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How reliable are the Nobel Prizes?
Although the Nobel Prizes are known as some of the most prestigious awards in the world, they have sparked various debates over the years due to certain political stances. However, among the recipients, there are undeniably those who truly deserved the Nobel Prize.
African Union wins inaugural Leo Tolstoy International Peace Prize
The historic event, held at the Bolshoi Theatre, was attended by international dignitaries, public figures, and cultural leaders, underscoring the AU’s growing global recognition.
Will AI one day win a Nobel Prize?
Some scientists are working to create an AI colleague worthy of a Nobel Prize.
Nobel Prize-winning author to deliver keynote address at 22nd Nelson Mandela Foundation lecture
This year’s annual lecture will be delivered by fellow Nobel Prize laureate and celebrated autho, Abdulrazak Gurnah.
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Henry Kissinger, singular American diplomat, dead at 100
Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger, a key figure of American diplomacy in the post-World War II era, died on November 29, at the age of 100.
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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.
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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'.
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.
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