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40 years later, Russia is still silencing the voices of Chernobyl

In June 2018 I had the opportunity to visit Minsk, the capital of Belarus. In a large bookshop in the city centre – beneath the inquisitorial gaze of the ever-present portraits of the dictator Alexander Lukashenko – I asked the bookseller for one of the volumes of Svetlana Alexievich’s collected…

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Nobel Laureate David Gross Warns Humanity May Not Survive 50 Years to See Unified Theory of Physics

Nobel Prize-winning physicist David Gross has issued a stark warning that humanity stands a slim chance of surviving another 50 years, citing the grave risk of nuclear war as the primary barrier preventing scientists from achieving a unified theory of all fundamental forces.

International Business Times

Sir Anthony Leggett obituary

Physicist who won a Nobel prize for his work on superfluids and superconductors at Sussex University in the 1970s

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The Infinity Machine by Sebastian Mallaby review – the story of the man who changed the world

A journalist charts the progress of AI pioneer Demis Hassabis from child chess prodigy to Nobel prize winner

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‘AI will be the end of us’ – is Colm Tóibín right about the threat to creative writing?

In 1950, William Faulkner delivered a famous acceptance speech for the Nobel prize in literature in which he rallied for the “inexhaustible [human] voice” and his belief in its supremacy – not merely to endure but to prevail. Faulkner reasoned this was because the human voice, transmuted into art, possesses…

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After failing to win the peace prize, Trump turns his focus to Nobel prize for war

As for Keir Starmer, even when he tries to make a reasonably sound judgment he somehow ends up losing both sides of the argument

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Device that can extract 1,000 liters of clean water a day from desert air revealed by 2025 Nobel Prize winner — claimed to work in desert air with 20% humidity or lower, delivering off-grid ‘personalized water’

Stand-alone device claimed to pull 1,000 liters (about 264 US Gal) of drinkable water a day from air with as little as 20% humidity.

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‘Nobel prize for fiction’: Trump’s State of the Union provokes polarized reactions

Democrats accuse president’s address of litany of lies as Republicans hail his bullish claims about year back in office

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'My past association...': Nobel winner Richard Axel who called Epstein extremely smart announces resignation from Columbia post

Dr Richard Axel, who jointly won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2004 along with Dr Linda B Buck announced his resignation from his current post at Columbia University over his past association with Jeffrey Epstein. Axel said he would continue his research but will no longer remain…

The Times of India

4 Profound Short Books That Can Change Your Life

If you go to a library or a bookstore, you can find tens and hundreds of books in all kinds of genres. Choosing the right one would be a hard choice even for a veteran reader. However, there are a handful of short and poetic books that contain a lot…

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Obama ‘monkey’ video: From birtherism to the Nobel Prize — why Donald Trump is so obsessed with Barack Obama

Donald Trump continues to target his predecessor, Barack Obama, with political attacks and viral controversies, including AI-generated videos. This fixation stems from Trump's perceived fears and envies of Obama's composure, intellect, and global standing, as well as Obama's legacy reshaping American leadership. Trump's obsession also includes the Nobel Prize, which…

The Times of India

Don't lecture: Heated exchange between Polish PM, US ambassador over Trump Nobel row

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and US ambassador to Poland Tom Rose engaged in a heated social media exchange after the US envoy announced that US would blacklist Polish parliamentary Speaker Włodzimierz Czarzasty because he said President Donald Trump does not deserve a Nobel Prize.

The Times of India

'It’s extremely Dangerous': Why the Godfather of AI is sounding the alarm

Geoffrey Hinton earned the title “Godfather of AI” for inventing the foundations of modern deep learning — here’s why his warnings about AI’s future matter now.

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‘Country of geniuses in a data center’: Anthropic CEO sees every AI cluster having the brainpower of 50 million Nobel Prize winners

Dario Amodei, long an AI safety advocate, is excited and terrified by what’s coming from AI: It’s the “single most serious national security threat” facing humanity in 100 years.

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When the news is stranger than fiction

Brief letters: Watching in horror | Nobel prizes | Spell check, please | Delightful country diaries | Perceptions of ‘south’

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Scott Bessent desperately tries to walk back Trump’s letter linking Greenland with Nobel Prize snub: ‘A complete canard’

In a leaked message to the Norwegian prime minister, Trump said being snubbed for a Nobel Peace Prize inspired him to no longer ‘think purely of Peace’ when it comes to the U.S. taking over Greenland

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Crybaby Donald Trump now pitching his Greenland invasion idea to Norway’s PM, with a ‘prize’ as the cherry on top

On January 19, 2026, multiple pages on social media platforms, including X (formerly Twitter), reported on the disclosure of a private letter sent by United States President Donald Trump to the Norwegian Prime Minister, Jonas Gahr Støre. As highlighted in these posts, Trump allegedly informed Støre that, contrary to his…

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Leaked recording of Trump and Macron shows Trump cared less about Ukraine and Russia and more about Nobel Prize bragging rights

A leaked video currently circulating on social media, including platforms like X (formerly Twitter), offers viewers a glimpse into the extreme narcissism harboured by Donald Trump, if they weren’t already aware of it. A clip featuring the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, talking to Donald Trump over the phone, possibly…

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Donald Trump grins like a 5yo as he gets a second-hand Nobel Peace Prize, but the Nobel Committee soon wipes it off his face

Donald Trump finally got his hands on a Nobel Peace Prize. Not his Nobel Peace Prize or the one awarded to him. But one he accepted anyway.

International Business Times UK

'Petty' Trump Declares He's Done Thinking About Peace After Norway Withheld Nobel Prize Award

Trump tells Norway's prime minister he 'no longer feels an obligation to think purely of peace' after being overlooked for the Nobel Peace Prize.

International Business Times UK

Trump 'Looks Kind of Silly' Accepting Nobel Prize from Venezuelan Opposition Leader, Says Democratic Senator

Senator Mark Warner questioned Trump's plans for Venezuela following its ousting of Maduro, and says taking Maria Corina Machado's Nobel Prize is 'silly.'

Fortune

The Nobel Prize committee doesn't want Trump getting one, even as a gift—but they treated Obama very differently

There isn't a Nobel double standard when it comes to regifting or auctions. One even sold for a whopping $103.5 million.

International Business Times UK

Trump Keeps Nobel Peace Prize Medal After Machado Presents Award in White House Meeting

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gave Trump her Nobel Prize medal. The Nobel Committee says the honour cannot be transferred.

Euronews

Can a Nobel Prize be gifted or sold? Some have done it in the past

Although Machado's gesture marks a rare instance of a living laureate parting with their medal shortly after receiving it, it is not unprecedented. Rules state that Machado could give away her actual medal but not the honour itself.

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Fact check: Machado can't 'share' her Nobel Peace Prize with Trump

Once a Nobel Prize is announced, the decision is final. After this point, it cannot be revoked, shared or transferred.

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