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Bangladesh Nobel winner Yunus says firms forcefully taken over
Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus said several of his firms were forcefully taken over, weeks after his conviction in a criminal case his supporters say was politically motivated.
Clean energy and gene-editing: a look at scientific advancements in 2023
From gene-editing therapy to nuclear fusion ignition, scientists have made a number of important breakthroughs in 2023, each advancing research in their respective fields.
Divisive legacy of Henry Kissinger: War criminal or foreign policy hero?
The man who served under two American statesmen has been described as the most influential and controversial figures in American foreign policy.
On this day in history, November 27
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On this day in history, October 13
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On this day in history, October 11
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Claudia Goldin wins Nobel Prize for work on women in the labour market
The 77-year-old Harvard professor, who is the third woman to be awarded the prestigious economics prize, was given the nod ‘for having advanced our understanding of women's labour market outcomes’, the jury said.
On this day in history, October 9
Some of the more interesting things that happened on this day.
LOOK: Jailed Iran women's activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi was honoured ‘for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all’.
Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse wins 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature
Jon Fosse’s work ‘touches on the deepest feelings that you have—anxiety, insecurities, questions of life and death,’ Swedish Academy member Anders Olsson said.
WATCH: Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded for research into quantum dots in TVs
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry stirred controversy because, in a highly unusual development, the names of the winners were leaked in Swedish media four hours before they were made public more widely.
LOOK: Three scientists win Nobel Prize in physics for probing electrons
Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L'Huillier were honoured for experiments that, according to the Nobel committee, 'have given humanity new tools for exploring the world of electrons inside atoms and molecules'.
What is the Nobel Prize?
The Nobel prizes, arguably the world's most prestigious awards, are to be announced this week, starting with the award for medicine or physiology on Monday. The prizes, with 11 million Swedish crowns (about $1 million) each, are also given for achievements in physics, literature, chemistry, and peace.
Hungarian and US scientists win medicine Nobel for Covid-19 vaccine discoveries
Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman contributed to the unprecedented rate of vaccine development during one of the greatest threats to human health in modern times.
On this day in history, October 2
Some of the more interesting things that happened on this day.
On this day in history, July 21
Significant and interesting snippets of news, with a South African angle, from this day in history
On this day in history, July 2
Significant and interesting snippets of news, with a South African angle, from this day in history
On this day, May 7
Embassy bombed from the air; radicals chop off businessman’s head; father of Nobel Awards patents dynamite; liner’s sinking helps end World War I
Who scooped the prestigious Nobel awards this year?
The Nobel Prizes are five prizes that, according to Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to “those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind“.
Nobel Prize literature winner Annie Ernaux writes about deep pain with cool restraint
Annie Ernaux’s command of sentences and structure makes her work feel at once meticulously crafted and unnervingly heated.
WATCH: Swedish scientist wins Nobel in medicine for discoveries on human evolution
Svaante Paabo, a Swedish scientist, has won the 113th Nobel Prize for Physiology in Medicine, an award that his father had won 47 years before.
Solidarity for peace and progress
OPINION: We stand ready to work with the Nordics to build a coalition for peace, for ending the war in Ukraine, for ending the humanitarian suffering, and for reconciliation that will help end the deep divisions, writes Naledi Pandor.
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was recognised as a courageous moral giant worldwide
All the tributes to Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, who died aged 90 on Sunday, have referenced his moral strength and moral courage.