The winners of the 2018 Nobel peace prize (Photo: Reuters)Mukwege, a gynecologist and surgeon, 63, has long worked to treat thousands of women and girls affected by rape and sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mr. Mukwege heads the Panzi Hospital in the eastern Congolese city of Bukavu. Opened in 1999, the clinic receives thousands of women each year, many of them requiring surgery from sexual violence. He had devoted his life to defending these victims. Murad, 25, was one of an estimated 3,000 Yazidi women and girls subjected to horrific abuse, including rape, by ISIS militants. Nadia Murad was abducted with other Yazidi women in August 2014 when their home village of Kocho in Sinjar, northern Iraq, was attacked by ISIS. Captured alongside her sisters, she lost six brothers and her mother as the extremists killed the village’s men and any women considered too old to be sexually exploited. She eventually escaped and had shown uncommon courage in repeatedly … [Read more...] about Denis Mukwege, Nadia Murad win 2018 Nobel peace prize
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Denis Mukwege, Nadia Murad win Nobel peace prize 2018
The winners of the 2018 Nobel peace prize (Photo: Reuters)Mukwege, a gynecologist and surgeon, 63, has long worked to treat thousands of women and girls affected by rape and sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mr. Mukwege heads the Panzi Hospital in the eastern Congolese city of Bukavu. Opened in 1999, the clinic receives thousands of women each year, many of them requiring surgery from sexual violence. He had devoted his life to defending these victims. Murad, 25, was one of an estimated 3,000 Yazidi women and girls subjected to horrific abuse, including rape, by ISIS militants. Nadia Murad was abducted with other Yazidi women in August 2014 when their home village of Kocho in Sinjar, northern Iraq, was attacked by ISIS. Captured alongside her sisters, she lost six brothers and her mother as the extremists killed the village’s men and any women considered too old to be sexually exploited. She eventually escaped and had shown uncommon courage in repeatedly … [Read more...] about Denis Mukwege, Nadia Murad win Nobel peace prize 2018
Congolese Mukwege, Iraq’s Murad win 2018 Nobel Peace Prize
By Reuters  October 5, 2018 | 04:38 pm GMT+7 A combination picture shows the Nobel Prize for Peace 2018 winners: Yazidi survivor Nadia Murad (L) and Denis Mukwege. Photo by Reuters The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize has been given to two people who work to fight sexual violence as a weapon in war. Denis Mukwege, a gynecologist treating victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nadia Murad, a Yazidi human rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by Islamic State in Iraq, won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it had awarded them the prize for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. "Both laureates have made a crucial contribution to focusing attention on, and combating, such war crimes," it said in its citation. Mukwege, a gynecologist treating victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leads the Panzi Hospital in the eastern city of Bukavu. Opened in … [Read more...] about Congolese Mukwege, Iraq’s Murad win 2018 Nobel Peace Prize
Briton and two Americans win 2018 Nobel Chemistry Prize
By Reuters  October 3, 2018 | 05:37 pm GMT+7 Pictures of the 2018 Nobel Prize laureates for chemistry: Frances H. Arnold of the United States, George P. Smith of the United States and Gregory P. Winter of Britain are displayed on a screen during the announcement at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in Stockholm, Sweden, October 3, 2018 Scientists Frances Arnold, George Smith and Gregory Winter won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. They were awarded for research using directed evolution to produce enzymes and antibodies for new chemicals and pharmaceuticals, the award-giving body said on Wednesday. Arnold, only the fifth woman to win a chemistry Nobel, was awarded half of the 9 million Swedish crown ($1 million) prize while fellow American Smith and Winter of Britain shared the other half. “This year’s Nobel Laureates in Chemistry have been inspired by the power of evolution and used the same principles – genetic change and … [Read more...] about Briton and two Americans win 2018 Nobel Chemistry Prize
Laser scientists win 2018 Nobel Physics Prize
Laser scientists win 2018 Nobel Physics PrizeThe Saigon Times Daily The Nobel Prize laureates for physics 2018 Arthur Ashkin of the United States, Gerard Mourou of France and Donna Strickland of Canada are announced at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, October 2, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS STOCKHOLM (REUTERS) - Scientists Arthur Ashkin, Gerard Mourou and Donna Strickland won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physics for breakthroughs in the field of lasers used for surgery as well as scientific study, the award-giving body said on Tuesday. American Ashkin of Bell Laboratories in the United States won half of the prize while Frenchman Mourou, who also has U.S. citizenship, and Canadian Strickland shared the other half. Strickland, of the University of Waterloo, Canada, becomes only the third woman to win a Nobel prize for physics. "The inventions being honored this year have revolutionized laser physics," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on awarding … [Read more...] about Laser scientists win 2018 Nobel Physics Prize