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11 Oct 2024

Nobel Peace Prize Awarded To Japanese Organisation Of Atomic Bombing Survivors

Last year's prize went to jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi for her advocacy of women's rights and democracy, and against the death penalty.

22 Feb 2024

Elon Musk Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize By Norwegian MP Marius Nilsen

Nilsen also thanked Musk for giving Ukraine access to Starlink satellite internet service during Russia's invasion of the country two years ago.

16 Mar 2023

Fact Check: Did Asle Toje Endorse PM Narendra Modi For Nobel Peace Prize?

Reports have been going viral claiming that Nobel committee deputy leader Asle Toje endorsed PM Modi as a major contender for the Nobel Peace Prize 2023.

Nobel Peace Prize

07 Oct 2022

Ales Bialiatski, Russia's Memorial and Ukraine's CCL win Nobel Peace Prize

"BREAKING NEWS: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2022 #NobelPeacePrize to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties," the official Twitter handle of the Nobel Prize said.

Mikhail Gorbachev

31 Aug 2022

Mikhail Gorbachev: Who restored democracy to Communist-ruled European nations

Mikhail Gorbachev former head of the Soviet Union passed away at the age of 91 He is credited with ending the Cold War by bringing important political and economic changes to the USSR He is a leader who altered the course of history and briefly raised the prospect of superpower harmony

26 Aug 2022

112th Birth Anniversary of Mother Teresa: Celebrating her extraordinary life

Today, i.e. August 26, marks the 112th Birth Anniversary of Mother Teresa She was a promoter of world peace and devoted her life to the poor She won a Nobel Peace prize in 1979 which she donated fully to the poor

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21 Jun 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: Nobel prize winner sells medal to help Ukrainian children

The Nobel Peace Prize medal, owned by Dmitry Muratov was sold at an auction in the United States for USD 103.5 million All the money raised will be given to UNICEF to support all countries hosting Ukrainian refugees More than 3.5 million fled to Poland, nearly 1 million more to Romania, and yet another 1 million to Russia

26 Dec 2021

South African anti-apartheid campaigner Desmond Tutu dies aged 90

"The passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is another chapter of bereavement in our nation’s farewell to a generation of outstanding South Africans," President Cyril Ramaphosa said.

Malala Yousafzai

10 Nov 2021

Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize winner, gets married at home in Britain

"Today marks a precious day in my life. Asser and I tied the knot to be partners for life," the campaigner for girls` education said on Twitter and added four pictures to her post.

Nobel Peace Prize

08 Oct 2021

Journalists from Philippines and Russia win Nobel Peace Prize 2021

The Nobel Peace Prize will be presented on December 10 The prize is the first for journalists since the German Carl von Ossietzky won it in 1935

31 Jan 2021

Greta Thunberg, Russia's Alexei Navalny among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize

According to a Reuters survey of Norwegian lawmakers, nominees include climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the WHO and its COVAX programme to secure fair access to COVID-19 vaccines for poor countries. Norwegian lawmakers have nominated the eventual laureate every year since 2014, with the exception of 2019.

Nobel Peace Prize 2020

09 Oct 2020

World Food Programme: All you need to know about 2020 Nobel Peace Prize winner

The World Food Programme has helped some 97 million people spanning across 88 countries., The WFP is a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict, chairwoman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Reiss-Andersen said. On the spike in the number of victims of hunger due to coronavirus the Nobel committee said food is the best vaccine for now.

Nobel Peace Prize 2020

09 Oct 2020

Nobel Peace Prize 2020 awarded to World Food Programme

The prestigious Nobel Peace Prize 2020 was awarded to the UN's food agency the World Food Programme (WFP) for its efforts to combat hunger globally. The prize is worth 10 million Swedish crowns, or around $1.1 million. The announcement was made in Oslo by the chair of the Nobel Committee Berit Reiss-Andersen.

Nobel Peace Prize

28 Aug 2020

China warns Norway against granting Nobel Peace Prize to Hong Kong activists

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, on a rare visit to Norway, warned Oslo against granting the Nobel Peace Prize to Hong Kong pro-democracy activists. Wang is the first Chinese foreign minister to visit Oslo in 15 years. Relations between China and the US are at an all-time low over the coronavirus pandemic and strained trade ties.

14 Mar 2019

16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Teenager Greta Thunberg is a prominent voice in the fight against climate change.

Nobel Peace Prize

04 Mar 2019

Nobel Peace prize for Imran Khan? Here's what the Pakistan PM said

The motion seeking the award for the PM was submitted by Pakistan Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry where Khan was for 'de-escalating tensions' between India and Pakistan.

02 Mar 2019

Pakistan Minister Fawad seeks Nobel Peace prize for Imran Khan

A motion has been submitted in Pakistan’s National Assembly Secretariat seeking the Nobel Peace Prize for PM Imran Khan

06 Feb 2019

Shashi Tharoor nominates Kerala fishermen for Nobel Peace Prize

At least 488 people died in Kerala due to the rains and floods during the southwest monsoon.

Nobel Peace Prize

05 Oct 2018

Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad awarded Nobel Peace Prize 2018

While Mukwege has been honoured for his work in treating victims of sexual violence in Congo, Murad is hailed for speaking out against crimes against women.

05 Oct 2018

Nobel peace prize for Donald Trump? Sarcastic Twitter speculates

While most posts on the social media site are sceptical, there are some who say Donald Trump meeting Kim Jong Un is reason good enough for the honour.

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