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Victoria Theilvig won the title of Miss Universe 2024.

She belongs to Denmark. 

She is the first Danish woman to hold this title. 

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Pulitzer Prize is a series of annual prizes awarded by Columbia University for outstanding public service and achievement in American journalism, letters, and music.

First Pulitzer prize was awarded in 1917.

Pulitzer Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty-one categories.

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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.

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Nobel Prize in Economics 2023 was awarded to Claudia Goldin

She is an American economic historian

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In October 2024, Nima Rinji Sherpa became the youngest person to climb all 14 peaks above 8000 meters high.

He started climbing high mountains at the age of 16.

He has climbed all eight thousand mountains in 740 days. 

He belongs to Nepal.

He achieved this milestone at the age of 18.

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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

Additional Information:

They are awarded Nobel Prize for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks

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About Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology 2024

Co-Winners: Victor Ambros & Gary Ruvkun (American Scientists)

They are awarded for discovery of microRNA, which helps determine how cells develop and function

miscroRNA plays a key role in regulating gene activity.

Additional Information About Nobel Prize in Medicine 2023

Co-winners: Katalin Kariko (Hungary) & Drew Weissman (USA) 

For their work which helped develop Covid vaccines in early 2020

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About Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology 2024

Co-Winners: Victor Ambros & Gary Ruvkun (American Scientists)

They are awarded for discovery of microRNA, which helps determine how cells develop and function

miscroRNA plays a key role in regulating gene activity.

Additional Information About Nobel Prize in Medicine 2023

Co-winners: Katalin Kariko (Hungary) & Drew Weissman (USA) 

For their work which helped develop Covid vaccines in early 2020

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Sheynnis Palacios of was crowned the 2023 Miss Universe at the culmination of the annual beauty pageant, which took place in El Salvador's capital, San Salvador.

She belongs to Nicaragua.

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Nicaragua is a country located in Central America. 

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President Emmanuel Macron of France was awarded the Olympic Order in gold.

This prestigious distinction was bestowed upon him by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in recognition of his unwavering support for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 and his commitment to the Olympic ideals championed by Pierre de Coubertin.

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The Nobel Peace Prize 2019 was awarded to Abiy Ahmed Ali "for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea."