Trio wins economics Nobel for work on economic growth
The Nobel prize in economics is awarded to American-Israeli Joel Mokyr, France's Philippe Aghion and Canada's Peter Howitt for work on technology's impact on sustained economic growth. SOUNDBITE
The Nobel Prize in Physics this year goes to John Hopfield from the USA and Geoffrey Hinton, born in the UK. The two researchers are honored for "groundbreaking discoveries and inventions" in the field of machine learning, as announced by the Swedish Academy of Sciences.
The Nobel prize in economics is awarded to American-Israeli Joel Mokyr, France's Philippe Aghion and Canada's Peter Howitt for work on technology's impact on sustained economic growth. SOUNDBITE
Thousands of mourners walk behind former leader Jose "Pepe" Mujica's coffin during funeral procession in Montevideo. Mourners also line the city's main avenue to see the cortege, which was led by a horse-drawn carriage bearing his coffin, draped in a Uruguayan flag. The coffin of the former leader is transported to the legislative palace, where Mujica will lie in state. The 89-year-old, who spent a dozen years behind bars for revolutionary activity, lost a year-long battle against cancer. IMAGES
Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe shouts anti-colonial slogans at King Charles during his visit to the Australian parliament, shocking assembled lawmakers and other dignitaries. "Give us our land back! Give us what you stole from us!" Thorpe screams in an almost minute-long diatribe, after the 75-year-old king's speech. IMAGES
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