Nobel Peace Prize

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The prize comes with a gold medal, a diploma and a prize sum of 10 million Swedish kronor (about $900,000).

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The award will be presented at a formal ceremony in Oslo on Dec 10, the anniversary of the 1896 death of the prizes' creator, Alfred Nobel

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Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (Photo: AP)

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A forum of former IAS officers has come out in support of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, the apex body of the farmers

30 Dec 2021 7:37 AM

The outspoken Tutu was considered the nation's conscience by both Black and white, an enduring testament to his faith and spirit of reconciliation in a divided nation. (File Photo: Reuters)

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The Nobel awards have at times been controversial. (File Photo: AP)

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US President Donald Trump.Trump has been nominated for 2021 Nobel Peace Prize following his efforts to broker peace between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). (AFP)

Donald Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for brokering UAE-Israel peace deal

The nomination also cites his part in ‘creating new dynamics in other protracted conflicts, such as the Kashmir border dispute’

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File photo shows guests waiting for the desserts during royal banquet to honour the laureates of the Nobel Prize 2019 following the Award ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden. — AFP

December Nobel Prize banquet in Sweden cancelled

The pandemic also makes it uncertain whether prize winners can travel to Sweden

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Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed wins 2019 Nobel Peace Prize

Ahmed was awarded for his efforts to resolve his country's conflict with bitter foe Eritrea, the Nobel Committee said.

11 Oct 2019 3:18 PM

Malala's statement came after the Indian government on Monday revoked Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated the state into two Union Territories -- Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. (Photo: File)

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'There is no need for us to continue to suffer and hurt each other,' she said.

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He gained international acclaim for his activism, receiving more than 250 honours including the Nobel Peace Prize. (Photo: AP | File)

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'They gave you Nobel for what?' Trump asks Yazidi activist Nadia Murad

Trump said, 'And you had the Nobel Prize? That's incredible. They gave it to you for what reason?'

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The Tibetan spiritual leader has been admitted to a private hospital in New Delhi with a chest infection. (File Photo)

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China on Wednesday asserted that any successor to the Dalai Lama should have its approval.

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The report follows Donald Trump's claim on Friday that Shinzo Abe had nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize for opening talks and easing tensions with North Korea. (File Photo)

Report says Japan's PM nominated Trump for Nobel Peace Prize on US request

Japan's Shinzo Abe nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize after receiving a request from the US government.

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He said he had received a five-page letter from Abe informing him that he had nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize. (Photo:AP)

'Japan PM nominated me for Nobel Peace Prize' claims Donald Trump

Donald Trump claimed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize over his outreach to North Korea.

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Aung San Suu Kyi was globally hailed as a freedom fighter who stood up to her country's feared military junta while spending 15 years under house arrest. (Photo: File | AFP)

Amnesty International strips Aung San Suu Kyi of highest honour

Amnesty International said it was revoking Ambassador of Conscience Award it gave Suu Kyi in 2009 while she was still under house arrest.

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The #metoo movement, which began last year while dealing with Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s male chauvinistic behavior, has influenced the decision on the Peace Nobel. (Representational image)

Apt Nobel for peace

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At the Bukavu hospital, which serves as a clinic for gynaecological and obstetric care, he lives under the permanent protection of UN peacekeepers. (Photo: AP)

Denis Mukwege: Healer of DR Congo's wounds becomes Nobel laureate

Nobel Peace Prize co-winner had been repeatedly nominated for work with gang rape victims from conflicts that have ravaged his homeland.

05 Oct 2018 3:25 PM

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Nadia Murad: From jihadist slave to Nobel laureate

Murad and Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege were jointly awarded prize for ‘efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.’

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