Kenzaburo Oe: Japanese Nobel Prize-winning writer dies at 88
Hong Kong/Tokyo CNN — Japanese Nobel Prize-winning author Kenzaburo Oe, a writer who was renowned for a strong pacifist stance that weaved its way into much of his work, has…
Ales Beliatski: Nobel laureate sentenced to 10 years in prison by Belarusian court
CNN — Belarusian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Beliatski was sentenced by a court in Minsk on Friday to 10 years in a maximum-security penal colony, Russia state news agency…
US pilot shot down four Soviet MiGs in 30 minutes — and kept in a secret for 50 years
Seoul, South Korea CNN — Royce Williams was a real life “Top Gun” 10 years before Tom Cruise was even born. On a cold November day in 1952, Williams shot…
‘Joyland’ ban: Pakistan blocks national release of movie depicting story of sexual liberation
Islamabad, Pakistan CNN — Pakistan’s government has blocked the nationwide release of “Joyland,” the first Pakistani movie shown at the Cannes Film Festival, just one week before it was due…
Vanessa Redgrave Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at the life of award-winning actress Vanessa Redgrave. McKesson Tourniquet Band on Roll 18 Inch Length (#743) Birth date: January 30, 1937 Birth place: London,…
Nobel Peace Prize: Who will win Friday’s coveted award?
London CNN — A Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded in Norway on Friday, as Europe’s biggest war for seven decades rages on the continent. Russia’s ongoing conflict in Ukraine…
Nobel Prize in chemistry won by Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharples
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded Wednesday…
Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to Svante Pääbo for sequencing the first Neanderthal genome
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. London CNN — Swedish geneticist Svante Pääbo has won the…
Nobel Prize for physics goes to Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger for achievements in quantum mechanics
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. London CNN — Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton…
5 women who should have won a Nobel Prize
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — It was an all-male lineup of laureates for…