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William Campbell, who shared half the prize for discovering a new drug to treat parasitic diseases says it's "thrilling to be part of this team that won the Nobel Prize." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
"I'm not a winner", says Nobel literature laureate Peter Handke after being picked for the 2019 award. SOUNDBITE
People gather in Istanbul's Sarachane area after partial results show the main Turkish opposition party claimed victory in the mayoral race in the capital Ankara. The country has been dominated for more than two decades by the AKP of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. IMAGES
Women's rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi's Nobel peace prize win pays tribute to the courage of Iranian women in the face of reprisals and harrassment, the United Nations says. The award "really highlights the courage and determination of the women of Iran and how they are an inspiration to the world", UN human rights office spokeswoman Elizabeth Throssell tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
The Nobel Economics Prize is awarded to a US trio, Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig, for their contributions on explaining the role of banks in the economy. SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).