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Appetite-regulating hormones in focus as first Nobel Prizes fall
AFP, Published on 06/10/2025
» STOCKHOLM - Research into hormones that regulate appetite is seen leading the race for the Nobel Prize in Medicine, to be awarded Monday -- the first in this year's Nobel season.
Chinese researchers tout ‘invisibility’ breakthrough
South China Morning Post, Published on 05/12/2024
» BEIJING - Chinese researchers say they have developed a material that quickly changes colour at a molecular level based on the surrounding light, creating a new form of camouflage that could help people blend into their environments — much like a chameleon.
Light or new materials tipped for Nobel Physics Prize
AFP, Published on 03/10/2023
» STOCKHOLM - Research into light, new materials and cosmic exploration are seen as possible contenders for Tuesday's Nobel Physics Prize, though experts warn it is difficult to predict a winner in the vast field.
'French Oscars' ceremony features awkward lack of women
AFP, Published on 24/02/2023
» PARIS - France's answer to the Oscars, the Cesar Awards, will hold its ceremony on Friday, with a distinct lack of women nominees despite a post-MeToo overhaul aimed at improving its feminist credentials.
UN urges Taliban to end 'terrible' restrictions on women
AFP, Published on 27/12/2022
» GENEVA: The Taliban must immediately revoke their policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan, the UN rights chief insisted Tuesday, condemning their "terrible" consequences.
Invisibility cloak and quantum physics tipped for Nobel Prize
AFP, Published on 05/10/2021
» STOCKHOLM - Quantum physics, invisibility cloaks and a cutting-edge Italian theorist are all tipped to win Tuesday's Nobel Physics Prize, a year after it went to pioneering research on black holes.
Biden to meet Asian-Americans after Atlanta spa killings
AFP, Published on 19/03/2021
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden headed to Atlanta Friday to comfort an Asian-American community plunged into grief and fear after a killing spree left six women of Asian descent dead and a nation alarmed by pandemic-era hate crimes.
Greta Thunberg puts Africa's climate activists in media spotlight
AFP, Published on 01/02/2020
» STOCKHOLM - After a racism debate in Davos on the invisibility of African climate activists, Greta Thunberg held a press conference Friday with fellow eco warriors from Kenya, Uganda and South Africa to stress the importance of their voices.
Film star Cate Blanchett backs drive to end plight of 10m stateless
Thomson Reuters Foundation, Published on 08/10/2019
» LONDON: Film star Cate Blanchett called on Monday for the world to end the "devastating" plight of millions of people with no nationality -- including almost half a million in Thailand --amid warnings that rising xenophobia is stymieing efforts to meet a 2024 deadline for eradicating statelessness.