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US biologist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, poses for a portrait at an exhibition in Berlin on Monday, Oct. 11, 2004. (AP Photo) James D Watson, co-discoverer of the DNA double-helix structure, has died at 97.Watson was an American biologist whose work with…
FILE – Opposition presidential hopeful Maria Corina Machado gestures to supporters during a rally in Valencia, Carabobo state, Venezuela, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File) When Aung San Suu Kyi won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, she became a global icon of peaceful resistance — the soft-spoken face of defiance against a…
TOI correspondent from Washington: Pakistan laid it on thick. Donald Trump lapped it up. The US-Pak lovefest took Sharm-el-Sheikh by storm on Sunday, eclipsing a middle-east peace celebration hosted by Egypt, after Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said he would renew his country’s nomination of Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize that the US President…
US President Donald Trump talks with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Jerusalem. (AP) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday nominated US President Donald Trump for the Israel Prize.Speaking in the Israeli parliament, Knesset, ahead of Trump’s address to lawmakers, Netanyahu said he submitted Trump’s…
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt announced as winners The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Monday awarded the 2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt “for having explained innovation-driven economic growth.” According to the Academy, one half of the prize goes to Joel Mokyr “for…
US President Donald Trump on Sunday once again reiterated his claim that he has played a key role in resolving several long-standing conflicts worldwide, including the dispute between India and Pakistan, as he flew to the Middle East.Trump also referred to the ongoing conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan, alluding that he would resolve the issue…
Alfred Nobel’s will established prestigious awards for science, literature, and peace, but notably excluded mathematics. While popular myths abound, historical context suggests Nobel favored practical applications. Mathematicians are recognized through economics and specialized awards like the Fields Medal and Abel Prize, often dubbed the “Nobel of Mathematics.” The Nobel Prize is one of the most…
Venezuela’s Maria Machado (File photo) Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, drew criticism over her past posts on X, supporting Israel’s military action in Gaza and urging Argentina and Israel to “dismantle” the criminal Venezuelan regime.In one of her posts in 2021, Machado had said that those…
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for promoting democratic rights in her country and her struggle to achieve a transition to democracy, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.What is her background? Maria Corina Machado, 58, was born in Caracas, Venezuela, on October 7, 1967. She is an industrial engineer…
Did Marco Rubio betray Trump in nominating Machado for Nobel Peace Prize? A letter signed by Donald Trump’s close allies, like Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Florida Republican leaders Rick Scott, nominating Maria Corina Machado for the Nobel Peace Prize, surfaced the day the prize was announced and Trump lost despite pushing hard on the…
