the world's most prest...
- Alexei Navalny, WHO and Greta Thunberg among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize
Norwegian lawmakers have nominated the eventual laureate every year since 2014, with the exception of 2019, said Henrik Urdal, Director of ...
- Lockdown saved more than 100,000 lives claims Economic Survey
Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Bihar restricted the case spread the best; Kerala, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh saved the most lives; Maharashtr...
- 'My ambition? Another Nobel prize' says chemistry laureate
Winning the Nobel prize is often the peak of professional achievement, but chemistry laureate Emmanuelle Charpentier, who received the cove...
- Google celebrates economist & professor, Sir W Arthur Lewis, with a doodle
Google's doodle honours African-American economist and professor, Sir W Arthur Lewis. He was awarded with the Nobel Memorial Prize in Econo...
- Bob Dylan's catalogue, a 60-year rock 'n' roll odyssey of over 600 songs, sold at nearly $300 mn
Universal Music Group bought the entire catalogue of Dylan's songs.
- Nobel prize ceremonies go low-key this year because of coronavirus
Traditionally, the lavish Nobel ceremonies are held Dec. 10, the anniversary of the death of prize founder Alfred Nobel, at an ornate city ...
- Nobel Prize ceremony to be held online this year, laureates to get their medals in their countries
The laureates will receive their medals and diplomas next week.
- Pandemic foils Nobel prize festivities
The Nobel prizes are traditionally awarded at formal ceremonies on December 10, the anniversary of the 1896 death of prize creator Alfred N...
- Breaking the glass ceiling: Women win big at Nobel 2020, four female laureates get recognition
Like the prizes themselves, the Nobel committees awarding them are also male-dominated.
- Literature Nobel awarded to American Louise Gluck for 'unmistakable poetic voice'; 16th woman to be feted
The 77-year-old Yale professor beat Murakami and Margaret Atwood.
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier, Jennifer A. Doudna for developing genome-editing method
They are only the sixth and seventh women in history to receive the Nobel in Chemistry.
- Watch: How are Nobel laureates chosen?
The laureate of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, one of the world's top accolades, will be announced on Friday in Oslo. This year, there are 318...
- Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez for black hole research
Penrose was awarded the Nobel for discovery on black hole formation.
- Nobel prizes in year marked by pandemic: Experts note lack of a clear frontrunner for Peace award
No prizes are expected to be awarded this year for work directly linked to the coronavirus.
- Trump’s totally worth the peace prize considering Nobel’s your uncle
Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a Norwegian parliamentarian, has nominated the US president.
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