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What is Nobel Prize?
Nobel Prize is a prestigious prize awarded separately in six different fields “to those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind”. Originally, the prize was awarded in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace. The Peace Prize was characterised as “to the person who has done the most or best to advance fellowship among nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies, and the establishment and promotion of peace congresses". Later in 1968, a sixth prize was added in the field of economic sciences. The Prize is officially not a Nobel...
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The economics prize is formally known as the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
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Trump called the decision an 'indelible stain' on Norway after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South African judge and human rights lawyer Navi Pillay
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Indian-origin S African jurist Navanethem Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize
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Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize for literature
The prize was announced by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm
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Trump makes fresh Nobel Peace Prize pitch, says he has 'settled eight wars'
Trump said his peacemaking efforts were continuing and indicated he was working to settle another war, as the Nobel Peace Prize is set to be announced on Friday
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Nobel Prize 2026 in chemistry awarded to Henri B Kagan and Kenso Soai
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Francis Halzen wins Physics Nobel for high-energy neutrino discovery
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Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, Georg Nagel win Nobel 2026 in medicine
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Nobel Prizes 2026 kick off today with medicine award in Stockholm
Monday's medicine prize is followed by the physics prize on Tuesday, chemistry on Wednesday and literature on Thursday
Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to 7 more years in prison
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Nobel prize not govt's call: Norway PM replies to Trump's Greenland threat
Norway's PM Jonas Gahr Store has clarified that the government plays no role in the Nobel Peace Prize, and decisions are made by an independent committee after Trump linked the snub to Greenland
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Trump links Greenland threats to Nobel prize snub in letter to Norway's PM
Trump rattled Nato allies over the weekend after threatening to impose tariffs on a group of European members of the alliance if he doesn't get control of Greenland
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Trump to keep Machado's Nobel peace prize, laureate title to stay with her
US President Donald Trump will keep the Nobel Peace Prize offered by Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, while the Nobel Committee says the laureate title cannot be transferred
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Trump claims he ended 8 wars, says Norway foolishly denied him Nobel Prize
Linking his foreign policy record to US military power, Trump said American strength under his leadership restored global deterrence and commanded respect from adversaries
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Behind Nobel Laureate Maria Machado's daring escape from Venezuela to Oslo
An American firm with experience in special operations spirited María Corina Machado, the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, out of the country in a secretive land, sea and air operation
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Nobel winner Machado appears in Oslo after 'journey of extreme danger'
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Trump repeats claim of ending India-Pakistan conflict, seeks Nobel Prize
We ended eight wars, But we're going to do one more, I think, I hope, Trump said in remarks at a Cabinet Meeting, referring to the Russia-Ukraine war
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Japan PM tells Trump she has nominated him for Nobel Peace: White House
At their meeting in Akasaka Palace, Takaichi praised Trump for his diplomatic efforts, particularly his role in promoting peace between Thailand and Cambodia and ending Gaza conflict
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President Trump is Venezuela's main ally right now: Nobel laureate Machado
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