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Colombian President Santos wins Nobel Peace Prize
World

Colombian President Santos wins Nobel Peace Prize

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to end a 52-year-old…
Japan’s Ohsumi wins Nobel for studies of cell ‘self-eating’ process
Science

Japan’s Ohsumi wins Nobel for studies of cell ‘self-eating’ process

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries related to the degrading…
Three out of 4 Egyptian Nobel Prize laureates faced tragic endings
Egypt

Three out of 4 Egyptian Nobel Prize laureates faced tragic endings

Egyptian chemist and Nobel Prize laureate Ahmed Zewail died suddenly on Tuesday, leaving his family and friends in shock. Zewail…
ElBaradei removed from Nobel winners list in primary-school books
Egypt

ElBaradei removed from Nobel winners list in primary-school books

The name and photo of former vice president Mohamed ElBaradei has been removed from a list of Egyptian Nobel laureates…
Nothing less than perfection is on the menu for the Nobel banquet
Food

Nothing less than perfection is on the menu for the Nobel banquet

In a shiny new kitchen beneath Stockholm's city hall, more than 40 chefs are peeling, scooping, molding and baking local…
‘He named me Malala’: portrait of girls’ education icon
Art news

‘He named me Malala’: portrait of girls’ education icon

Malala was the name on everyone's lips this week at the London Film Festival where a documentary about the youngest-ever…
Pope Francis, anti-nuclear activists among Nobel Peace Prize contenders
World

Pope Francis, anti-nuclear activists among Nobel Peace Prize contenders

Pope Francis and a line-up of anti-nuclear campaigners headed lists of favorites to win the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize on…
Japanese, Canadian neutrino scientists win Nobel Prize for Physics
Science

Japanese, Canadian neutrino scientists win Nobel Prize for Physics

Takaaki Kajita of Japan and Arthur McDonald of Canada won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for the discovery…
Politician says Nobel laureate Zewail gave nothing to Egypt
Egypt

Politician says Nobel laureate Zewail gave nothing to Egypt

A politician has slammed invites made to Nobel laureate Ahmed Zewail to events attended by Egypt’s president, arguing that Zewail…
Germany’s Guenter Grass, author of ‘The Tin Drum’, dies at 87
Books

Germany’s Guenter Grass, author of ‘The Tin Drum’, dies at 87

German novelist Guenter Grass, the Nobel Prize-winning author of "The Tin Drum", an epic treatment of the Nazi era, died…
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