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DNA pioneer stripped of honours over race comments
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 14 (ANI): A Nobel Prize-winning American scientist who co-discovered DNA has been stripped of his honorary titles at the laboratory he once led. The move came after he repeated racist comments in a documentary.
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William Nordhaus, Paul Romer bag Nobel Prize in Economics
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 9 (ANI): William D Nordhaus and Paul M Romer bagged the Nobel Prize in Economic Science for addressing the need to create long-term sustainable economic growth, broadening the scope of economic analysis. They have constructed models that explain how the market economy
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3 scientists named for Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Stockholm, [Sweden] Oct 3 (ANI): The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Frances H. Arnold, and jointly to George P. Smith and Gregory P. Winter on Wednesday for their prowess in harnessing the power of evolution in order to develop proteins that focus on solving chemical problems.
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Three recipients named for Nobel Prize in Physics
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], Oct 02 (ANI): The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Tuesday announced that the Nobel Prize in Physics, 2018, will be shared among three scientists, one each from United States of America (USA), Canada and France, for "groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser phy
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Nobel scandal: French photographer imprisoned for rape
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], Oct 02 (ANI): The French photographer, Jean-Claude Arnault, who has close links to the Swedish Academy and was embroiled into controversies for sexual assault, was convicted. The 72-year-old has been sentenced to two years in prison for rape, reported CNN.
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Kailash Satyarthi to be chief guest at RSS' Vijayadashmi event
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): Nobel Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi will attend the Vijayadashmi event of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as Chief Guest at the Reshmibagh Maidan in Nagpur on October 18.
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James P. Allison, Tasuku Honjo win Nobel Prize for cancer therapy
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Stockholm, [Sweden] Oct 01 (ANI): The 2018 Nobel Prize in the field of 'Physiology or Medicine' has been jointly awarded to James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo for their discovery of a new form of cancer therapy.
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Nobel Prize-winning author V.S. Naipaul dies at 85
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
London (United Kingdom), Aug 12 (ANI): British novelist and Nobel Prize winner for Literature, Sir. V.S. Naipaul has breathed his last on Sunday. He was 85 and died at his home in London, his family has confirmed.
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Keira Knightley writes history in 'Colette' trailer
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): The makers of the upcoming biopic 'Colette' have dropped its first trailer, which centers aorund French novelist, who overcomes the constraints of society to later become a Nobel Prize-nominated author.
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Nobel Prize in Literature cancelled after sexual misconduct scandal
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], May 04 (ANI): The Swedish Academy, which has been embroiled into controversies over its links to a man accused of sexual assault, announced on Friday that there would be no awardee for the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature honour in 2018.
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Amid Nobel Prize chatter, Trump says Moon 'very generous' to suggest his n
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States] May 2 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump, who is apparently in high spirits amid all the Nobel Peace Prize chatter, has said that South Korean President Moon Jae-in was "very generous" to suggest that the former should be bestowed with the prestigiou
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Natalie Portman pulls out of Israel Honour ceremony
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Apr 20 (ANI): Hollywood actress Natalie Portman has decided to skip a very prestigious honour in Israel, citing "recent events".
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