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US scientists win Nobel medicine prize for work on circadian rhythms

U.S. scientists Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young have won the 2017 Nobel prize for medici

02/10/2017

Myanmar

Myanmar's Rohingya crisis 'should not all be about Aung San Suu Kyi'

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is urged to intervene in Rohingya crisis but IRC chief David Miliband says it's not that simple

18/09/2017

USA

Ig Nobel prize for liquid cat research

Ig Nobel spoof awards have been held in the US recognising

15/09/2017

United Kingdom

Taliban target Malala Yousafzai wins place at Oxford University

Malala, 17, was shot in the head in 2012 by a Taliban gunman. Now she's got a place at one of the world's most prestigious universities.

17/08/2017

China

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo has died, Chinese government says

13/07/2017

China

Jailed Nobel Prize Winner Liu Xiaobo now "seriously ill"

10/07/2017

China

Liu Xiaobo : Western medics contradict China

09/07/2017

China

China invites Germany to treat Liu Xiaobo for cancer

China invites Germany to treat Liu Xiaobo for cancer

05/07/2017

China

Liu Xiabo freed

China's jailed Nobel peace prize laureate Liu Xiabo has been granted medical parole after being diagnosed with terminal liver cancer.

26/06/2017

World News

Bob Dylan delivers Nobel lecture

06/06/2017

Sweden

Dylan finally accepts Nobel Prize

Legendary folk-songwriter Bob Dylan has finally accepted his Nobel Prize at a private event in Stockholm

01/04/2017

USA

Dylan gets his Nobel Prize

The 75-year-old singer-songwriter will receive his Nobel Literature Prize in Stockholm in the next few days.

29/03/2017

Vatican

Pope meets Colombian leaders divided over FARC peace deal

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, who won the Nobel peace prize for the deal with the FARC and opposition leader Alvaro Uribe, who rejected the agreement met with Pope Francis in the…

16/12/2016

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Patti Smith blanks out during Nobel Prize performance

Singer and songwriter Patti Smith needed two attempts to get through Bob Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” at the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm.

12/12/2016

Norway

Colombian Nobel Prize winner says a "ray of hope" for Syria, Sudan

Santos collects Nobel Prize in Oslo for deal with FARC Quotes anti-war song by Bob Dylan, 2016 literature winner Hopes Colombian deal can inspire peace talks elsewhere Colombian President Juan Ma

10/12/2016

Norway

Colombia's Santos says Nobel prize was 'gift from heaven' for peace

Juan Manuel Santos spoke from Norway on the eve of receiving the award, saying it helped spur the push for peace.

09/12/2016

USA

Bob Dylan confirms he'll be a no-show at Nobel Prize ceremony

After weeks of public speculation, Bob Dylan has confirmed he will not pick up his Nobel Prize for Literature in person.

16/11/2016

Cult

Bob Dylan's artwork on show in London

He’s famously been on the road for nearly thirty years.

07/11/2016

World News

Bob Dylan finally breaks Nobel Prize silence

US singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, has finally broken his silence, saying he has accepted his Nobel Prize for Literature.

29/10/2016

Italy

Italian playwright Dario Fo funeral held

The funeral of Italian Nobel-winning playwright Dario Fo has been held in Milan Author of ‘‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’‘ and more than 70 other plays, Fo’s political activities saw him banned f

15/10/2016