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Nobel

Americas 3 months ago

Venezuelan opposition leader emerges from hiding after winning Nobel

It was unclear how Machado managed to travel to Norway, or how she will return after Venezuela said it would consider her a fugitive if she left the country.

Europe 3 months ago

Suspense swirls if Nobel peace laureate will attend ceremony

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who lives in hiding, is due to receive her Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Wednesday, but hours before the ceremony it was still unclear whether she would attend.

Academia 5 months ago

Machado’s peace Nobel revives the prize’s old dilemmas

The Venezuelan opposition leader is the latest in a long list of controversial Nobel peace laureates that illustrate the committee's complex reasoning behind whether to choose a model of change or a model for change.

Europe 5 months ago

Trio win Nobel economics prize for work on innovation, growth and 'creative destruction'

While most economists view economic growth as a driver of prosperity, there are some who do not see it as an unalloyed good.

Middle East and Africa 8 months ago

Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

Speaking to reporters at the beginning of their meeting, Netanyahu said Israel was working with the United States to find countries who would give Palestinians a better future.

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

Maria Ressa says 'dangerous times' ahead after Meta ends US fact-checking

Ressa and the Rappler news site she co-founded have spent years fighting online disinformation while battling court cases filed under former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, whose drug war killed thousands of people.

Books 1 year ago

Han Kang wins South Korea's first literature Nobel

A short story writer and novelist, Han is best known for her book "The Vegetarian", which was her major international breakthrough and won the Man Booker Prize in 2016.

Art & Culture 1 year ago

Nobel literature prize may go for non-Western writer

With no official shortlist, speculation is rife on who the 18-member Academy will settle on, the suspense ending when it announces its pick at 1:00 pm (1100 GMT).

Science & Tech 1 year ago

AI steps into science limelight with Nobel wins

"AI's role in transforming how we do science cannot be underestimated," Elena Simperl, a professor at King's College London's informatics department said.

Europe 1 year ago

Nobel Peace Prize to be awarded as wars rage

The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded Friday, a ray of light in a dark year for world peace, with the International Court of Justice, UNRWA and UN chief Antonio Guterres seen as favorites.

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