A list of US winners of the Nobel Peace PrizeOctober 9th, 2009 A list of US winners of the Nobel Peace PrizePresident Barack Obama is not the first sitting U.S. president to receive the Nobel Peace Prize — Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt were the first two, and he joins a long list of Americans whose efforts have drawn the attention of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
Texas golfer slips, falls over embankment, dies while trying to retrieve stray ballOctober 3rd, 2009 Texas golfer dies trying to retrieve stray ballRICHARDSON, Texas — A Texas golfer has died after he fell over an embankment while trying to retrieve his golf ball. Richardson police Sgt.
Oct. 6 memorial in Texas for Norman Borlaug, a Nobel laureate who saved millions from hungerSeptember 14th, 2009 Oct. 6 memorial in Texas for ag scientist BorlaugCOLLEGE STATION, Texas — A memorial service for Nobel Peace Prize winner and agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug has been set for Oct. 6 at Texas A&M University.
Norman Borlaug, who developed crops that helped save millions from world hunger, died at 95September 13th, 2009 Borlaug, who saved millions from hunger, diesDALLAS — Scientist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug rose from his childhood on an Iowa farm to develop a type of wheat that helped feed the world, fostering a movement that is credited with saving up to 1 billion people from starvation. Borlaug, 95, died Saturday from complications of cancer at his Dallas home, said Kathleen Phillips, a spokesman for Texas A&M University where Borlaug was a distinguished professor.
Pawar mourns death of Norman BorlaugSeptember 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Sunday mourned the death of eminent American agricultural scientist and Nobel laureate Norman E. Borlaug, who helped pioneer the Green Revolution in India.
Nobel Prize-winning scientist Norman Borlaug, father of the 'green revolution,' dies at age 95September 12th, 2009 Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug dies at 95DALLAS — Agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug, the father of the "green revolution" who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in combating world hunger and saving hundreds of millions of lives, died Saturday in Texas, a Texas A&M University spokeswoman said. He was 95. Borlaug died Saturday night at his home in Dallas from complications of cancer, school spokeswoman Kathleen Phillips said.
Kenyan banker, Malawian farmers' group win Norwegian prize for African green revolutionJuly 21st, 2009 Kenyan banker, Malawian group win Norwegian prizeOSLO — Norway's Yara Foundation says a Kenyan banker and a Malawian farmers' group have won its annual prize promoting former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan's call for a green revolution in Africa.
Norman Welton, AP photo editor for 31 years, dies at 81 at NY medical centerJuly 3rd, 2009 Norman Welton, former AP photo editor, dies at 81NEW YORK — Norman Welton, whose 31-year career as a photo editor for The Associated Press included coverage of New York City, the United Nations and four Olympic Games, has died. He was 81. Welton died from colon cancer Wednesday at a medical center in Port Jervis, N.Y., his niece, Lynda Kane, said Thursday.
Rats! Shopper sues, claims La. Wal-Mart let a large rodent named Norman run free and scare herMay 8th, 2009 Woman sues La. Wal-Mart over 'Norman the nutria'NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana woman is suing a Wal-Mart store over what she claims was a much-too-close encounter of the furry kind.
Prakash crashes out of Mexican challengerApril 18th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - India's Prakash Amritraj crashed out in the quarter-finals of $35,000 ATP challenger tennis tournament, losing to Belgian Dick Norman. Prakash, seeded eighth, went down to Norman 4-6, 3-6 here Friday.
Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini's wife diesMarch 23rd, 2009 TEHRAN - The wife of late Imam Ayatollah Khomeini, the father of Iran's Islamic Revolution, died here, IRNA reported Sunday. Khadije Saghafi passed away in Tehran Saturday morning after a long period of illness.
Use stimulus package for green revolution: UN chiefFebruary 17th, 2009 UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and former US vice president Al Gore have called on the world to use economic stimulus urgently needed to tackle the global economic crisis to launch a long-term green revolution. 'What we need is both stimulus and long-term investments that accomplish two objectives simultaneously with one global economic policy response - a policy that addresses our urgent and immediate economic and social needs and that launches a new green global economy,' they wrote in a joint opinion piece in the Financial Times of London.
Jennifer Aniston's dog dislikes her boyfriend JohnFebruary 2nd, 2009 NEW YORK - Jennifer Aniston's dog Norman doesn't seem to be too fond of her boyfriend John Mayer and has to be kept away whenever he visits her. 'It's funny because John likes dogs, but for some reason Norman has taken a dislike to him.
Baroness Vadera apologises after detecting 'green shoots' of recoveryJanuary 14th, 2009 LONDON - A senior economic aide to British Premier Gordon Brown has been criticised after saying she sees 'green shoots' of recovery amid the current economic downturn. 'It's a very uncertain world right now globally but I wouldn't want to be the one predicting it.
India, Canada to collaborate in agricultureJanuary 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India is set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Canada for increased cooperation in the field of agriculture, the Canadian High Commission here said in a statement Monday. The bilateral MoU aims to enhance knowledge sharing, animal development and agricultural marketing know-how between the two nations and to increase the bilateral exports between the two nations.
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