Tag: Nobel
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Nobel winner Yunus convicted in Bangladesh labour law case
Dhaka (AFP) – Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus was convicted on Monday of violating Bangladesh’s labour laws in a case decried by his supporters as politically motivated. Yunus, 83, is credited with lifting millions out of poverty with his pioneering microfinance bank but has earned the enmity of longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has accused…
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Malala Yousafzai is all set to produce Hollywood films
Pakistan’s youngest Nobel Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai is all set to produce Hollywood films after signing a three-film deal with Apple Inc, Variety magazine has revealed. Yousafzai is among creative leaders honoured for Variety’s 2022 Power of Women presented by Lifetime. Her production company Extracurricular has partnered with the indie studio A24 for a still-untitled…