Americans Ostrom and Williamson win Nobel economics prize, Ostrom 1st female winnerWASHINGTON — Elinor Ostrom became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in economics, honored along with fellow American Oliver Williamson on Monday for analyzing economic governance — the rules by which people exercise authority in companies and economic systems. Romanian-born German writer Herta Mueller wins 2009 Nobel literature prizeSTOCKHOLM — Herta Mueller, a little-known Romanian-born author who was persecuted for her critical depictions of life behind the Iron Curtain, won the 2009 Nobel Prize in literature Thursday in an award seen as a nod to the 20th anniversary of communism’s collapse. PM congratulates Indian-American Ramakrishnan on Nobel honourNEW DELHI - The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, has congratulated Dr. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan for jointly winning the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for the year 2009. Vayalar Ravi congratulates Ramakrishnan for winning Nobel Prize for ChemistryNEW DELHI - The Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs, Vayalar Ravi, has congratulated Indian American Dr. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan on his being honoured with the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Nobel laureates of Indian origin mostly from Tamil Nadu, Bengal (Comment)Is it more than just a coincidence that the the Nobel laureates of Indian origin belong to Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. Herta Mueller wins Nobel for Literature
PM congratulates Venkatraman for NobelNEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday congratulated India-born scientist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan for winning the 2009 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, and said it was a matter of great pride for the country and also a tribute to India’s educational system and the teaching community. Herta Mueller wins Nobel for LiteratureSTOCKHOLM - Romanian-born Herta Mueller of Germany has won this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature, the Swedish Academy announced in Stockholm Thursday. Ramakrishnan, Steitz, Yonath win Nobel Prize for Chemistry
Indian-origin scientist, two others win Nobel Prize for Chemistry (Second Lead, Changing Dateline)LONDON - Indian-origin scientist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan shares the Nobel Prize in Chemistry this year with Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath, it was announced in Stockholm Wednesday. Diplomats converge on Honduras for talks amid signs standoff may be nearing an endTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Diplomats from throughout the hemisphere were converging Wednesday on Honduras to resolve a standoff that has left the impoverished Central American country with two presidents, a capital scarred by protests and a bitterly divided population. A list of recent Nobel Prize in chemistry winnersRecent winners of the Nobel Prize in chemistry, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation: Kao, Willard and Boyle win Nobel Physics PrizeSTOCKHOLM - Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith have won this year’s Nobel Prize for Physics for discoveries of importance for the internet and the digital camera, it was announced in Stockholm Tuesday. Kao, Boyle and Smith jointly awarded Nobel for Physics
Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physics through 2008Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physics, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation: A look at women who have won Nobel Prizes since 1901Only 37 women have received Nobel Prizes since they were first handed out in 1901. Three US scientists win Nobel Prize for medicineSTOCKHOLM - Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak of the US have won this year’s Nobel Prize for Medicine, it was announced in Stockholm Monday. Gas-mask bra designers win Ig Nobel prizeLONDON - The designers of a bra that turns into gas masks have received the 2009 Ig Nobel prize organized by the magazine Annals of Improbable Research. If greenhouse gases are cut as planned, Earth still gets 6 degrees hotter, update suggestsWASHINGTON — Earth’s temperature is likely to jump nearly 6 degrees between now and the end of the century even if every country cuts greenhouse gas emissions as proposed, according to a United Nations update. Booker judges slammed over ‘Brits-only shortlist’LONDON - The Man Booker Prize has come under fire for tokenism after five books announced in a shortlist of six this week turned out to be written by Britons. Mamata opposes CBI plea to close Tagore Nobel medal theft caseKOLKATA - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday opposed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) plea to close the probe into poet Rabindranath Tagore’s Nobel Prize medallion theft and said she would take up the issue with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. White beard, sweater and all, contractor from Texas wins Hemingway look-alike contestKEY WEST, Fla. — A 55-year-old Texan wearing the requisite white beard and sporting a sweater won an Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest — one of the highlights of a six-day annual festival honoring the late Nobel prize-winning author. In ancient seat of Islamic learning, Obama to offer a new beginning in US ties with MuslimsCAIRO — President Barack Obama discussed the quest for Middle East peace and Iran’s disputed nuclear ambitions with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Thursday before delivering a dose of “truth-telling” about the often fraught relations between Americans and Muslims. Gore appeals for unity on climate change, but partisan split shows no sign of easingWASHINGTON — Former Vice President Al Gore, the leading American voice on climate change, urged lawmakers Friday to overcome partisan differences and take action to reduce greenhouse gases, but Democrats and Republicans sparred even more vigorously over the cost of dealing with global warming. Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dedicates memorial bench in Ohio stop on Underground RailroadOBERLIN, Ohio — Nobel Prize-winning writer Toni Morrison says her campaign to commemorate African-American historical sites has brought her home. Einstein’s doctorate diploma to be auctionedGENEVA - An art house in Switzerland will auction off this summer the doctorate diploma issued to Albert Einstein from the school of mathematics and natural sciences at Zurich University, Swiss media reported Saturday. |
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STOCKHOLM - Romanian-born Herta Mueller of Germany has won this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature, the Swedish Academy announced in Stockholm Thursday.
LONDON - Indian-born scientist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan shares the Nobel Prize in Chemistry this year with Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath, it was announced in Stockholm Wednesday.
