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Why Ethiopians are losing faith in Abiy’s promises for peace
The prime minister may have won the Nobel Peace Prize but he has failed to quell the violence in his own backyard
The poverty of poor economics
The winners of the Nobel prize in economics experiment on poor people, but their research doesn’t solve poverty
US-UK-Japan trio win chemistry Nobel for lithium-ion battery
The trio will receive the prize from King Carl XVI Gustaf at a formal ceremony in Stockholm on December 10
Nobel award recognises how economic forces can fight climate change
Yale economist William Nordhaus has devoted his life’s work to understanding the costs of climate change
Women scientists still ‘undervalued’ despite twin Nobel wins
Canadian scientist Donna Strickland became just the third woman in history to win the Nobel Physics Prize
Former UN chief Kofi Annan dies
Annan was a career diplomat who is widely credited for raising the world body's profile in global politics during his two terms as UN chief
Innovative pioneers of early learning
The Early Learning Resource Unit looks back on 40 years of successful development
We need our own Nobel and an academy
We are content when our leading brains give intellectual aid to our former colonisers while our countries could do with their knowledge.
Blowin’ in the wind: How Nobel winner Bob Dylan rewrote history without a pen
The singer-songwriter has always stood for a craftsmanship and artistry that make his Nobel deserved and unsurprising.
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