The Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Nihon Hidankyo for its work to denuclearise the world also cited memories of atomic bombs of 1945, and thus revives the debate about memorials
Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, stated that the award was given because "the taboo against the use of nuclear weapons is under pressure." He added that the Nobel committee aims to honor all survivors who, despite their suffering and painful memories, have chosen to turn their experiences into hope and advocacy for peace.
Starts with medicine award, followed by physics prize on Tuesday, chemistry on Wednesday, literature on Thursday, peace on Friday and economics on October 14
New York: The Nobel Peace Prize that Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov was auctioning off to raise money for Ukrainian child refugees sold Monday night for USD 103.5 million, shattering the old record for a Nobel. Previously, the most ever paid for a Nobel Prize medal was in 2014, when James Watson, whose co-discovery of the […]
Hyderabad: MLC and Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha on Thursday interacted virtually with Bishow Parajuli, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) representative and country director to India on a wide range of issues including the state of hunger and malnutrition and the innovative steps taken by the Telangana government towards addressing these issues. The WFP […]
The Nobels are traditionally presented on December 10, the anniversary of the 1896 death of prize founder Alfred Nobel, a Swedish scientist and philanthropist.
Even US President Donald Trump seems to believe he deserves the prize, though one of the few predictions that pundits feel comfortable making is that he'll be disappointed.
