Arts Oct 04 WATCH: Norwegian writer Jon Fosse awarded 2023 Nobel Prize in literature One of his country’s most-performed dramatists, Fosse, 64, has written some 40 plays as well as novels, short stories, children’s books, poetry and essays.
Science Oct 03 WATCH: 3 scientists share Nobel in chemistry for research on quantum dots Quantum dots are particles a few atoms in diameter that can release very bright colored light and are used in electronics and medical imaging.
Science Oct 02 WATCH: 3 scientists share Nobel in physics for research on electron movement The award went to French-Swedish physicist Anne L’Huillier, French scientist Pierre Agostini and Hungarian-born Ferenc Krausz for their work with the tiny part of each atom that races around the center and that is fundamental to virtually everything: chemistry, physics,…
Health Oct 01 WATCH: Nobel in medicine goes to scientists whose work on mRNA led to COVID vaccine Hungarian-American Katalin Karikó and American Drew Weissman were cited for contributing vaccine development during what the panel that awarded the prize called “one of the greatest threats to human health in modern times.”…
World Sep 01 Anger in Sweden after Nobel Prize organizers invite Russia and Belarus to the award ceremonies Last year, the envoys of Russia and Belarus were barred from attending because of the war in Ukraine. Iran's ambassador was excluded as anti-government protests and a security crackdown roiled the country.
World Jul 20 Diplomatic crisis erupts between Iraq and Sweden over Iraqi man who desecrated the Quran Protesters stormed the diplomatic post early Thursday, waving flags and signs showing the influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr, and set a small fire. The attack on the embassy came ahead of a planned burning of the…
Economy Oct 09 WATCH: 2008 recession-era Fed Chair Bernanke and 2 other economists share Nobel Prize Douglas W. Diamond, Philip H. Dybvig and former U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke were recognized Monday for their research into the fallout from bank failures.
Arts Oct 05 WATCH: Annie Ernaux, French author of deeply personal works, wins Nobel Prize in literature Ernaux has mined her own biography to explore life in France since the 1940s, illuminating murky corners of memory, family and society.
Health Oct 02 WATCH: Swedish scientist wins Nobel Prize in medicine for human evolution discoveries Svante Paabo spearheaded the development of new techniques that allowed researchers to compare the genome of modern humans and our closest extinct relatives, the Neanderthals and Denisovans.
World Sep 12 WATCH: King Charles III joins procession for Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin in Scotland King Charles III and his three siblings marched behind their mother’s flag-draped coffin in a solemn procession in the historic heart of the Scottish capital of Edinburgh.