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Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo wins Nobel Peace Prize

Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo wins Nobel Peace Prize

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize to the Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki that is also known as Hibakusha. "Hibakusha is receiving the Peace Prize for its efforts to achieve

Nobel in physics awarded to John Hopfield, Geoffrey Hinton

Nobel in physics awarded to John Hopfield, Geoffrey Hinton

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks, according to a statement. “This year’s physics

Three dead in helicopter crash in Spain

Three dead in helicopter crash in Spain

Three people died on Sunday when the helicopter they were travelling in collided with power lines near a town located in eastern Spain. The accident happened at around 10 am local time (0800 GMT) close to the town of Pucol in a hilly area, as the three were inspecting electric cables there. Accor

UK to become first G7 country to end coal power

UK to become first G7 country to end coal power

Britain will become the first G7 country to end coal-fired power production on Monday with the closure of its last plant, Uniper’s Ratcliffe-on-Soar in England’s Midlands. It will end over 140 years of coal power in Britain. In 2015 Britain announced plans to close coal plants within

Zelensky takes aim at China, Brazil push for peace in Ukraine

Zelensky takes aim at China, Brazil push for peace in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday dismissed efforts by China and Brazil to end Russia's war in Ukraine, questioning why the pair were proposing an alternative to his own peace formula and warning: "You will not boost your power at Ukraine's expense." Russia invaded Ukraine in Feb

Ukraine bans official use of Telegram app

Ukraine bans official use of Telegram app

Ukraine has banned the use of the Telegram messaging app on official devices used by government officials, military personnel and critical workers because it believes its enemy Russia can spy on both messages and users, a top security body said on Friday. The National Security and Defence Council