And the 2021 Nobel Prizes go to men... so far

Exiled Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Greta Thunberg are at least two women seen to be in contention when the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Norway on Thursday.

All eight winners of the 2021 Nobel Prizes in medicine , chemistry , physics and literature have been men, re-igniting a recurring debate about diversity in the highly coveted awards, particularly those in science.