The 2016 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded for developing the world’s smallest machines, the BBC reports.
Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L Feringa will share the 8m kronor (ÂŁ727,000) prize for the design and synthesis of machines on a molecular scale.
They were named at a press conference in Sweden.
The winners join a prestigious list of 200 other Physics laureates recognised since 1901.
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Cristiano Ronaldo has beaten off Gareth Bale and Antoine Griezmann to be crowned UEFA’s Best Player in Europe for the 2015/16 season.
The announcement was made in Monaco on Thursday, following the draw for the Champions League.
The shortlisted trio received the most votes from journalists from each of UEFA’s 55 member associations, finishing ahead of Barcelona duo Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi, as well as Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon who were among the original list of six.
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In the wake of the powerful earthquake that struck central Italy on Wednesday, Pope Francis at the General Audience postponed his prepared catechesis, and led the faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square in the recitation of the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary, Vatican Radio reports.
The Holy Father expressed his “heartfelt sorrow and spiritual closeness” to all those affected by the earthquake and its aftershocks. He said he was deeply saddened upon learning several children were among the dead, and of hearing of the total destruction of the town of Amatrice.
“I want to assure all the people of Accumuli, Amatrice, the Diocese of Rieti,Ascoli Piceno, and all the people of Lazio, Umbria, and Le Marche, of the prayers and close solidarity of the entire Church, who in these moments extends her merciful love, as well as the concern of all of us here in the Piazza, Pope Francis said.
He asked everyone to join him in prayer to Jesus, that the Lord might “console the broken-hearted, and, through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, bring them peace.”
“With Jesus,” Pope Francis concluded, “let our hearts be moved with compassion.”
More than 25 cases of ceasefire violation by the Azerbaijani side were reported at the line of contact with the Karabakh forces last night.
The rival used firearms of different calibers as it fired over 370 shots in the direction of the Armenian positions.
The front units of the NKR Defense Army keep control of the operational-tactical situation at the line of contact and confidently continue with their military duty.
Sixty citizens applied for medical assistance after the clashes between Police and protesters in Sari Tagh district late on Friday. According to Police, 165 people were detained, of whom 26 were later arrested. The rest were released.
Using truncheons, stun grenades and smoke bombs, police broke up a rally held in support of the gunmen, who seized an Armenian police station on July 17 and are currently holding three medics hostage.
A number of in clashes.
The #ARTSAKHSTRONG Telethon, held across Australia on Monday, 18th July 2016, raised $112,175 for the “Republic of Nagorno Karabakh Independence, Security and Peace Foundation” from the Armenian-Australian community, reports.
The Telethon under the auspices of Australia’s Permanent Representative to the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh, Kaylar Michaelian, by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation – Australia, Hamazkaine, Homenetmen, Armenian Relief Society, the Armenian National Committee of Australia, Armenian Youth Federation of Australia and Armenia Media, Inc. with the active involvement of the entire Armenian-Australian community.
The event featured volunteers fielding calls from the Armenian Cultural Centre in Willoughby (Sydney) and the Armenian Centre in Springvale (Melbourne), as well as live interviews with the heads of all contributing organisations on Armenia Radio and on Armenia TV (Facebook) from Sydney and Melbourne.
Nora Sevagian and Nerses Baliozian expertly directed the Armenia TV Facebook coverage, while Azniv Ingilizian, Hovsep Kopoushian and Nishan Basmajian ran the Armenia Radio coverage.
In his interview, NKR Representative Michaelian passed on the gratitude of the Artsakh government to the Armenian-Australian community.
“The financial contributions of our community will go a long way to helping secure Artsakh and the people of Artsakh, who face a constant threat to their rights to self-determination by the aggressive Azerbaijan regime,” he said.
“We encourage all your donations and are humbled by this tremendous show of support by this mighty community.”
The Telethon began at 7PM, and when the final total was read out at close to 11pm, over 340 donations were recorded with the total at $110,625. This was greeted by rapturous applause from the volunteers at the Donation Centres. The amount was further increased to a total of $112,175 by the time the Telethon reached its conclusion.
Chairman of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation in Australia, Haig Kayserian congratulated the community.
“Our relatively small community has sent out a message today to our brothers and sisters guarding our Motherland in Artsakh, that although we are 14,000kms away from the frontlines, we are ready to continue to do our part to ensure Artsakh maintains its Independence, is Secure, and achieves Peace,” he said.
Kayserian added: “We thank all those who volunteered to make tonight possible, and to our Armenian-Australian community’s contributors, who answered our call to action and donated sums from $10 to $10,000 to keep Artsakh strong and thriving. Thank you all.”
The Armenian National Security Service informs that several policemen are still held hostage as of 17:00 and the demand of the armed group remains the same.
Representatives of law-enforcement bodies are currently trying to persuade the terrorists to refrain from actions that could threaten the life and health of people, to release the hostages and surrender to the authorities without resistance.
The special forces are in the state of combat readiness, but there has been no order to storm the building or take any actions.
The sides in Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have moved much closer to success than ever before but it is too early to disclose the details, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday after talks with his Azerbajani counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov, TASS reports.
“We have grounds to think that we are now moving much closer to success than ever before,” Lavrov said.
However, the foreign minister said he will not disclose the details of agreements reached between the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia at their meeting in St. Petersburg on June 20.
“For obvious reasons, we are not publicly disclosing details of those ideas that were discussed at the meeting. The leaders of the three countries agreed after the meeting on June 20 that they will carefully treat those sprouts of hope that are appearing. Not because we are hiding something, it is just an ethical norm at negotiations,” he added.
Talking about his meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev that took place on July 11, Lavrov said:Â “The conversation was rather useful, and this will help us move forward towards realization of the understanding reached by the presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia at the meeting in St. Petersburg on June 20,” the foreign minister concluded.
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Brazil football legend Pele is getting married Tuesday for the third time, tying the knot with his girlfriend of six years Marcia Cibele Aoki, Agence France-Presse reports.
Pele, 75, told O Estado de Sao Paulo newspaper that this time, he has found “love forever.”
Pele and Aoki met in New York in the 1980s but only started seeing each other in 2010, when they crossed paths in an elevator in Sao Paulo.
Aoki, a 42-year-old businesswoman, has been by the three-time world champion’s side for nearly all his public appearances since 2012, as well as during his repeated hospital visits in recent years.
Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pele is held by many as being the greatest footballer in history.
He scored 1,281 goals in 1,363 matches, appeared 91 times for Brazil between 1957 and 1971 and played his club football for Brazil’s FC Santos as well as the New York Cosmos.
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The Ark Encounter, a life-sized version of Noah’s Ark opens in Kentucky today, according to WHAS-TV.Â
The project has been the focus of controversy and the use of Kentucky tax breaks offered to the developers of the park just south of Cincinnati.
Researchers spent more than $100 million to make the project a reality and those who made contributions were also on hand for Tuesday’s ribbon cutting.
Ken Ham, CEO of Ark Encounter, responded to critics who were highly critical of the project due to its Christian roots.
“It’s a group of secularists singling this out and they’re all sorts of misconceptions [and] misinformation. This is so major – it is going to have a major impact because we are Christians and we are going to get the Christian message out and that’s what it’s all about – it’s prejudice against the Christian message,” he said.
Ham says he expects 2 million visitors in its first year.