New York, Oct 8, 2025 (AFP) - From refugee to Nobel: Yaghi hails science's 'equalizing force'

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Nobel chemistry laureate Omar Yaghi was born to Palestinian refugees in Jordan, a quiet, studious child in a "large, rowdy family" that shared a single room with cattle they raised. Which made Wednesday's news that the chemist at the University of California, Berkeley was among 2025's class of Nobel winners all the more emotional, Yaghi told journalists as he heralded the US public school system he said he is a product of. He also emphasized that......

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