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Thomas Perlmann, Secretary-General for the Nobel Assembly and the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine, announces that US scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian have won the Nobel Medicine Prize for discoveries on receptors for temperature and touch. SOUNDBITE
Americans Harvey Alter and Charles Rice together with Briton Michael Houghton won the Nobel Medicine Prize for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus, the Nobel jury says. IMAGES
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).
Japanese, Chinese, Irish-born scientists jointly win the 2015 Nobel prize for medicine or physiology for their work against parasitic diseases. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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