Tag: Nobel Prize
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Claudia Goldin wins Nobel economics prize for work on women’s pay
An economic historian and Harvard professor, Claudia Goldin, has been awarded with the Nobel Prize in economics for her work examining the gender pay gap. Goldin’s unprecedented research highlights the fact that women, despite their higher academic qualifications, are paid less than men; and that mostly this difference arises after childbirth. “This year’s Laureate in…
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Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Prize
A jailed Iranian women’s rights advocate, Narges Mohammadi, is the winner of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight against the oppression of women and advocacy for social reform. She was awarded the prestigious prize on Friday, while she is till behind bars, for her efforts to promote human rights and freedom for all”,…
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Geniuses behind mRNA covid vaccines to receive Nobel Prize
Katalin Kariko from Hungary and American-born Drew Weissman have won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their research that paved the way for the first mRNA vaccines against COVID-19, made by Pfizer and Moderna. The Nobel Prize committee announced the winners in Sweden on Monday. “The laureates contributed to the unprecedented rate…
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Who won the Nobel Peace Prize 2022?
This year’s Peace Prize is awarded to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties. Ales Bialiatski: Ales Bialiatski was one of the initiators of the democracy movement that emerged in Belarus in the mid-1980s. He has devoted his life…
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Malala says she will protest if someone forces her to remove her scarf
Nobel laureate and social activist Malala Yousafzai while expressing her anger on the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran, said that a woman has the right to decide whatever she wants to wear. “Whatever a woman chooses to wear, she has the right to decide for herself,” Malala said, adding that, “As I have said…
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Pakistani philanthropist Dr Amjad Saqib nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Dr Amjad Saqib, a Pakistani philanthropist and founder of Akhuwat — the country’s largest interest-free microfinance programme — has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work. Dr. Amjad Saqib has been nominated by Malta’s Foreign Minister, according to the British organization PA Media. However, as per the information available on the…
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Malala: Pakistan’s pride
Malala Yousafzai, a name that evokes different emotions – from pride to love to respect to a need to protect her from everything that is vile. Malala is the youngest Nobel laureate and the second Pakistani to win the Nobel after Dr Abdus Salam. Unfortunately, both Pakistani Nobel laureates have been vilified by many in…
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Malala turns producer, announces multi-year deal with Apple TV
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is expanding her partnership with Apple Inc to produce dramas, children’s series, animation and documentaries that will air on the tech giant’s streaming service, Reuters has reported. As per Apple’s website Malala, 23, and her new production company Extracurricular have joined Apple TV+’s growing roster of content creators including…
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Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize over UAE-Israel peace deal
United States (US) President Donald Trump has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize over his efforts to broker a deal between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel. According to reports, Trump was nominated by Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a member of the Norwegian Parliament, who praised the US president’s efforts aimed at resolving conflicts…
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Sikhs demand Nobel prize for Imran over Kartarpur opening
As praises pour in for Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan over the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor despite deteriorating Pakistan-India ties, a group of Sikhs has demanded Nobel Prize for the premier. According to reports, several Sikh organisations, including “Sikhs for Justice”, have decided to launch a campaign seeking the Nobel Prize for Imran in…