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'Trump's Science Cuts Could Lead To Brain Drain': Nobel Prize Officials
Donald Trump's assault on science could threaten the United States' position as the world's leading research nation and have knock-on effects worldwide, Nobel Prize officials in Sweden told AFP.
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"His Own Desire To Win Nobel Peace Prize": Ex-Pentagon Official Slams Trump
Former Pentagon official and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, Michael Rubin, expressed concerns about US President Donald Trump's approach to international conflicts, particularly in the Middle East and South Asia.
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"Must Accept Voters' Decision With Grace": Malala Yousafzai On Pakistan Polls
Pakistan's Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has said that her country needs "free and fair elections" and urged the elected officials to accept the voters' decision with grace.
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Nobel Prizes Are Growing More Diverse: Royal Academy
Only one woman won a Nobel science prize this year and all 2022 laureates hail from the United States or Europe, but a prize official said Monday the prestigious awards were becoming more diverse.
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The Bicycle That Helped Amartya Sen Win The Nobel Prize
Among the many artefacts on display at the Nobel Museum in Sweden is Amartya Sen's bicycle - a vehicle that helped him win the prestigious Nobel Prize in 1998. On World Bicycle Day on Wednesday, the Nobel Prize team took to its official Instagram account to share the story of the bicycle and how it played a role in the economist's research.
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Pakistani Taliban Chief Mullah Fazlullah Killed In US Drone Strike
A U.S. drone strike killed the head of the Pakistani Taliban in Afghanistan's eastern Konar province, Afghan officials said Friday, eliminating a notorious insurgent commander who had ordered attacks on schoolchildren in Pakistan, including future Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.
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Donald Trump Should Win Nobel Peace Prize, Says South Korea's President
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said US President Donald Trump should win a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the standoff with North Korea over its nuclear weapons programme, a South Korean official said on Monday.
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Chinese Foreign Ministry Removes Q&A On Liu Xiaobo From Its Website
In an unprecedented move, the Chinese Foreign Ministry today removed questions related to Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo from the transcripts of its daily media briefings available on the official website.
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Colombia Begins Peace Talks With Rebels To End 52-Year War
Colombia's Marxist ELN rebels began official peace talks with the government on Tuesday in a bid to end their part in a five-decade conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands of people, damaged the economy and left millions displaced.
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Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif Meets Malala Yousafzai in Oslo
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai held their first official meeting today after both attended a UN education summit in Oslo.
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Yemeni Nobel Laureate banned from entering Egypt
Egyptian authorities on Sunday banned Yemeni rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkol Karman from entering the country for "security reasons," airport officials told AFP.
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Congress slams BJP demand to strip Amartya Sen of Bharat Ratna
Under attack from all quarters, the BJP has distanced itself from member of Parliament Chandan Mitra's controversial comment that economist Amartya Sen should be stripped of his Bharat Ratna. But it might find it a struggle to enforce that official line in its ranks.
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Nobel Peace Prize formally handed to crisis-hit European Union
The European Union, facing its worst crisis in six decades, was officially awarded the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize on Monday for turning Europe "from a continent of war to a continent of peace."
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'Trump's Science Cuts Could Lead To Brain Drain': Nobel Prize Officials
Donald Trump's assault on science could threaten the United States' position as the world's leading research nation and have knock-on effects worldwide, Nobel Prize officials in Sweden told AFP.
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"His Own Desire To Win Nobel Peace Prize": Ex-Pentagon Official Slams Trump
Former Pentagon official and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, Michael Rubin, expressed concerns about US President Donald Trump's approach to international conflicts, particularly in the Middle East and South Asia.
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"Must Accept Voters' Decision With Grace": Malala Yousafzai On Pakistan Polls
Pakistan's Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has said that her country needs "free and fair elections" and urged the elected officials to accept the voters' decision with grace.
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Nobel Prizes Are Growing More Diverse: Royal Academy
Only one woman won a Nobel science prize this year and all 2022 laureates hail from the United States or Europe, but a prize official said Monday the prestigious awards were becoming more diverse.
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The Bicycle That Helped Amartya Sen Win The Nobel Prize
Among the many artefacts on display at the Nobel Museum in Sweden is Amartya Sen's bicycle - a vehicle that helped him win the prestigious Nobel Prize in 1998. On World Bicycle Day on Wednesday, the Nobel Prize team took to its official Instagram account to share the story of the bicycle and how it played a role in the economist's research.
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Pakistani Taliban Chief Mullah Fazlullah Killed In US Drone Strike
A U.S. drone strike killed the head of the Pakistani Taliban in Afghanistan's eastern Konar province, Afghan officials said Friday, eliminating a notorious insurgent commander who had ordered attacks on schoolchildren in Pakistan, including future Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.
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Donald Trump Should Win Nobel Peace Prize, Says South Korea's President
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said US President Donald Trump should win a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the standoff with North Korea over its nuclear weapons programme, a South Korean official said on Monday.
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Chinese Foreign Ministry Removes Q&A On Liu Xiaobo From Its Website
In an unprecedented move, the Chinese Foreign Ministry today removed questions related to Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo from the transcripts of its daily media briefings available on the official website.
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Colombia Begins Peace Talks With Rebels To End 52-Year War
Colombia's Marxist ELN rebels began official peace talks with the government on Tuesday in a bid to end their part in a five-decade conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands of people, damaged the economy and left millions displaced.
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Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif Meets Malala Yousafzai in Oslo
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai held their first official meeting today after both attended a UN education summit in Oslo.
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Yemeni Nobel Laureate banned from entering Egypt
Egyptian authorities on Sunday banned Yemeni rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkol Karman from entering the country for "security reasons," airport officials told AFP.
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Congress slams BJP demand to strip Amartya Sen of Bharat Ratna
Under attack from all quarters, the BJP has distanced itself from member of Parliament Chandan Mitra's controversial comment that economist Amartya Sen should be stripped of his Bharat Ratna. But it might find it a struggle to enforce that official line in its ranks.
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Nobel Peace Prize formally handed to crisis-hit European Union
The European Union, facing its worst crisis in six decades, was officially awarded the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize on Monday for turning Europe "from a continent of war to a continent of peace."
