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US lawmakers nominate Hong Kong democracy movement for Nobel Peace Prize
In a letter to the Nobel Committee submitted by the February 1 deadline and released Wednesday, nine lawmakers across party lines cited the...
The Lady vanishes: Aung San Suu Kyi back under house arrest
Under the cover of darkness early Monday, soldiers took Myanmar's de facto leader -- who became a beacon for democracy in the 1990s and a N...
Here's how Nobel Peace Prize nominations come about
There is no shortage of causes or candidates for the Norwegian Nobel Committee to consider for what arguably remains the world's most prest...
Alexei Navalny, WHO and Greta Thunberg among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize
Norwegian lawmakers have nominated the eventual laureate every year since 2014, with the exception of 2019, said Henrik Urdal, Director of ...
Donald Trump using executions as a 'political tool': US activist lawyer
The 61-year-old African-American attorney is to be honored with three other rights activists on Thursday with the Swedish foundation award ...
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad says pandemic raising violence, trafficking of women
The 27-year-old activist, who was forced into sexual slavery by Islamic State fighters in Iraq, said curfews, lockdowns and travel restrict...
WFP chief won't pick up Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo due to pandemic: Foundation
"We are now considering the possibility of holding a digital award ceremony where the WFP will be presented with the medal and diploma," th...
Why Ethiopia is suddenly on brink of civil war
Some experts have compared the confrontation to an inter-state war, with two large and well-trained forces and little sign of backing down.
The Borlaug legacy: The common link between farmers’ protests in Punjab and stubble burning
Norman Borlaug’s battle against world hunger, which won him the Nobel Peace Prize 50 years ago, was fuelled at least in part by his own exp...
UN chief congratulates WFP on Nobel Peace Prize
The World Food Program has won the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger amid the coronavirus pandemic. It's a recognition tha...
UN food agency World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize 2020 for its efforts to combat hunger
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali was awarded the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize.
UN food agency World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize 2020
The United Nations food agency, the World Food Programme (WFP), won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to combat hunger. It wa...
Winning the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
This is the first time in my life I've been without words: WFP head David Beasley on Nobel Peace Prize
The announcement was made in Oslo by Berit Reiss-Andersen, the chair of the Nobel Committee. The Nobel Committee said that the coronavirus ...
WHO, Greta Thunberg or press watchdogs for Nobel Peace Prize?
The World Health Organization is the bookies' favourite to win the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, though experts say Greta Thunberg or press ...
Climate crusader Greta Thunberg tipped to win Nobel Peace Prize
The Swedish 17-year-old was nominated by three Norwegian lawmakers and two Swedish parliamentarians and if she wins, she would receive it a...
Trump’s totally worth the peace prize considering Nobel’s your uncle
Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a Norwegian parliamentarian, has nominated the US president.
President Trump's Nobel Peace Prize nomination hard-earned and well-deserved: White House
Far-right Norwegian lawmaker Christian Tybring-Gjedde on Wednesday nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in mediating the ...
Norwegian lawmaker nominates Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
A Norwegian lawmaker has nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 for helping broker a deal between Israel and the United ...
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