World news about “Prince of Asturias Awards” published by euronews.
Saskia Sassen scoops Spain’s Asturias award for Social Sciences Urban sociologist Saskia Sassen has won Spain’s prestigious Asturias award for Social Sciences. The 64-year-old’s work focuses on globalisation… 15/05/2013
Asturias Award goes to Austrian screenwriter Haneke Austrian film director and screenwriter, Michael Haneke, has been awarded Spain’s prestigious Prince of Asturias Arts Award. Last year his film Amour won… 09/05/2013
Iker Casillas and Xavi Hernandez, the Princes of Sport Iker Casillas and Xavi Hernandez, icons of Real Madrid and Barcelona and also heroes of the Spanish national team, were jointly awarded the Prince of Asturias… 31/10/2012
Casillas and Xavi win Asturias award Spain Internationals Iker Casillas and Xavi Hernández were jointly awarded the prestigious Prince of Asturias award for Sport on Friday at an elegant ceremony… 26/10/2012
Roth wins Asturias Literature prize The Asturias award for Literature has gone to American writer Philip Roth. It is the fifth of the eight annual prizes to be announced ahead of October’s… 06/06/2012
Haile Gebrselassie: ‘I will try to do the impossible’ Former world marathon record-holder Haile Gebrselassie plans to run at the 2012 Olympics in London after reversing his decision to retire. With only a few… 24/10/2011
Oviedo hosts 2012 Asturias ceremonyThe 2012 Asturias prizes have been presented to the lucky winners in Oviedo, Spain, by Queen Sophia and the Crown Prince and Princess. The ceremony… 26/10/2012
Spanish food banks scoop Asturias awardIn Oviedo the jury of the Prince of Asturias Award has announced the winner of this year’s Concord Award. It has been given to the Spanish Federation of Food… 12/09/2012
Rivals come together for Asturias sports awardThe jury for the Prince of Asturias Sports prize have given the award to two Spanish football stars – Iker Casillas and Xavi Hernandez. Players from arch… 05/09/2012
Red Cross scoops Asturias AwardThe 2012 Asturias Award for International Cooperation has been won by the International Movement of the Red Cross which incorporates the International… 13/06/2012
Asturias prizes honour chemistsBiochemist Sir Gregory Winter and Research Chemist Richard A. Lerner have jointly won the 2012 Asturias Scientific and Technical research award. Winter is… 31/05/2012
Shigeru wins Asturias Communication & Humanities prizeThe jury deliberating the 2012 Asturias prize for Communication and Humanities has awarded the honour to Japanese computer games creator Shigeru… 23/05/2012
Nussbaum wins Asturias Social Sciences prizeFor only the second time the Asturias jury has decided to award its 2012 Social Sciences prize to a woman, American philosopher Martha Nussbaum. The 64-year… 16/05/2012
Spanish architect handed special birthday presentThe 32nd Asturias Arts award was a double celebration for the winner Spanish architect, Jose Moneo. He received the honour on the day he turned 75. There… 09/05/2012
Cohen, Gebrselassie among Asturias prize recipientsThe ETA ceasefire even made an appearance along with the prize-winners at the prestigious Prince of Asturias Awards at Oviedo in Northern Spain. After the… 21/10/2011
‘Heroes of Fukushima’ win Spain’s Asturias prizeSpain’s prestigious Prince of Asturias Concord prize has been awarded to Japanese workers who have been battling to stabilise the Fukushima nuclear plant… 07/09/2011
Gebrehaileselassie wins Asturias sports prizeThis year’s Prince of Asturias Award winner in the sporting field has been revealed by the 30-strong jury at Oviedo in Spain. The chairwoman, former tennis… 02/09/2011
Bill Drayton wins Asturias PrizeBill Drayton has won the Asturias Prize for international cooperation. The award recognises an outstanding contribution to mutual understanding and… 08/06/2011
Leonard Lohen wins Asturias prizeThe Prince of Asturias Prize for Letters has been awarded to Leonard Cohen. The finalists also included Alice Munro and Ian McEwen. Leonard Cohen’s work is… 01/06/2011
Leonard Cohen wins Asturias prizeThe Prince of Asturias Prize for Letters has been awarded to Leonard Cohen. The finalists also included Alice Munro and Ian McEwen. Leonard Cohen’s work is… 01/06/2011
Royal Society wins Asturias prizeThe Asturias Prize for Communication and Humanities has been won by the Royal Society, based in London, which is a fellowship of the world’s leading… 18/05/2011
Multiple intelligence prof wins Asturias prizeThe Prince of Asturias Prize for Social Sciences has been won by Howard Gardner, an American psychologist who developed the theory of multiple intelligences… 11/05/2011
Del Bosque ignores the script at Asturias prizesQuenn Sofia, Crown Prince Felipé and his wife Letizia were in attendance for the 30th Prince of Asturias prizegiving ceremony in Oviedo on Friday night. The… 22/10/2010
Maalouf takes Asturias prize for lettersThe Prince of Asturias Award for Letters has gone to Lebanese born writer Amin Maalouf. Maalouf’s novels include “The Rock of Tanios” and “The Gardens of… 09/06/2010
Berlin clinches Asturias prizeThe eighth and final Asturias prize for 2009 was awarded today. The category at the awards in Spain was Concord – an accolade to a person, institution or even… 10/09/2009
It’s “Yes” for YelenaThe prestigious Prince of Asturias awards have taken place today in Oviedo in Spain. There are 8 awards every year for great human feats and today was the… 02/09/2009
Albanian writer wins Asturias literature prize“A universal voice against totalitarianism”. That is how the judges of the Asturias Awards described Albanian writer Ismail Kadare in presenting him with the… 24/06/2009
Kadare honoured with Asturias Literature prizeFor years his name has been mentioned when the Nobel prize for Literature comes around, but he has never won it. Now, however the Asturias committee has said… 24/06/2009
Attenborough wins Asturias Social Science prizeThe winner of the 2009 Asturias Social Science prize is Sir David Attenborough. Attenborough is one of Britain’s best loved celebrities, building a body of… 04/06/2009
