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Nobel Prize in medicine honours two Americans over discovery of microRNA
Nobel Prize in medicine honours two Americans over discovery of microRNA
The Nobel Prize in medicine has been awarded to Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regulated.

Mon, 07 Oct, 2024

Narges Mohammadi
Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi handed additional prison term in Iran
A court in Iran has given imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi an additional sentence of 15 months for allegedly spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic, her family said.

Mon, 15 Jan, 2024

Twins accept Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of mother jailed in Iran
Twins accept Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of mother jailed in Iran
The children of imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi have accepted this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf in a ceremony in the Norwegian capital.

Sun, 10 Dec, 2023

Harvard University professor Claudia Goldin awarded Nobel economics prize
Harvard University professor Claudia Goldin awarded Nobel economics prize
The Nobel economics prize has been awarded to Claudia Goldin, a professor at Harvard University, for advancing understanding of women’s labour market outcomes.

Mon, 09 Oct, 2023

Narges Mohammadi, Shirin Ebadi
Iranian women’s rights activist Narges Mohammadi awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Imprisoned activist Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for fighting the oppression of women in Iran.

Fri, 06 Oct, 2023

Norwegian author Jon Fosse wins the Nobel Prize in literature
Norwegian author Jon Fosse wins the Nobel Prize in literature
One of his country’s most-performed dramatists, Fosse has written some 40 plays as well as novels, short stories, children’s books, poetry and essays.

Thu, 05 Oct, 2023

Trio awarded Nobel Prize in chemistry over work on quantum dots
Trio awarded Nobel Prize in chemistry over work on quantum dots
Hans Ellegren, the secretary-general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, announced the award on Wednesday morning in Stockholm

Wed, 04 Oct, 2023

Nobel Prize in physics awarded to three scientists analysing electrons in atoms
Nobel Prize in physics awarded to three scientists analysing electrons in atoms
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said their experiments 'have given humanity new tools for exploring the world of electrons inside atoms and molecules'

Tue, 03 Oct, 2023

Nobel Prize for medicine won by covid-19 vaccine scientists
Nobel Prize for medicine won by covid-19 vaccine scientists
Thomas Perlmann, secretary of the Nobel Assembly, announced the award on Monday in Stockholm

Mon, 02 Oct, 2023

Nobel Foundation reverses ban on Russia, Belarus, Iran and far-right leader
Nobel Foundation reverses ban on Russia, Belarus, Iran and far-right leader
The Nobel Foundation has reversed its invitation policy and invited Russia, Belarus and Iran, as well as the leader of a far-right Swedish party, who had previously been banned.

Fri, 01 Sep, 2023

ULSTER Hume/Trimble
Sons of John Hume and David Trimble speak of fathers’ sacrifices for Good Friday Agreement
Former Ulster Unionist leader Mr Trimble died in July 2022 and former SDLP leader Mr Hume in August 2020

Fri, 07 Apr, 2023

Russian raids target Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group Memorial
Russian raids target Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group Memorial
Russian authorities have raided the homes and offices of human rights advocates and historians with the prominent rights group Memorial which won the Nobel Peace Prize last year.

Tue, 21 Mar, 2023

Norway Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Peace Prize winners condemn Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
The winners of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize have shared their visions of a fairer world and denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine.

Sat, 10 Dec, 2022

Sweden Nobel Prizes
Russia and Belarus ambassadors barred from Nobel ceremony
The foundation also said it would continue its practice of inviting the leaders of all parties in the Swedish Parliament, except the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats.

Tue, 25 Oct, 2022

Nobel Prizes
Three US-based economists awarded Nobel Prize for work on banks
The committee said their work had shown in their research 'why avoiding bank collapses is vital'

Mon, 10 Oct, 2022

Nobel Prize Economics
Nobel panel to announce winner of economics prize
The winner, or winners, of this year’s Nobel Prize for economics will be announced at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm on Monday.

Mon, 10 Oct, 2022

Nobel Peace Prize
European leaders welcome Nobel Peace Prize for human rights activists
European leaders have welcomed the award of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to activists standing up for human rights and democracy in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.

Fri, 07 Oct, 2022

Strasbourg, France. 02nd July, 2014. A Belarussian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski (also transliterated as Ales Bialacki,
Jailed Belarus activist, Russian and Ukrainian groups awarded Nobel Peace Prize for 2022
The Nobel Peace Prize, worth 10 million Swedish crowns (almost €920,000), will be presented in Oslo on December 10

Fri, 07 Oct, 2022

Sweden Nobel Prize Medicine
French writer Annie Ernaux awarded Nobel Prize for Literature
French author Annie Ernaux has been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature for “the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory”, the Swedish Academy said on ...

Thu, 06 Oct, 2022

Nobel Prize Literature
Nobel panel to announce winner of literature prize
The winner of the Nobel Prize in literature will be announced at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm on Thursday.

Thu, 06 Oct, 2022

Nobel Prize for chemistry goes to trio for work on molecule attachment
Nobel Prize for chemistry goes to trio for work on molecule attachment
The Nobel Prize for chemistry has been awarded to US scientists Carolyn R Bertozzi and K Barry Sharpless and Denmark’s Morten Meldal for developing a way of “snapping molecules together” that can be used to design medicines.

Wed, 05 Oct, 2022

Sweden Nobel Prize Medicine
Nobel panel to announce winner of chemistry prize
The winner, or winners, of the Nobel Prize in chemistry are set to be announced at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm.

Wed, 05 Oct, 2022

Nobel Physics
Three scientists share Nobel Prize for Physics
Three scientists have jointly won this year’s Nobel Prize for Physics for their work on quantum information science.

Tue, 04 Oct, 2022

Nobel Medicine
Nobel panel to announce winner of medicine prize
The winner, or winners, of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine are due to be announced at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.

Mon, 03 Oct, 2022

Nobel Peace Prize Auction
Russian journalist sells Nobel Prize for over $100 million to help Ukraine
The Nobel Peace Prize that Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov auctioned off to raise money for Ukraine’s child refugees has sold for 103. 5 million dollars, shattering the old record for a Nobel.

Tue, 21 Jun, 2022

Nobel Economics
Nobel-winning economists rewarded for ‘natural experiments’ in real world
A US-based economist won the Nobel prize for economics for pioneering research that showed an increase in minimum wage does not lead to less hiring and immigrants do not lower pay for native-born workers, challenging commonly held ideas.

Mon, 11 Oct, 2021

Nobel Chemistry
US-based trio claim Nobel economics prize for ‘natural experiments’
Three US-based economists won the 2021 Nobel prize for economics for work on drawing conclusions from unintended experiments, or so-called “natural experiments”.

Mon, 11 Oct, 2021

Nobel Literature
Journalists handed Nobel Peace Prize for fight for freedom of expression
The winners were announced on Friday by Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

Fri, 08 Oct, 2021

Nobel Chemistry
Nobel Prize for chemistry honours ‘greener’ way to build molecules
Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize for chemistry for finding an “ingenious” and environmentally cleaner way to build molecules that can be used to make everything from medicines to food flavourings.

Wed, 06 Oct, 2021

Nobel Medicine
Nobel Prize honours scientists for discovery of temperature and touch receptors
The winners were announced by Thomas Perlmann, secretary-general of the Nobel Committee

Mon, 04 Oct, 2021

Norway Nobel Ceremonies
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to UN’s World Food Programme
The head of the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) has accepted the Nobel Peace Prize at the agency’s headquarters in Rome. WFP executive director David Beasley received the medal, which had been sent in a diplomatic pouch to Rome.

Thu, 10 Dec, 2020

Sweden Nobel Economics
American duo win Nobel prize in economics for improvements to auction theory
Two American economists have won the Nobel Prize for improving the theory of how auctions work and inventing new and better formats that are now woven into the economy.

Mon, 12 Oct, 2020

Nobel Peace
World Food Programme fights hunger in crises and war zones
The World Food Programme’s Nobel Peace Prize award shines a light on vulnerable communities across the Middle East and Africa that the UN agency seeks to help, those starving and living in war zones that rarely get the world’s attention.

Fri, 09 Oct, 2020

Nobel Peace
World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize
The announcement was made in the Norwegian capital by Berit Reiss-Andersen, chairwoman of the Nobel Committee

Fri, 09 Oct, 2020

Nobel Prize for chemistry awarded for ‘genome scissors’
Nobel Prize for chemistry awarded for ‘genome scissors’
French scientist Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A Doudna have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing a method of genome editing likened to “molecular scissors” that offer the promise of one day curing genetic diseases.

Wed, 07 Oct, 2020

M.C. Escher retrospective
Briton Roger Penrose wins Nobel Prize for physics for black hole discovery
A Briton is among three scientists who have won this year’s Nobel Prize in physics for advancing our understanding of black holes.

Tue, 06 Oct, 2020

Sweden Nobel Medicine
Three win Nobel medicine award for Hepatitis C virus discovery
British scientist Michael Houghton and Americans Harvey J Alter and Charles M Rice have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus.

Mon, 05 Oct, 2020

Election 2020 Trump
Trump calls Swedish legislator to thank him for Nobel Peace Prize nomination
A Swedish legislator who nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the Middle East has said he received a phone call of thanks from the US president.

Tue, 22 Sep, 2020

Nobel Prize board investigation reveals 'unwanted intimacy' took place
Nobel Prize board investigation reveals 'unwanted intimacy' took place

The Swedish Academy, which hands out the coveted Nobel Prize for Literature, said an investigation has found that "unacceptable behaviour in the form of unwanted intimacy" took place within its ranks.

Fri, 20 Apr, 2018

Small Business Q&A: Nobel Prize Winner for Physics, Arthur McDonald
Small Business Q&A: Nobel Prize Winner for Physics, Arthur McDonald
This week Kehlan talks with the 2015 Nobel Prize Winner for Physics, Arthur McDonald, about winning the award and how he got it for his ground-breaking work with neutrinos - one of the least-known sub-atomic particles.

Mon, 01 Feb, 2016

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