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A Findlay fundraiser winner just gave his entire $2,500 prize back to support local high school athletes. The Trojan Club's ball drop event brought the community together for a cause that keeps giving.
Over 100 Nobel Prize winners are demanding freedom for Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner facing critical health issues in Iran. Her case highlights the growing global movement supporting human rights defenders risking everything for justice.
Tennis players competing at the French Open will see bigger payouts this year, with champions taking home €2.8 million each. The tournament's 9.5% prize increase also means better support for players in earlier rounds.
African soccer just got a major boost. Winners of the continent's biggest club tournaments will now take home double the prize money, with top prizes jumping to $6 million.
A lottery winner in Belize missed the deadline to claim their $111,111.11 prize, but the money won't go to waste. Instead, the entire jackpot will be donated to charity this February.
When one lottery winner missed the deadline to claim their $111,111.11 prize, Belize Government Lotteries decided the money should still do good. The unclaimed jackpot will be donated to charity, even though the lottery didn't turn a profit last year.
One of Africa's most prestigious literary awards just received 223 poetry submissions, with a $100,000 prize waiting for the winner. The Nigeria Prize for Literature is now hunting for the next great poetic voice to join its roster of celebrated African writers.
Despite brutal beatings and deteriorating health in an Iranian prison, Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi continues fighting for human rights, emerging as a powerful symbol of resistance. Her husband says she remains mentally unbroken while physically suffering from injuries sustained during her arrest.
The Loewe Foundation just named 30 finalists from around the world for its 2026 Craft Prize, celebrating makers who blend ancient traditions with bold new ideas. The winner takes home €50,000 and will be announced in Singapore this May.
Africa's biggest road race is rewarding runners at every level with life-changing prize money. The Lagos City Marathon has announced substantial cash rewards from elite marathoners to 10km participants.
Iroro Tanshi discovered an endangered bat species unseen for 50 years, then won over a community that feared bats as witchcraft symbols to protect them from wildfires. Her grassroots campaign just earned her the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize.
Women's club football just hit a major milestone with FIFA announcing a record-breaking $2.3 million prize for the first-ever Women's Champions Cup winner. The historic tournament kicks off this week in London with six elite teams competing for the biggest payout in women's club history.
Deepa Paul's memoir about her journey to non-monogamy earned her a spot on the prestigious Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2026 longlist. The Amsterdam-based author's honest exploration of marriage, desire, and identity is being celebrated for its tender, open writing.
Scientists who created gene therapies that cure inherited blindness and blood disorders just won six $3 million prizes. Their discoveries are transforming devastating diseases from hopeless diagnoses into treatable conditions.
Nigeria just launched a national program offering prizes up to $40,000 for outstanding student research. The initiative aims to transform academic work from a graduation requirement into a celebrated driver of national progress.
A self-taught Melbourne painter just won the Archibald Packing Room Prize for his haunting portrait of an actor as Shakespeare's melancholy prince. Sean Layh's journey from theater audience to award-winning artist shows how inspiration can strike anywhere.
American scientist Victor Ambros, who won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine, is applying for Polish citizenship to honor his father who survived Nazi slave labor. The molecular biologist hopes to use his platform to strengthen Polish science on the world stage.
Heidi Kuhn has found a way to transform 110 million landmines across 60 countries into opportunities for farming and peace. Her innovative approach doesn't just clear explosives—it rebuilds entire communities by planting crops where danger once lived.
A new $2 million innovation prize aims to bring AI-powered manufacturing to Africa, where 18 million new jobs are needed annually through 2035. Ten companies are competing to show how affordable, practical technology can transform factories and create millions of jobs across the continent.
Researchers who developed the first FDA-approved gene therapy for inherited blindness are among this year's $3 million Breakthrough Prize winners. Their work is opening doors for treatments that were once considered impossible.
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