Nobel to Obama is a positive step: Fidel CastroOctober 11th, 2009 LONDON - Former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro has termed the controversial awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to US President Barack Obama as a 'positive step'. But Castro's thumbs-up may be the last thing Obama wanted, as his words will only strengthen conservative complaints that the prize was an anti-American gesture.
Nobel Peace Prize - trivia and moreOctober 9th, 2009 LONDON - The Nobel Peace Prize, the world's most recognised award for efforts to bring about global peace, was founded by Alfred Nobel, who gave a chunk of his personal fortune to fund the prizes. The first Nobel Peace Prize was given in 1901.
Barack Obama gets Nobel Peace PrizeOctober 9th, 2009 LONDON - US President Barack Obama is the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize winner for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples", it was announced in Oslo Friday.
Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize (Second Lead)October 9th, 2009 LONDON - US President Barack Obama gets the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples", it was announced in Oslo Friday. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it attached special importance to Obama's vision of and work for a world without nuclear weapons.
Vayalar Ravi congratulates Ramakrishnan for winning Nobel Prize for ChemistryOctober 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs, Vayalar Ravi, has congratulated Indian American Dr. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan on his being honoured with the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
Israeli woman, Americans potential Nobel chemistry winnersOctober 7th, 2009 Israeli woman potential Nobel chemistry winnerSTOCKHOLM — If Nobel judges are looking to improve the balance of women winning the chemistry prize, Israeli scientist Ada Yonath could be a strong candidate when the award is announced Wednesday. Yonath's pioneering work in understanding how cells build proteins could make her a contender, possibly along with American George Feher.
Indian origin scientist wins Nobel Prize in ChemistryOctober 7th, 2009 LONDON - Indian origin senior scientist at the MRC Laborartory of Molecular Biology at Cambridge, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2009 along with two others. The Nobel Committee announced on Wednesday that the Tamil Nadu born Ramakrishnan shares the Nobel Prize with Thomas E Steitz (US) and Ada E Yonath (Israel) for their "studies of the structure and function of the ribosome".
Nobel Prize for Chemistry to Ramakrishnan, Steitz, YonathOctober 7th, 2009 STOCKHOLM - Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E.
Defense, Agriculture secretaries pay tribute to Nobel laureate Borlaug at memorialOctober 6th, 2009 Gates, Vilsack eulogize Borlaug at memorialCOLLEGE STATION, Texas — Colleagues of Norman Borlaug memorialized the Nobel Peace Prize winner as a great hunger fighter. About 1,000 attended a memorial Tuesday at Texas A&M University for the teacher and scientist.
Kao, Boyle and Smith jointly awarded Nobel for PhysicsOctober 6th, 2009 STOCKHOLM - Charles K. Kao, Willard S.
A look at women who have won Nobel Prizes since 1901October 5th, 2009 A look at women who have won Nobel PrizesOnly 37 women have received Nobel Prizes since they were first handed out in 1901. The latest — Elizabeth H.
Three US scientists win Nobel Prize for medicineOctober 5th, 2009 STOCKHOLM - Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak of the US have won this year's Nobel Prize for Medicine, it was announced in Stockholm Monday. The three scientists solved a fundamental problem in biology on "how chromosomes can be copied in a complete way and how they are protected against degradation", the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute said.
Facts about next week's Nobel Prize announcementsOctober 2nd, 2009 Facts about next week's Nobel Prize announcementsThe winners of the 2009 Nobel Prizes will be announced in the next two weeks, starting with the medicine prize on Monday. Here are some brief explanations of how the award winners are picked and announced.
Aage Bohr, Danish Nobel prize winner, son of nuclear physics giant Niels Bohr, diesSeptember 10th, 2009 Denmark's Nobel prize winner Aage Bohr diesCOPENHAGEN — Aage Bohr, a nuclear physics professor and Nobel laureate like his famed father Niels Bohr, has died at age 87. Bohr in 1975 became the second Dane to be awarded the Nobel Prize for physics.
'Barbie' to make her runaway fashion week debut Feb 14February 10th, 2009 LONDON - Barbie, the original fashion doll, is all set to make her runaway debut at the New York Fashion Week on the Valentine's Day. The 11.5-inch plastic doll is still on the top as a high-fashion muse for the international designers.
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