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Scientist sues Nobel prize committee

A California surgeon called Rongxiang Xu is suing the Nobel Committee for failing to recognize him in 2012 for his work on regenerative medicine.

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Review: ‘The Woman Who Lit up the World’ Special

Paris - Today's 'liberated' women complain loud and often about the raw deal they get from a male-dominated establishment. If they knew what Marie Curie went through, they'd bite their tongues.

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Nobel scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini dies in Rome at 103

Rome - Italian Nobel scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini died Sunday at her home in Rome at the age of 103, according to a statement from Rome mayor Gianni Alemanno. Mr. Alemanno called her death a great loss "for all of humanity."

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Nobel Prize winning author defends censorship

Stockholm - Mo Yan, who is due to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature on Monday, provoked anger with his defence of censorship. He claimed censorship is as necessary as airport security.

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Madhav Chavan wins WISE Prize

Doha - Dr Madhav Chavan has been awarded the 2012 WISE Prize, the world's major prize for education. Chavan was awarded the prize in recognition of his innovative work in bringing literacy and numeracy to India's children.

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2011 Economics Nobel Prize won jointly by two Americans

Stockholm - Two Americans, Dr. Thomas Sargent and Dr. Christopher Sims, have reciprocally won the 2011 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, “for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy,” clarifying how government policy affects the economy.

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Op-Ed: Nobel Economics Prize Misses the Mark Special

Americans have won the Nobel Economics Prize for decades-old theories now well accepted as economic policy instruments when a currently-relevant, broader economic analysis explains reasoning behind the Wall Street protests.

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Pioneering immune system researchers win Nobel Prize in Medicine

The 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winners were announced the morning of October 3, immediately after Sweden's Karolinska Institute, the awarding institution, chose three discoverers of immune system activation keys to share the honor.

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Nobel Peace Prize 2010 for jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo

Oslo - The currently imprisoned Chinese democracy activist Liu Xiaobo was awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo today, a fact greeted by the Chinese government with the expected harsh criticism.

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Vatican criticizes Medicine Nobel Prize awarded to Robert Edwards

Vatican officials objected to the award of the Nobel Prize for Medicine to biologist Robert Edwards for the development of in-vitro fertilization. The President of the Pontifical Academy for Life said the award to Edwards is "completely out of order."

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Two Americans Share 2011 Nobel Prize in Economics, Dr. Thomas J. Sargent of the New York University and Dr. Christoper Sims from Princeton University, New Jersey.

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