Arts Oct 06 WATCH: South Korean author Han Kang wins Nobel Prize for literature Nobel committee chairman Anders Olsson praised Han's "physical empathy for the vulnerable, often female lives" of her characters.
Science Oct 06 WATCH: David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper win 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry for breakthrough work on proteins “That was actually called a grand challenge in chemistry, and in particular in biochemistry, for decades. So, it’s that breakthrough that gets awarded today,” Heiner Linke, chair of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, said.
Science Oct 06 WATCH: AI pioneers John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton win 2024 Nobel Prize in physics Hinton, who is known as the Godfather of artificial intelligence, is a citizen of Canada and Britain who works at the University of Toronto and Hopfield is an American working at Princeton.
Science Oct 06 WATCH: American scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of microRNA A panel that awarded the prize in Stockholm said Monday that the work by Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun ultimately "revealed a new dimension to gene regulation, essential for all complex life forms."…
World Aug 20 What we know about the luxury yacht that sunk off the coast of Sicily PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) — Specialist cave divers working in 12-minute underwater shifts were searching Tuesday for six missing passengers and crew, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, believed to be in the submerged wreck of a luxury yacht that was…
World Jul 19 Top UN court says Israel's presence in occupied Palestinian territories is 'illegal' and should end as 'rapidly as possible' The International Court of Justice said in its non-binding opinion issued Friday that Israel has abused its status as the occupying power in the West Bank and east Jerusalem by carrying out policies of annexing territory, imposing permanent control and…
World Jul 17 10 years after tragedy that claimed 298 lives, relatives grieve those killed when MH17 was shot down Families of the victims blamed Russian-backed rebels for the missile that took down the plane, but Moscow has repeatedly denied responsibility. In 2022, a Dutch court convicted in absentia two Russians and a Ukrainian separatist for their role in the…
Politics Jun 06 Dutch exit poll suggests tight race between far right and center left in EU election In a possible harbinger of strong electoral gains for the hard right in the 27-nation bloc, the exit poll Thursday indicated that Wilders' Party for Freedom had made the biggest gains by winning seven seats, up from just one in…
World May 24 International Court of Justice orders Israel to stop military operation in Rafah, Israel unlikely to comply Although Israel is unlikely to comply with the order, it will ratchet up the pressure on the increasingly isolated country.
World May 20 What is the ICC and why it is considering arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders? ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan said Monday that he is seeking warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defense minister and three Hamas leaders.