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Who Is Narges Mohammadi: Nobel Laureate Facing Decades Behind Bars In Iran
On October 6, 2023, Narges Mohammadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her long-standing work in support of women's rights and human rights in Iran.
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They Cut Class, Got Expelled And Still Won The Nobel Prize
Some Nobel laureates were straight-A students from the get-go. But others AFP recounted how they cut class, got expelled, and had doubts about their future.
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Nuclear Weapons Don't Bring Peace, Warns Nobel-Winning Atomic Bomb Survivor
Nuclear weapons never bring peace, said the co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, a group of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki that won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
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Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai Unveils New Documentary At Toronto Film Festival
Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai, who unveiled her first documentary with Apple TV+ at the Toronto film festival, said Monday that its inspiring story of elderly South Korean women sea divers dovetails perfectly with her own activism.
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Muhammad Yunus: Bangladesh's 'Banker To The Poor'
Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus has been asked by Bangladeshi protest leaders to helm an interim government to replace ousted premier Sheikh Hasina, who had hounded him in speeches and through the courts.
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India Succeeded In Building "World's Best Digital Economy": Nobel Laureate
Noting that India is a major economy with the highest potential growth rate right now, Nobel laureate economist A Michael Spence said the country has successfully developed by far the best digital economy and finance architecture in the world.
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All You Need To Know About Bangladesh's 83-Year-Old Jailed Nobel Laureate
Jailed Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus is celebrated around the world for helping millions of people out of poverty, but at home in Bangladesh he has a powerful enemy.
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Nobel Peace Prize Winner Narges Mohammadi Goes On Hunger Strike In Iranian Jail
Authorities had not let the 51-year-old go to the hospital for heart and lung treatment last week because she had refused to wear a mandatory head scarf for the visit.
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2023, A Record Year For Women In The Nobel Prizes Season
Since the first Nobel prizes were awarded in 1901, women have won only 5 out of 225 physics prizes, 3 out of 93 economics prizes, and 13 out o
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Russian Ambassador's Invite To Nobel Prize Ceremony Draws Criticism
Sweden's prime minister said Friday he disagreed with the Nobel Foundation inviting the Russian ambassador to this year's Nobel banquet, adding to growing criticism of the decision.
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John Goodenough, Oldest Nobel Laureate Who Created Lithium-Ion Battery, Dies At 100
Notably, he was 97 when he received the 2019 Nobel Prize for Chemistry along with Britain's Stanley Whittingham and Japan's Akira Yoshino, for their respective research into lithium-ion batteries.
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Jal Jeevan Mission Can Prevent 1.36 Lakh Child Deaths: Nobel Laureate
Around 1.36 lakh under-five child deaths per year would be prevented if the Jal Jeevan Mission, which aims to provide safe and adequate drinking water tap connections to rural India by 2024, succeeds.
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Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa Hospitalised With Covid
Mario Vargas Llosa, the 2010 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, has been hospitalised after contracting Covid-19, but his condition is "developing favourably," his son said on Friday.
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Over 2,700 Billionaires Globally, $52 Billion Can Protect Every Child: Kailash Satyarthi
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi has said that USD 52 billion can provide social protection for every child and every pregnant woman in low income countries, underlining that this is "not a big amount" in a world with over 2,700 billionaires.
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UN Appoints Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi As Sustainable Development Goals Advocate
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Friday appointed Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi as new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocate ahead of the start of the 76th UN General Assembly.
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Who Is Narges Mohammadi: Nobel Laureate Facing Decades Behind Bars In Iran
On October 6, 2023, Narges Mohammadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her long-standing work in support of women's rights and human rights in Iran.
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They Cut Class, Got Expelled And Still Won The Nobel Prize
Some Nobel laureates were straight-A students from the get-go. But others AFP recounted how they cut class, got expelled, and had doubts about their future.
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Nuclear Weapons Don't Bring Peace, Warns Nobel-Winning Atomic Bomb Survivor
Nuclear weapons never bring peace, said the co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, a group of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki that won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
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Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai Unveils New Documentary At Toronto Film Festival
Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai, who unveiled her first documentary with Apple TV+ at the Toronto film festival, said Monday that its inspiring story of elderly South Korean women sea divers dovetails perfectly with her own activism.
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Muhammad Yunus: Bangladesh's 'Banker To The Poor'
Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus has been asked by Bangladeshi protest leaders to helm an interim government to replace ousted premier Sheikh Hasina, who had hounded him in speeches and through the courts.
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India Succeeded In Building "World's Best Digital Economy": Nobel Laureate
Noting that India is a major economy with the highest potential growth rate right now, Nobel laureate economist A Michael Spence said the country has successfully developed by far the best digital economy and finance architecture in the world.
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All You Need To Know About Bangladesh's 83-Year-Old Jailed Nobel Laureate
Jailed Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus is celebrated around the world for helping millions of people out of poverty, but at home in Bangladesh he has a powerful enemy.
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Nobel Peace Prize Winner Narges Mohammadi Goes On Hunger Strike In Iranian Jail
Authorities had not let the 51-year-old go to the hospital for heart and lung treatment last week because she had refused to wear a mandatory head scarf for the visit.
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2023, A Record Year For Women In The Nobel Prizes Season
Since the first Nobel prizes were awarded in 1901, women have won only 5 out of 225 physics prizes, 3 out of 93 economics prizes, and 13 out o
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Russian Ambassador's Invite To Nobel Prize Ceremony Draws Criticism
Sweden's prime minister said Friday he disagreed with the Nobel Foundation inviting the Russian ambassador to this year's Nobel banquet, adding to growing criticism of the decision.
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John Goodenough, Oldest Nobel Laureate Who Created Lithium-Ion Battery, Dies At 100
Notably, he was 97 when he received the 2019 Nobel Prize for Chemistry along with Britain's Stanley Whittingham and Japan's Akira Yoshino, for their respective research into lithium-ion batteries.
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Jal Jeevan Mission Can Prevent 1.36 Lakh Child Deaths: Nobel Laureate
Around 1.36 lakh under-five child deaths per year would be prevented if the Jal Jeevan Mission, which aims to provide safe and adequate drinking water tap connections to rural India by 2024, succeeds.
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Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa Hospitalised With Covid
Mario Vargas Llosa, the 2010 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, has been hospitalised after contracting Covid-19, but his condition is "developing favourably," his son said on Friday.
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Over 2,700 Billionaires Globally, $52 Billion Can Protect Every Child: Kailash Satyarthi
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi has said that USD 52 billion can provide social protection for every child and every pregnant woman in low income countries, underlining that this is "not a big amount" in a world with over 2,700 billionaires.
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UN Appoints Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi As Sustainable Development Goals Advocate
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Friday appointed Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi as new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocate ahead of the start of the 76th UN General Assembly.
