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Norway

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.

Iran

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.

Culture news

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.

Culture news

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.

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Health news

Karikó and Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for mRNA vaccines work

Nobel announcements continue with the physics prize on Tuesday, chemistry on Wednesday and literature on Thursday. The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Friday and the economics award on October 9.

Sweden

Nobel Foundation withdraws invitation to Russia, Belarus and Iran

The Foundation has removed its offer to ambassadors from the countries to attend the Nobel Prize ceremony, following outcry from Swedish leaders.

Myanmar

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.

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.