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French-Japanese duo wins 2026 Nobel chemistry prize

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Ukraine Nobel Prize winners in chemistry: what a discovery they made Obozrevatel · 4 headlines from this part of the world China Henri Kagan, Kenso Soai win 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Xinhua · 5 headlines from this part of the world Canada Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to mirror molecule explorers Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai The Globe and Mail · 1 headline from this part of the world Belarus, the Caucasus and Central Asia 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to scientists from France and Japan Report.az (Azerbaydzhan) · 6 headlines from this part of the world

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Asia and Oceania Canada China Belarus, the Caucasus and Central Asia Europe Middle East Russia Russian-language media abroad Ukraine USA

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  1. Russia MK
  2. Asia and Oceania NDTV
  3. USA Science
  4. Ukraine Obozrevatel
  5. Belarus, the Caucasus and Central Asia APA (Azerbaijan)
  6. Europe DW (English)
  7. Russian-language media abroad DW na russkom
  8. Middle East Times of Oman
  9. Canada The Globe and Mail
  10. China Xinhua

How it is reported

Russia less than usual

Khabr original
2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for discoveries related to homochirality
Parlamentskaya gazeta original
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to scientists from France and Japan
RIA Novosti original
Named Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Kommersant original
2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai
Naked Science original
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai
RBC original
Nobel Prize in chemistry given for the study of “mirror images” of amino acids
TASS original
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2026 was awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai
Interfax original
Nobel Prize in Chemistry announced
MK original
Nobel laureates in chemistry were French Henri Kagan and Japanese Kenso Soai
MK original
It became known who will receive the Nobel Prize in chemistry

Russian-language media abroad

BBC Russkaya sluzhba original
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for solving the mystery of nonlinear effects in organic synthesis
Meduza original
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for synthesis of compounds with mirror isomers
DW na russkom original
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai of Japan

Ukraine

UNIAN original
2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry announced
Zerkalo nedeli original
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026: for which the award was awarded
RBK-Ukraina original
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026: who won this year
Obozrevatel original
Nobel Prize winners in chemistry: what a discovery they made

Belarus, the Caucasus and Central Asia

Tengrinews (Kazakhstan) original
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 was given for solving the “mirror” molecules
Report.az (Azerbaydzhan) original
2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to scientists from France and Japan
Gazeta.uz (Uzbekistan) original
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for discovery in organic synthesis
Zerkalo (Belarus) original
Became known the names of Nobel Prize winners in chemistry
BelTA (Belarus) original
Winners of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
APA (Azerbaijan)
Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry announced

USA

STAT
2026 Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded for “mirror image” molecule research, with impact on pharmacology
NPR
Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai win Nobel Prize in chemistry
NYT
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Is Awarded to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai
ABC News
Nobel Prize in chemistry set to be awarded in Stockholm
Science
Nobel Prize honors researchers who solved chemistry's asymmetry mystery

Canada

The Globe and Mail
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to mirror molecule explorers Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai

Europe

The Local Sweden
French-Japanese duo wins chemistry Nobel for solving molecular “mystery”
The Guardian
Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for work on mirror-image molecules
Phys.org
Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to Kagan and Soai for developing “spectacular” chemical reactions
BBC
Chemistry Nobel awarded for solving mystery of life's asymmetry
Le Monde (English)
2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to France's Henri Kagan and Japan's Kenso Soai
New Scientist
Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for work on mirror molecules
France 24
🔴Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to France's Henri Kagan, Japan's Kenso Soai
DW (English)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai

China

SCMP
Nobel Chemistry Prize awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai
Xinhua
Henri Kagan, Kenso Soai win 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Asia and Oceania

The Kathmandu Post (Nepal)
Kagan and Soai win 2026 Nobel Chemistry Prize for single-molecule mirror creation
Nikkei Asia
Japan's Kenso Soai and France's Henri Kagan win Nobel chemistry prize
ABC News (Australia)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to duo for “spectacular” chemical reaction
Kyodo News
Japan's researcher Kenso Soai wins Nobel chemistry prize
Dawn (Pakistan)
French-Japanese duo wins 2026 Nobel chemistry prize
Japan Today
Henri B Kagan and Kenso Soai win Nobel Prize in chemistry
The Straits Times
Kagan and Soai win 2026 Nobel chemistry prize
The Hindu
Chemistry Nobel 2026 awarded to Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai
Japan Times
Japanese scientist Kenso Soai and France’s Henri B. Kagan win Nobel Prize in chemistry
Express Tribune (Pakistan)
Kagan and Soai win 2026 Nobel chemistry prize for single molecular mirror creation

Middle East

Gulf News
Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai
Anadolu Agency
France's Henri Kagan, Japan's Kenso Soai win 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Times of Oman
Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to Henri B. Kagan, Kenso Soai

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