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Son of Gaza Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Omar Yaghi, a Palestinian refugee from Gaza, has won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 together with Susumu Kitagawa and Richard Robson. They developed a…

iGlobenewsOctober 29, 2025

Africa Global Pioneers

Scientist and Philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria: A Victim of “Fake News” in the Eastern Roman Empire

Hypatia, a renowned scholar of philosophy, mathematics and astronomy, was assassinated in 415 AD in Alexandria, Egypt. Her work laid the foundations for modern astronomy.…

iGlobenewsApril 28, 2025

EU/Europe Global Pioneers

Jane Austen – 250th Anniversary of One of the First Great English Novelists

Jane Austen is one of the great novelists whose books and their film versions continue to mesmerize audiences around the globe. Bridget Jones Part 4…

iGlobenewsMarch 3, 2025

Austria Pioneers

Johann Strauss II: The 200th Anniversary of Vienna’s Waltz Rock Star

Vienna is celebrating the 200th anniversary of one of its most famous sons – Johann Strauss II. Johann Strauss became the most celebrated composer of…

iGlobenewsFebruary 10, 2025

Ibn Khaldoun Statue and the Dome and Minarets of Ibn Khaldun Mosque

EU/Europe Global MENA Pioneers

Ibn Khaldun’s Asabiyyah or Social Connectedness is Essential for Modern Societies

The question of what binds human societies has intrigued thinkers and historians for centuries. If humankind is, as often posited, a species motivated by self-interest,…

iGlobenewsAugust 21, 2024

Pioneers USA & Canada

The Adams Presidential Dynasty and Visionary First Lady Abigail Adams

Abigail Adams (1744-1818) was the First Lady of the US to John Adams, the second President and also the mother of the sixth President, John…

iGlobenewsJuly 17, 2024

EU/Europe Pioneers

Tribute to Italy’s Assassinated Anti-Mafia Crusaders: Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino

From their childhoods in Palermo to their work in the historic Maxi Trial, Falcone and Borsellino dedicated their lives to battling organized crime. They were…

iGlobenewsJune 26, 2024

Austria MENA Pioneers

Bruno Kreisky: Austrian Leadership and Diplomacy at its Best

Austrian Chancellor Bruno Kreisky (1911-1990) has made his mark on history. He was a builder of bridges and strongly believed in diplomacy. Kreisky was a…

iGlobenewsApril 11, 2024

EU/Europe Global Pioneers

The Nobel Prize: A Man’s World

What do the Austrian nuclear physicist Lise Meitner, the British biochemist Rosalind Elsie Franklin and the British engineer Jocelyn Bell have in common? They are…

iGlobenewsMarch 7, 2024

Austria Global Pioneers

Karl von Frisch and the Dance of the Bees

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Austrian Karl von Frisch’s 1973 Nobel Prize in Physiology for his ground breaking discoveries on bees. Frisch…

iGlobenewsApril 10, 2023

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