Tag: Nobel Peace Prize

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...

China expresses displeasure over activist’s Nobel nomination

Chinese authorities seemed to once again resort to intimidation tactics this week, when they warned the Norwegian Nobel Committee against awarding this year's Nobel...

Historic Nobel visit comes to an end

New Nobel Laureate Barack Obama and US First Lady Michelle Obama left Oslo Friday morning after just a brief exchange of farewells with the...
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