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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics jointly to Pierre Agostini (France), Ferenc Kraus (Austria, Hungary) and Anne L'Huillier (France, Sweden) for their work on electron dynamics. IMAGES
Roger Penrose of Britain, Reinhard Genzel of Germany and Andrea Ghez of the US have won the Nobel Physics Prize for their research into black holes, the Nobel jury announces. SOUNDBITE
Indian-born Abhijit Banerjee of the US, French-American Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer of the US win the Nobel Economics Prize for their work on poverty, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences says. SOUNDBITE
France's Gerard Mourou says he was "stunned" to learn that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly with the American Arthur Ashkin and the Canadian Donna Strickland. He reacts from the Polytechnic School of Palaiseau, near Paris, where his laboratory is located. The trio of physicists was rewarded for its ground-breaking discoveries harnessing the power of lasers. SOUNDBITE
US astrophysicists Barry Barish, Kip Thorne and Rainer Weiss win the Nobel Physics Prize for their discovery of gravitational waves. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.