Nobel PrizeNobel Week to start with announcement of laureate in medicine The prize winners in other nominations will be announced in the coming daysSTOCKHOLM, October 5. /TASS/. The coming Nobel Week will open in the Swedish capital with the announcement of the laureate in the sphere of physiology or medicine. The prize winners in other nominations will be announced in the coming days. The Nobel Committee's decision on physics will be announced on October 6, followed by the decisions on chemistry on October 7, and literature on October 8. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate will be named in Oslo on October 9. The winner of the State Bank of Sweden’s Prize in economic sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel, which was established in 1968, will be announced on October 12. 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Houthis claim new gains as Yemeni troops launch major offensive (VIDEOS)
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