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Speculation is building around the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, with Chinese writer Can Xue once again tipped as the leading candidate, according to Spanish media. Spanish author Enrique Vila-Matas is mentioned as a possible surprise winner. Betting odds and early predictions are drawing attention from readers in Spain ahead of the Swedish Academy's decision.
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Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson is being named one of the leading candidates for the Nobel Prize in Literature, alongside Chinese writer Can Xue. The Guardian reports the two are favourites ahead of the announcement, putting Carson in the running for one of the world's most prestigious literary awards.
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Attention is turning to the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, with Canadian poet Anne Carson and Chinese novelist Can Xue emerging as the leading candidates among forecasters and bookmakers. Italian media are profiling the contenders ahead of the Swedish Academy's announcement, reviving speculation about past perennial favourites who have yet to win the award.
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A Belgian physicist has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for research into mysterious particles in the universe, drawing attention in Dutch-language media. At the same time, attention is turning to the Literature prize, with De Standaard profiling writers seen as frontrunners, including Haruki Murakami and Can Xue, in what has become an annual guessing game.
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Mexican author Cristina Rivera Garza is being named among the leading candidates for the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, alongside Chinese writer Can Xue, Australia's Gerald Murnane, Spain's Enrique Vila-Matas and Michel Houellebecq. Mexican media are framing her as the country's main hope for the prize, with betting lists and analysis of how the Swedish Academy decides keeping her name prominent.
- 6Physics team shows topology survives at critical points in Nature papers▼Breaking a long-standing boundary in physics: Xue-Jia Yu’s team and collaborators publish two consecutive papers in Nature, revealing that topology can survive at critical points
Xue-Jia Yu's team, working with collaborators, has published two consecutive papers in Nature reporting that topological properties can persist at critical points, breaking what researchers describe as a long-standing boundary in physics. The findings suggest topology and critical phenomena, previously treated as distinct regimes, can coexist, with implications for the study of phase transitions and topological materials.