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• Svante Paabo won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries that underpin our understanding of how modern-day people evolved from extinct ancestors at the dawn of human history.
• Svante Paabo is a geneticist from Sweden.

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The Nobel Prize in Physics for the year 2020 was awarded to three astrophysicists Roger Penrose from the UK, Reinhard Genzel from Germany, and Andrea Ghez from the USA.

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2020 was awarded “for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity”,

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been awarded the Order of the White Eagle, the highest honour of Poland.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the president of Ukraine.

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The 2022 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award was given to Dr. Angela Merkel, the Former Federal Chancellor of Germany.

UNHCR: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award is given annually.

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• Firdausi Qadri received Ramon Magsaysay Award 2021.

• Firdausi Qadri is a Vaccine Scientist from Bangladesh.
• The Ramon Magsaysay Award dubbed as Asia’s highest award equivalent to Nobel Prize.

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The 2022 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award was given to Dr. Angela Merkel, the Former Federal Chancellor of Germany.

UNHCR: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award is given annually.

Explanation

Former chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel received the country’s’ highest honour, the Order of Merit.

Angela Merkel, who was German Chancellor for 16 years, received this award in 2023

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Academy/Oscar Award 2023 (Hollywood)

Edition: 95th

Date: 12 March 2023

Venue: Los Angeles, USA

Organizer: Academy of Motion Picture arts and Sciences

Host: Jimmy Kimmel (American television host)

Shortlisted movies: 301

Best Documentary Short film: The Elephant Whisperers (Indian)

Best Picture: Everything Everywhere All at once (American comedy-drama)

Best Actor: Brendan Fraser (Canadian-American actor)

Brendan Fraser won Best Actor award for his film: The Whale

Best Actress: Michelle Yeoh (Malaysian Actress)

Michelle Yeoh won Best Actress award for her film: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Director: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert won Best Director award for: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best international film: All Quiet on the western front (Germany)

Best animated feature film: Pinocchio

Best Supporting Actor: Ke Huy Quan (American Actor)

Ke Huy Quan won Best Supporting Actor award for his role in: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Supporting Actress: Jamie Lee Curtis (American Actress)

Jamie Lee Curtis won best supporting award for her role in: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Most awards: Everything Everywhere All at Once (7 awards)

Most nominations: Everything Everywhere All at Once (11 nominations)

Best Documentary Feature Film: Navalny

Best Cinematography: James Friend (Britain)

James Friend won Best Cinematography for: All Quiet on the Western Front

Best Visual Award: Avatar: The Way of Water (American Fiction Film)

Best Film Editing Award: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Animated Short Films: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (American Short film)

Best Original Song: Naatu Naatu (Indian movie song)