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Trump could win Nobel Prize if he strikes Ukraine deal – but peace won’t be easy
Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans say they will come up with a “responsible peace deal” for Ukraine and Russia, but the soon-to-be American leader might be facing a “Gordian knot.” Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Fake content is getting harder to suss out. This Canadian Nobel Prize winner has an idea to help
AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton spoke Monday at the first of the two-night Hinton Lectures event in Toronto. CBC | World News
Read More »Nobel in economics awarded for research into why countries with poor institutions don’t thrive
The Nobel memorial prize in economics was awarded Monday to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson for research that explains why societies with poor rule of law and exploitative institutions do not generate sustainable growth. CBC | World News
Read More »Japan’s Nihon Hidanyko, organization of atomic bomb survivors, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
The Japanese grass roots group Nihon Hidankyo, comprised of survivors of Second World War atomic bombings, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Friday. CBC | World News
Read More »South Korea’s Han Kang awarded Nobel Prize in Literature
South Korean author Han Kang won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature for “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life,” the award-giving body said on Thursday. CBC | World News
Read More »Iranian court extends prison term of Nobel Peace Prize winner, family says
A court in Iran has slapped imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi with an additional sentence of 15 months for allegedly spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic, her family said Monday. CBC | World News
Read More »Jailed Iranian Nobel winner on hunger strike after being denied medical care for not wearing hijab
Narges Mohammadi refuses to wear a hijab, even if it means prison officials won’t take her to the hospital for urgently needed medical treatment. Now the imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner is on hunger strike. CBC | World News
Read More »International Women’s Day: First woman to – run a marathon, win Nobel prize, fly and MORE
INTERNATIONAL women’s day is today, so it’s time to celebrate the powerful and successful women in this world. Who was the first woman to run a marathon, and what about the first woman to win a Nobel peace prize? Read on to find out. Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed
Read More »Iran protests ‘a prelude to collapse of regime,’ Nobel laureate predicts
The newest wave of unrest that has seized Iran in recent weeks has sparked an exceptionally brutal response that left thousands of victims in its wake. CBC | World News
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