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Jon Fosse wins Nobel literature prize
Published on 05/10/2023
» The Nobel Prize in literature was awarded on Thursday to the Norwegian novelist and playwright Jon Fosse “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable”.
Controversial or safe pick for Nobel literature prize?
AFP, Published on 05/10/2023
» STOCKHOLM - The Nobel Prize in Literature to be announced on Thursday could go to an overtly political author like a Kremlin critic, or crown a safer or lesser-known writer, experts say.
Nobel Literature Prize may laud freedom of expression: experts
AFP, Published on 03/10/2023
» STOCKHOLM - Will the Swedish Academy make a political statement when it awards the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday? If so, it could crown a writer standing up for freedom of expression, experts think.
Protesters march in Paris as French refinery strikes continue
AFP, Published on 17/10/2022
» PARIS - Three weeks into a refinery strike that has caused fuel shortages across France, tens of thousands of protesters marched in Paris on Sunday to express their frustration at the rising cost of living.
US trio, including ex-Fed chief Bernanke, win economics Nobel
AFP, Published on 10/10/2022
» STOCKHOLM: A US trio on Monday won the Nobel Economics Prize for research on banking's role in the economy, especially on the importance of avoiding collapses during financial crises.
French author Annie Ernaux wins Nobel Literature Prize
AFP, Published on 06/10/2022
» STOCKHOLM - French author Annie Ernaux, known for her deceptively simple novels drawing on personal experience of class and gender, won the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday, the jury announced.
Annie Ernaux of France wins Nobel Literature prize
Published on 06/10/2022
» STOCKHOLM: French author Annie Ernaux has won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory”, the Swedish Academy said on Thursday.
Medicine Prize opens Nobel week clouded by war
AFP, Published on 03/10/2022
» STOCKHOLM - Breast cancer discoveries and mRNA vaccines are seen as possible winners when the Nobel Medicine Prize kicks off a week of winner announcements on Monday, with this year's awards held under the shadow of war in Europe.
Omani writer wins Man Booker literature prize
AFP, Published on 22/05/2019
» LONDON: Jokha Alharthi on Tuesday became the first Arabic author to win the Man Booker International prize for her novel "Celestial Bodies" which reveals her Omani homeland's post-colonial transformation.