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    Nobel science laureates stress urgency of addressing climate

    07 Dec 2019

    Winners of the prizes in physics, chemistry and economics made the assessment on Saturday at a news conference ahead of next week's presentation of the prizes. The remarks come as a global summit on climate change takes place in Madrid.

    Nobel Literature prize to be awarded after years of tumult

    08 Oct 2020

    In 2018 the award was postponed after sex abuse allegations rocked the Swedish Academy, the secretive body that chooses the winners, and sparked a mass exodus of members.

    Nobel Prize for chemistry awarded to Charpentier, Doudna

    07 Oct 2020

    The 2020 Nobel Prize for chemistry is being announced Wednesday, an award that has frequently honored work which led to practical applications in wide use today - such as last year's win for the brains behind the lithium-ion battery.

    Panel to announce 2020 Nobel Prize for chemistry

    07 Oct 2020

    The 2020 Nobel Prize for chemistry is being announced on Wednesday, an award that has frequently honored work which led to practical applications in wide use today - such as last year's win for the brains behind the lithium-ion battery.

    3 win Nobel medicine award for Hepatitis C virus discovery

    05 Oct 2020

    Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice, and British scientist Michael Houghton were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology on Monday for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus.

    American duo wins Nobel Economics Prize for work on auctions

    12 Oct 2020

    Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson won the Nobel Economics Prize for work on commercial auctions, including for goods and services difficult to sell in traditional ways such as radio frequencies.

    Dubai LitFest opens today with art-themed events

    28 Jan 2021

    The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, one of the cultural highlights of the year, begins on Friday with an exceptional line-up featuring Nobel prize-winner Malala Yousafzai, Elif Shafak, Amin Maalouf and Lemn Sissay.

    World Food Prize goes to nutrition expert for fish research

    11 May 2021

    Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, 71, who grew up on Caribbean island of Trinidad and later became a citizen of Denmark, was awarded the prize in recognition of her achievements in pioneering fish-based food systems to improve nutrition, health and livelihoods for millions around the world.

    Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse wins Nobel literature prize

    05 Oct 2023

    Often compared to Samuel Beckett, Fosse's work is minimalistic, relying on simple language which delivers its message through rhythm, melody and silence.
    His major works include "Boathouse" (1989), which was well-received by critics, and "Melancholy" I and II (1995-1996).

    Claudia Goldin wins Nobel for work on women in the labour market

    09 Oct 2023

    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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