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    Nobel Peace Prize 2022: Ales Bialiatski, Russia's Memorial and Ukraine's Center for Civil Liberties win

    07 Oct 2022

    "The Peace Prize laureates represent civil society in their home countries. They have for many years promoted the right to criticise power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens," the Norwegian Nobel Committee said in its citation.

    Nobel for Economics highlights crucial role of banks

    11 Oct 2022

    The Nobel Prize for Economics 2022 has gone to three American economists, one of them former Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke. The other two are Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig. They belong to the same generation. Bernanke and Diamond were born in 1953 and Dybvig in 1955. The Nobel committee chose them

    Understanding financial crises need of the hour

    11 Oct 2022

    Former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke and two other US-based economists won the Nobel Prize in economics for research into bank failures — work that built on lessons learned in the Great Depression and helped shape America’s aggressive response to the 2007-2008 financial crisis. The Nobel panel at the Royal Swedish

    Nobel Peace Prize triggers questions

    16 Oct 2022

    Nearly 40 years later, the Nobel Peace Prize committee has made a similar gesture towards the Russian and Belarus governments ruled by Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko, who have shown scant respect for the Western European notions of democracy and freedom.

    Peace Prize could sound alarm over Ukraine war

    05 Oct 2022

    As speculation mounts ahead of Friday’s much-anticipated Nobel Peace Prize announcement, observers suggest the committee may sound the alarm over the war in Ukraine or climate change. Prize experts are split over who will get it. One camp thinks this year’s award winner will be a critique of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s

    Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed wins 2019 Nobel Peace Prize

    11 Oct 2019

    Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed congratulates Ethiopian PM, says Abiy is a wise man who has brought peace and hope to his country and region.

    Message of humanity

    25 Dec 2020

    This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to World Food Programme for its contribution to combating hunger in conflict and disaster struck zones. The dedicated volunteers and staff of the World Food Programme have been going beyond

    Nobel-winning peace negotiator Ahtisaari has coronavirus

    24 Mar 2020

    The 82-year-old was awarded the Peace Prize in 2008 for his career over three decades mediating peace deals to conflicts around the world, including Indonesia, Kosovo and Namibia.

    Youngest Nobel laureate Malala Yousufzai joins TikTok

    03 Dec 2020

    In a recent video uploaded on her Instagram, the Oxford graduate introduced herself as a 23-year-old girls’ education activist, asking people to donate to her fund.

    Nobel Peace Prize winners receive their awards, call for journalist protections

    10 Dec 2021

    Maria Ressa of the Philippines and fellow laureate Dmitry Muratov of Russia gave their Nobel lectures at Oslo City Hall. The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded them the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for their separate fights for freedom of expression in countries where reporters have faced persistent attacks, harassment and killings.

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