Explanation

On 15 January 2026, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina presented her physical Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office.

She was officially awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025.

Additional Information:

A Nobel Prize cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others.

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Explanation

On 15 January 2026, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina presented her physical Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office.

She was officially awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025.

Additional Information:

A Nobel Prize cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others.

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Explanation

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won Nobel Prize in economics in 2025.

Awarded for their groundbreaking contributions to understanding innovation-driven economic growth.

Joel Mokyr & Peter Howitt belongs to the USA. 

Philippe Aghion belongs to the UK. 

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Simon Johnson, James Robinson and Daron Acemoglu have been awarded 2024 Nobel Prize Economics.

Awarded for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.

Their book titled 'Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity'  was published in 2023

Both Simon Johnson and James Robinson are British-Americans.

Daron Acemoglu is a Turkish-American.

Explanation

Maria Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize 2025 for promoting democratic rights in her country and her struggle to achieve a transition to democracy.

She is a politician leader of Venezuela.

Additional Information: 

Nihhon Hidankyo is honoured with the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.

This is an organization of Japan. 

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About Chemistry Nobel Prize 2025

Scientists awarded: Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi 

Field of study: Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) 

Reason for the award: Their work on developing MOFs, which have significant potential in areas like clean energy storage, carbon capture, and advanced material science.

About Chemistry Nobel Prize 2024

Co-winners: David Baker, John Jumper,  Briton Demis

They are scientists from the United States of America (USA) 

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Explanation

About Nobel Literature Prize 2025

Winner: Laszlo Krasznahorkai

Nationality:  Hungarian 

Purpose: for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art

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About Nobel Literature Prize 2024

Winner: Han Kang

Nationality:  South Korean 

Purpose: For her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.

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Explanation

Scientists awarded: Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi 

Field of study: Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) 

Reason for the award: Their work on developing MOFs, which have significant potential in areas like clean energy storage, carbon capture, and advanced material science.

About Chemistry Nobel Prize 2024

Co-winners: David Baker, John Jumper,  Briton Demis

They are scientists from the United States of America (USA) 

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Explanation

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for discovering how the immune system decides what to attack or protect.

Additional Information: 

American Scientists Victor Ambros & Gary Ruvkun were awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology in 2024

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Explanation

About Nobel Prize in Physics 2025

Co-winners: John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis

Awarded for: for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit

The trio belongs to the USA.

About Nobel Prize in Physics 2024

Co-winners: John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton

Award given by: Royal Swedish Academy

Geoffrey Hinton is a British-Canadian computer scientist

Geoffrey Hinton is called the godfather of artificial intelligence (AI)

John Hopfield is an American scientist

Explanation

About Nobel Prize in Physics 2025

Co-winners: John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis

Awarded for: for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit

The trio belongs to the USA.

About Nobel Prize in Physics 2024

Co-winners: John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton

Award given by: Royal Swedish Academy

Geoffrey Hinton is a British-Canadian computer scientist

Geoffrey Hinton is called the godfather of artificial intelligence (AI)

John Hopfield is an American scientist