The 2008 Nobel Peace Prize winners will be announced on Friday, October 10th at the Nobel Institute in Oslo, Norway. Two Chinese dissidents, Gao Zhisheng and Hu Jia, are considered favorites to win the Prize, a move which would likely anger the Chinese government. Also believed to be in the running for the prestigious prize are Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and former Colombian hostage and politician Ingrid Betancourt,
If the Israelis and Palestinians sign a major peace treaty, who will get the Nobel Peace Prize for it?(1 Answer)
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Maybe Hillary, but will Obama step into the spotlight to take it from her?
how many Nobel prize winners are from Asian countries?(3 Answers)
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I've found a list at Wikipedia on this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nobel_laureates_by_country I'm fairly sure I've accounted for all the Asian countries ...
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Fast Facts
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Date prize announced
October 10, 2008
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2007 Winner
Al Gore and the United Nations Intragovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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Chinese dissidents seen as favorites
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