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Mynamar reduces some of Aung San Suu Kyi's prison sentences

Myanmar's military government has reduced some of the prison sentences being served by former ruler Aung San Suu Kyi in an act of clemency timed to coincide with a religious festival.

Art

Nobel Prize winning author Kenzaburo Oe dies aged 88

The Japanese citizen, who wrote about war and his disabled son, was vocal as a pacifist alongside his worldwide literary success

Cult

Rendez-Vous: Must-see cultural events to begin 2023 on a high

We may be saying goodbye to 2022, but we are not saying goodbye to arts and culture! Here are some interesting expos to see across Europe next year.

Sweden

Swedish royals and guests mingle at Nobel banquet in Stockholm

Nobel laureates attend a banquet alongside around 1,500 guests and Swedish royals in Stockholm's City Hall on Saturday night.

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Culture news

Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux says men need to change now

Speaking ahead of the prize giving ceremony, Ernaux was unequivocal in her criticisms.

World News

Good News | The Nobel Prize winners and their impact on our lives

These are the people whose discoveries have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind, according to the Nobel committee.

World News

US trio awarded Nobel economics prize for work on financial crisis

Ben Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig shared the award.

Norway

Russia, Ukraine and Belarus rights advocates share Nobel Peace Prize

Human rights advocates in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine share this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

Tech News

How will the work of this year’s Nobel Prize winners change our lives?

You may not know much about click chemistry and quantum entanglement but it will have a huge impact on our futures. Here’s how.

Culture news

French author Annie Ernaux wins 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature

The 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Annie Ernaux.

Culture news

Euroviews. Why is the Nobel Prize in Literature so controversial?

The Nobel Prize in Literature has generated more controversies in 121 years than any of the other prizes.

Sweden

Three physicists share Nobel Prize for work on quantum science

Frenchman Alain Aspect, American John F. Clauser and Austrian Anton Zeilinger built on the theory of quantum entanglement made by Stewart John Bell's work of the 1960s.

Russia

Nobel Peace Prize-winning editor 'attacked with red paint' in Russia

“My eyes are burning terribly,” Muratov was quoted as saying on Novaya Gazeta Europe's Telegram channel. He said the assailant shouted: "Muratov, here’s one for our boys.”

Green News

Nobel winners call for military spending cut to tackle climate crisis

The Global Peace Dividend estimates that €1.1 trillion could be generated by 2030 for humanity’s most pressing threats.

Norway

Journalists Dmitry Muratov and Maria Ressa receive Nobel Peace Prize

The two journalists were recognised by the Nobel Committee for their "courageous fight for freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia".

Culture news

Abdulrazak Gurnah receives his Nobel Literature Prize in London

British novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, winner of this year's Nobel Prize for Literature, received his medal on Monday in London.

Sweden

Three economists awarded Nobel Prize for using 'natural experiments'

The prize in economics was developed by Sweden's central bank in memory of Alfred Nobel.

Norway

Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov awarded Nobel Peace Prize

The pair were given the award "for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression".

World News

Nobel Peace Prize: Who won it recently and what happened next?

The Prize has been awarded 101 since it was introduced in 1901.

Culture news

Who is Abdulrazak Gurnah, the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate?

The Nobel Committee have just announced novelist and academic Abdulrazak Gurnah as this year's winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. We reflect on the achievements that got him there.