Science & Nobels

2+ hour, 21+ min ago   (229+ words) Based on expert assessments, academic discussions and forecasting platforms, the following are cited as likely favourites: – Ariel Pakes, Stephen Berry and James Levinson. They are recognised for their fundamental contributions to empirical microeconomics. In particular, they developed the BLP (Berry-Levinsohn-Pakes)…...

8+ hour, 3+ min ago   (272+ words) In Norway, the Nobel Committee awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South African judge Navanethem Pillay, known as Navi. She received the award for her efforts to promote peace and international law, the Jerusalem Post reports. Pillay previously served as…...

17+ hour, 39+ min ago   (741+ words) The Nobel Peace Prize awarded to judge and former UN rights chief Navi Pillay of South Africa drew backlash from US President Donald Trump, who called the decision “disgraceful”. Pillay, 85, has spent her career defending international law, working against war…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (364+ words) Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, South African judge Navi Pillay, speaks during a press conference in Geneva on 16 September 2025. Picture: AFP The United Nations Human Rights Office…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (800+ words) The South African Council of Churches (SACC) has congratulated Judge Navanethem “Navi” Pillay on her achievements in international law, recognising her decades of work promoting human rights, challenging impunity and advancing justice for victims of serious crimes. The South African…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (558+ words) OSLO, Norway -- Navi Pillay, a South African-born jurist and former U.N. human rights chief whose career has spanned from defending the rights of an imprisoned Nelson Mandela to leading a panel that found that Israel committed genocide in Gaza, won the…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (297+ words) Kalimpong News South African jurist of Indian origin Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize Born in Durban on September 23, 1941, to Indian parents of Tamil descent, Pillay grew up under apartheid and went on to build a career challenging racial discrimination,…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (578+ words) NEW YORK, United States – Zionist Organization of America National President Morton “Mort” Klein has sharply condemned the decision to award the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to former United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay, accusing the Norwegian Nobel Committee of anti-Israel…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (220+ words) Zawya Africa: Human Rights, Justice Advocate Navi Pillay Wins Nobel Peace Prize The Norwegian Nobel Committee on October 9, 2026, announced that Navi Pillay was the 2026 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Pillay has been a human rights lawyer in apartheid South…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (544+ words) Nobel Peace Prize recipient Navi Pillay is a fearless global rights defender. The 85-year-old former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights also served on the International Criminal Court and the International Tribunal for Rwanda. She was also South Africa's…...