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Three scientists win Nobel Prize in physics for quantum mechanics work

The physics award is the second 2025 Nobel Prize to be announced this week.

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US and Japanese scientists win 2025 Nobel Prize in medicine

Mary E Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi won the 2025 Nobel Prize in medicine for their discoveries in peripheral immune tolerance, the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet announced on Monday.

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No, Trump hasn't threatened to bomb Norway

Trump has previously been nominated for the award and has claimed that it is rigged against him. So far, he has never won it.

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Nobel prize winners seek food solutions to avoid global hunger crisis

Food experts say a dramatic increase in research funding coupled with more effective ways to share information and distribute food is needed.

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The art of origami for a world without nuclear weapons

Outside the Norway's parliament building in Oslo, Japanese atomic bomb survivors, accompanied by local children handed paper cranes to Norwegian politicians. They said the cranes represented their wish for a world without nuclear weapons.

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Scientists find how sperm and egg fuse together in new study

A new study uncovered how a sperm and an egg fuse together.

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Three win Nobel Prize in Economics for research in global inequality

Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson win Nobel Prize in Economics "for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity".

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Is AI physics or chemistry? Nobel Prize wins spark debate

The Nobel Prize announcements this week heavily featured the use of AI, which has ignited discussion over traditional sciences.

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Nobel Peace Prize goes to Japan's atomic bomb survivors Nihon Hidankyo

Anti-nuclear weapon campaigners have been honoured in the past by the Nobel Committee.

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Han Kang: A guide to the Nobel Prize winning author

As South Korean author Han Kang becomes the 18th woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, here's a guide to her work.

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South Korean author Han Kang wins Nobel Prize in Literature

The author of "The Vegetarian" and "The White Book" wins this year's Nobel Prize for Literature. She becomes only the 18th woman to win the prize.

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Nobel Prize in Literature 2024: Who's predicted to win?

Every year, the bookies odds predict who might pick up the highest prize in literature. Every year, they're completely wrong.

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Two scientists awarded Nobel prize in physics for AI advancements

The award is the second of six Nobel Prizes to be announced this week and next.

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Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun win Nobel Prize in medicine

The rest of the 2024 Nobel Prizes will be awarded throughout the week.

Russia

Oleg Orlov sentenced to 30 months in jail for criticising Ukraine war

The 70-year-old human rights advocate was convicted of “repeatedly discrediting” the Russian army in an article where he condemned Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Children of imprisoned Iranian activist accept her Nobel Peace Prize

The teenage children of imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi accepted this year’s Nobel Peace Prize in the Norwegian capital on Sunday on behalf of the mother they haven’t seen in years, reading out a speech she penned from a Tehran prison as her medal rested on an empty chair.

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Children of imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Price winner accept award

The children of imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi accepted this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf.

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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi on hunger strike

Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi started a hunger strike on Monday after being denied medical care in prison.

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Jon Fosse: a guide to the Nobel Prize winning author

Norwegian writer Jon Fosse is the newest recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature. He's a heavyweight in the realm of storytelling but far from a household name in the English speaking world. That may be about to change.

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Who will win this year's Nobel Prize in Literature?

We run through the bookies' odds for who's likely to win one of the world's most prestigious awards in literature.