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Venezuelan opposition leaders win the EU’s top human rights prize
Venezuelan opposition leaders Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia have won the European Union’s top human rights honor, the Sakharov PrizeWorld - ABC News - October 24 -
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Venezuelan opposition leaders Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia win the EU’s top human rights prize
Venezuelan opposition leaders Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia win the EU’s top human rights prizeWorld - ABC News - October 24 -
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.Top stories - BBC News - November 6 -
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.Top stories - BBC News - October 16 -
These Tiny Worms Account for at Least 4 Nobel Prizes
A staple in laboratories worldwide, C. elegans is “an experimental dream,” said one scientist.Health - The New York Times - October 17 -
William returns to 'special place' Africa for prize awards
The awards event in South Africa will have emotional connections for the Prince of Wales.Top stories - BBC News - November 2 -
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.Top stories - BBC News - November 5 -
Grammy nominations 2025: Who's up for the biggest prizes?
See the list of nominees for the 67th Grammy Awards, which will take place in February 2025.Top stories - BBC News - 5 days ago -
Booker prize 2024: and the winner is... you, the reader
The judges have a hard task at this week’s Booker prize ceremony with five of the six shortlisted books worthy winners, though Percival Everett’s James – a retelling of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Samantha Harvey’s ‘Orbital’ wins Booker Prize for fiction
Judges praise ‘beautiful and miraculous’ novel that tells the story of astronauts on the International Space StationBusiness - Financial Times - Yesterday -
Samantha Harvey’s ‘Orbital’ Wins the Booker Prize
Most bets were on Percival Everett’s “James,” but the judges chose Harvey’s “beautiful, miraculous” novel, which is set aboard a space station.Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday -
9 of the Most Celebrated Awards in Science Outside of Nobel Prizes
The Nobel Foundation offers prizes in only three scientific disciplines, but other awards have been created to honor scientists in different fields.Tech - The New York Times - October 15 -
What to know about Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in literature
Han Kang's Nobel Prize was a surprise to many in South Korea. Here's what you need to know about 'her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life'Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 16 -
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Percival Everett's 'James' wins $50,000 Kirkus Prize for fiction
Percival Everett’s novel “James" has won a $50,000 prize that continues Everett’s recent wave of literary honorsEntertainment - ABC News - October 16 -
Democrats travel deep into Trump country in fight for prize state
No Democrat has won North Carolina since 2008, but polls show they have a chance - if they can beat Republicans on their home turf.Top stories - BBC News - October 19 -
Musk under fire over $1mn prize offer for voters who sign petition
Pennsylvania governor says officials should consider whether billionaire’s raffle breaches electoral lawBusiness - Financial Times - October 20 -
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82 American Nobel Prize Winners Endorse Kamala Harris
The group of scientists and economists said they feared a Trump presidency would impede progress in science and technology and in fighting climate change.Science - The New York Times - October 24 -
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize rings the alarm about the nuclear threat
There are five main drivers of the alarming rise in the threat of nuclear weapons use, each of which demand global attention and American leadership.Politics - The Hill - October 25 -
Rudy Giuliani's prized possessions and treasure hunters cash in: The weekly news quiz
A week of treasures lost and found. Rudy Giuliani was ordered to hand over a number of prized possessions and amateur treasure hunters in the U.K. made millions from their discovery.Top stories - NBC News - October 26 -
Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate hospitalized with severe health issues
Activists say Iranian authorities have allowed imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to be hospitalized after almost nine weeks of feeling sickWorld - ABC News - October 27 -
The Favorite Was Overlooked for Soccer’s Biggest Prize. His Team Was Furious.
Vinicius Junior was expected to win the Ballon d’Or.Sports - The New York Times - October 30 -
Pennsylvania judge declines to block Elon Musk’s $1m voter prize giveaway
Prosecutors had called sweepstakes a scam that violates state election law and asked for it to be shut down. US election 2024 live: latest polls, results and updates The $1m-a-day voter ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
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.Top stories - CBS News - November 5 -
Rudy Giuliani’s Delay in Handing Over Prized Assets Makes Judge Livid
A federal judge threatened Rudolph W. Giuliani with a contempt charge after a missed deadline to hand over prized possessions, including Yankees swag.Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
Percival Everett and Samantha Harvey favourites to win 2024 Booker prize
American author Everett and British writer Harvey have been given the shortest odds of winning the £50,000 literary prize but Ladbrokes say the ‘race is wide-open’. Percival Everett and Samantha ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Disaster strikes, but a photographer's prized Pat Tillman photo negative survives
Hurricane flooding wiped out photographer Gene Lower's belongings, but a cherished Pat Tillman photo survived.Sports - ESPN - November 7 -
Samantha Harvey’s ‘beautiful and ambitious’ Orbital wins Booker prize 2024
The British author’s novel about astronauts on the International Space Station was chosen unanimously as the winner, says judging chair Edmund de Waal. • ‘This is a book we need now’: Sara Collins ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
It’s a sitter! Taylor Wessing photo portrait prize winners – in pictures
A Saigon cheerleader, a goal-hanging dad and a 90-year-old party princess make up the subjects of this year’s most forward-thinking portraiture award Continue reading...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
British author Samantha Harvey wins Booker Prize with space story
The first book set in space to win, Orbital follows astronauts in the International Space Station.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday
