Nobel laureate Yunus convicted in Bangladesh labour law case
Dhaka, BangladeshReuters A court in Bangladesh on Monday sentenced Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to six months in prison for labour law violations, prosecutors said, for what he said was a crime he did not commit. Yunus, 83, and his Grameen Bank won the 2006 peace prize for their work to lift millions out of poverty […]
Nobel Prize body knew Kissinger’s 1973 Vietnam deal unlikely to bring peace – documents
Oslo, NorwayReuters The 1973 Nobel Peace Prize to top US diplomat Henry Kissinger and North Vietnam’s Le Duc Tho, among the most disputed in the award’s history, was given in the full knowledge the Vietnam War was unlikely to end any time soon, newly released papers show. Nominations to the Peace Prize remain secret for […]
East Timor’s Catholics rally behind accused Nobel bishop
Dili, East TimorAP East Timor’s Catholics reacted with shock but also expressions of support Friday for revered independence icon and Nobel Peace Prize winner Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo following allegations he sexually abused boys decades ago in the impoverished South-East Asian nation. The Vatican admitted Thursday that its sex abuse office had secretly sanctioned the bishop […]
Vatican disciplined Nobel-winning bishop over alleged abuse of minors
Vatican City Reuters The Vatican on Thursday acknowledged that it had secretly disciplined East Timor bishop and Nobel Peace Prize winner Carlos Ximenes Belo two years ago, responding to allegations that he sexually abused boys in East Timor decades before. The Vatican acknowledgement came in response to reporters’ questions following an article this week in […]
Nobel laureate and physicist Wilczek wins Templeton Prize
United StatesAP Frank Wilczek, the Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist and author renowned for his boundary-pushing investigations into the fundamental laws of nature, was honoured on Wednesday with this year’s prestigious Templeton Prize, awarded to individuals whose life’s work embodies a fusion of science and spirituality. In a statement, the John Templeton Foundation praised the 70-year-old […]
Ethiopia’s Abiy wins Nobel Peace Prize for resolving conflict with Eritrea
Oslo, NorwayReuters Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his peacemaking efforts which ended two decades of hostility with longtime enemy Eritrea. Though Africa’s youngest leader still faces big challenges, he has in under two years in power begun political and economic reforms that promise a better life […]