Two Icelandic MPs have put a proposal to the Alþingi parliament calling on the Icelandic government to offer Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo political asylum in the country. Read the full story
Posted on 17 December 2011.
Two Icelandic MPs have put a proposal to the Alþingi parliament calling on the Icelandic government to offer Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo political asylum in the country. Read the full story
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Posted on 15 December 2011.
The three women awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo this weekend are “linked by their commitment to change”, democracy, justice and peace, according to one of the proud winners. Read the full story
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Posted on 12 October 2011.
A Swedish poet, who suffered a stroke more than 20 years ago, has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature at the age of 80. Read the full story
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Posted on 17 September 2011.
Kofi Annan, the Nobel Peace Prize holder and former United Nations Secretary General, is set to visit Iceland next month. Read the full story
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Posted on 13 May 2011.
The ambassador of China in Oslo has called on Norwegian officials to apologise for handing the Nobel Peace Prize to a Chinese human rights activist last year. Read the full story
Posted on 09 October 2009.
It was announced earlier this afternoon in the Norwegian capital, Oslo that this year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to US President Barack Obama. Read the full story
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Posted on 08 October 2009.
The Swedish Nobel Academy has been awarding this year’s Nobel Prizes this week and next, including the Nobel Literature Prize which was awarded today to Romanian-born German writer Herta Muller. The writer was praised for her imaginative use of both poetry and prose, but she says she is still “stunned and cannot believe it”. Read the full story
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Posted on 17 October 2008.
The 2008 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to former Finnish President Martii Ahtisaari by the Norwegian Nobel Committee for his “important efforts” in resolving global conflicts. Ahtisaari is rumoured to have been a candidate for the past few years, and has finally received his deserved recognition as a peacemaker.
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Posted on 11 October 2008.
In an outspoken declaration from Horace Engdahl, the head of the Swedish Nobel Committee, American authors are culturally “ignorant” and lack the clout of their potential contribution to the world’s literary canon.
Now the competition for this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature has come to a close, it always seemed unlikely an American writer would Read the full story
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Iceland central bank holds rates, predicts ongoing economic growth
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Workplace drug tests increase tenfold
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