William announces Earthshot Prize winners in Cape Town

William announces Earthshot Prize winners

Fifteen finalists, from countries including Kenya, Indonesia, the UK and Nepal, were competing for £1m funding for their environmental initiatives.

Finalist for Prince William's Earthshot Prize already brightening lives

See how one of the 15 finalists for Prince William's 2024 Earthshot Prize Awards is already helping people live their dreams.

Finalist for Prince William's Earthshot Prize already brightening lives

See how one of the 15 finalists for Prince William's 2024 Earthshot Prize Awards is already helping people live their dreams.

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William takes on illegal wildlife trade in Cape Town speech

Prince William warns that wildlife crime has "ripple effects" that are "profound for us all".

Prince William attends his Earthshot environment awards in South Africa

Prince William wore white biodegradable sneakers as he walked the “green carpet” at his Earthshot Prize environmental awards ceremony in South Africa

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82 American Nobel Prize Winners Endorse Kamala Harris

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NFL Winners and Losers: Taking stock of the league through Week 6

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Nobel prize winners endorse Harris and warn Trump would endanger future of science

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How much prize money do the New York City marathon winners get?

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Geoff Capes, Britain’s greatest shot putter and two-time World’s Strongest Man, dies aged 75

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Actor Zoey Deutch takes on Broadway in Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Our Town"

Zoey Deutch joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about stepping onto the Broadway stage as Emily Webb in the revival of "Our Town," a Pulitzer Prize-winning play about life in a small fictional town in 1901.

Earthshot finalist brightens lives

Powering up is something most of us take for granted, but millions of people in Africa live without access to electricity. A U.S. company is working to change that with an innovation that's up for ...

Earthshot finalist brightens lives

Powering up is something most of us take for granted, but millions of people in Africa live without access to electricity. A U.S. company is working to change that with an innovation that's up for ...

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NFL announces Week 7 fines: 49ers' Trent Williams docked nearly $12K for punch that got him ejected

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2024 NFL Week 6 winners and losers: Bears, Packers feeling good after Caleb Williams, Jordan Love dominance

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MIT professors share Nobel Prize in economics

The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to three Americans Monday. Two of them are MIT professors.

Nobel economics prize goes to global inequality researchers

Three U.S.-based academics won the 2024 Nobel economics prize for their research into why global inequality persists.

Elizabeth Line wins UK’s Stirling Prize

East-west London railway that came in late and £4bn over budget praised as a ‘triumph of architect-led collaboration’

Business - Financial Times - October 16

London's Elizabeth line wins top architecture prize

The Stirling Prize is normally awarded to a new building, but has gone to the entire train line.

These Tiny Worms Account for at Least 4 Nobel Prizes

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Watch: The biggest prize battleground state - and why it matters

BBC’s Anna Foster reports from swing state Pennsylvania, explaining its crucial role in the outcome.

The Economist announces support for Harris

The Economist announced Thursday that the outlet is backing Vice President Harris over former President Trump in the upcoming election, now less than a week away. “While some newspapers refused to ...

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Biden's granddaughter announces pregnancy

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Trump projected winner in Georgia

Former President Trump has won the state of Georgia, Decision Desk HQ projects, flipping the crucial battleground back into his column after narrowly losing the state four years ago. Georgia was ...

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The Winners and Losers of Trump 2.0

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Daniels status uncertain for Williams showdown

Commanders QB Jayden Daniels did not practice Wednesday, but the rookie's status for Sunday's game against the Bears remains uncertain.

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The economics of research and development. With Heidi Williams

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Trio of economists wins Nobel Prize for work on wealth of nations

Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson commended for advancing understanding of inequality

Business - Financial Times - October 14

Nobel Economics Prize Awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson

Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson shared the award for their work on explaining the gaps in prosperity between nations.

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