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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45032422
and then this.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-45040179
Couldn't make it up.
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One of the most prestigious prizes in mathematics, the Fields Medal, has been handed out at a ceremony in Brazil.
Caucher Birkar, Alessio Figalli and Peter Scholze, and Akshay Venkatesh are all honoured for major contributions to their respective areas in mathematics.
Professor Birkar, a Kurd, came to the UK as a while studying in Tehran and applied for asylum.
The University of Cambridge mathematician said he "couldn't imagine that this would come true".
and then this.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-45040179
Couldn't make it up.
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