Tag: Prize
White Carnation Prize winner Nona Salakory from Baarn passed away
At the Indies commemoration in Baarn last month, 72-year-old Salakory spoke extensively about her life as the daughter of a Moluccan veteran. “The war did end in 1945, but the…
Wilma Murto and Oliver Helander compete for huge prize money in the Diamond League – an expert tips the Finns to the top three
The finals of the Athletics Diamond League will be contested this weekend at last year’s World Championship stage in Eugene, USA. With the points collected from the season’s competitions, the…
A chair was thrown at fencer Niko Vuorinen – Vuorinen, who is aiming for the Olympics, talks about a sport where you can’t dream of prize money
Fencing. A noble, elegant, ancient and classic sport, where courtesy and respect for the opponent are present at every moment. The French terms add to the matches and remind us…
Maria Ressa, Nobel Peace Prize winner, acquitted again of tax evasion
Filipino journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa was acquitted on Tuesday September 12 in Manila of the last charge of tax evasion for which she was being prosecuted.…
Svetlana Tichanovskaja partly the Anna Lindh prize
The Belarusian opposition leader and former presidential candidate Svetlana Tichanovskaya is this year’s Anna Lindh prize winner.On Monday, she will be awarded the prize on site at Lindh’s grave in…
Sarnia-area dream home lottery offering larger prize pool
Another $250,000 toward cancer care improvements in Sarnia is the aim in the latest Bluewater Health dream home lottery. Tickets for a shot at a fully furnished three-bedroom bungalow at…
Wole Soyinka, Nigerian writer, Nobel Prize winner for literature
Born in 1934, Wole Soyinka was the first writer from the African continent to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986. Author of theater, poetry, memoirs, essays, and short…
Never seen such a contest! It’s been 22 days… they are fighting for the 1000 euro prize and the title of “laziest citizen”
The contestants who entered the 22nd day of the interesting competition, which was held for the 12th time this year, left 500 hours behind. According to the competition rules, while…
ABF’s culture prize for documentary filmmakers
ABF’s culture prize for documentary filmmakers Nils Petter Löfstedt receives ABF’s cultural scholarship. Archive image. – Photo: Jonas Ekströmer/TT Nils Petter Löfstedt receives this year’s cultural award from ABF of…
Ukraine’s demand: Bring Russia to the Peace Prize ceremony
It is the Nobel Foundation that decides the practice for invitations in both Sweden and Norway. – We would have liked to have a joint practice in Stockholm and Oslo,…