Belarus activist Ales Bialiatski, among three Nobel Peace Prize winners

This years Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to jailed Belarus rights activist Ales Bialiatski the Russian group Memorial and the Ukrainian organisation Center for Civil LibertiesThe winner was announced Friday in Oslo by Berit ReissAndersen chair of the Norwegian Nobel CommitteeA week of Nobel Prize announcements kicked off Monday with the award in medicine honoring a scientist who unlocked the secrets of Neanderthal DNAThree scientists jointly won the prize in physics Tuesday for showing that tiny particles can retain a connection with each other even when separatedThe prize for chemistry was awarded Wednesday to three scientists who developed ways of connecting molecules that can be used to design more targeted drugsFrench author Annie Ernaux won this years Nobel Prize in literature ThursdayThe 2022 Nobel Prize for economics will be announced on Monday Oct 10The award has in the past put a spotlight on groups and activists trying to prevent conflicts alleviate hardship and protect human rightsAlso Read French author Annie Ernaux wins Nobel Prize in literatureLast years winners have faced a tough time since receiving the prizeJournalists Dmitry Muratov of Russia and Maria Ressa of the Philippines have been fighting for the survival of their news organisations defying government efforts to silence themThey were honoured last year for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peaceA week of Nobel Prize announcements kicked off Monday with Swedish scientist Svante Paabo receiving the award in medicine for unlocking secrets of Neanderthal DNA that provided key insights into our immune systemThree scientists jointly won the prize in physics Tuesday Frenchman Alain Aspect American John F Clauser and Austrian Anton Zeilinger had shown that tiny particles can retain a connection with each other even when separated a phenomenon known as quantum entanglement that can be used for specialized computing and to encrypt informationThe Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded Wednesday to Americans Carolyn R Bertozzi and K Barry Sharpless and Danish scientist Morten Meldal for developing a way of snapping molecules together that can be used to explore cells map DNA and design drugs that can target diseases such as cancer more preciselyFrench author Annie Ernaux won this years Nobel Prize in literature Thursday The panel commended her for blending fiction and autobiography in books that fearlessly mine her experiences as a workingclass woman to explore life in France since the 1940sThe 2022 Nobel Prize in the economics will be announced on MondayThe prizes carry a cash award of 10 million Swedish kronor nearly USD 900000 and will be handed out on Dec 10 The money comes from a bequest left by the prizes creator Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel in 1895This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever