Tag: Nobel Peace Prize
And the winner is, Liu Xiaobo
The Norwegian Nobel Committee ignored warnings from Chinese authorities and announced Friday that it was awarding the Nobel Peace Prize for 2010 to the...
China: ‘Relations will suffer’
UPDATED: The Chinese government isn't about to congratulate its citizen, Liu Xiaobo, for winning this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Chinese authorities in Oslo and...
Other Prize reaction largely positive
Human rights organizations and several Norwegian politicians applauded Friday's announcement that Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo had won this year's Nobel Peace Prize. His wife...
Norway braced for Chinese reaction
UPDATED: Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre called Liu Xiaobo a worthy winner of the Nobel Peace Prize announced in Oslo on Friday, but...
Prize challenges China’s power
Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize because of ties between human rights and peace, but the leader of the Norwegian committee...
Nobel leader tips another surprise
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has a fairly hard act to follow, after awarding last year's Nobel Peace Prize to US President Barack Obama, but...
Nobel guessing game begins
It's a rite of early autumn in Oslo that local media start speculating over who will be the next person to win the Nobel...
Norges Bank says ‘no’ to Nobel
Norway's central bank, Norges Bank, doesn't think the Nobel Peace Prize needs any more international stature than it already has, and has firmly turned...
Obama banner stolen
US President Barack Obama is a popular man in Norway, but the Nobel Peace Center wishes his fans would stop stealing its banners carrying...
Nobel nominations break new record
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has once again received a record number of nominations for this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Interest in the prize soared...
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