One of my worst errors was trying to find a function definition while I was coding on a c++ project. I managed to execute 'grep operator> *'. First I found it strange that the grep operation didn't return anything. Then I started opening my files, and they were suddenly all empty. It took a few minutes before I realized exactly what I had done... (Of course, I hadn't committed anything the previous 5 hours.)
Norway started negotiating with China about a new trade policy in 2008. This was going well, and Norway might have been the first European country to get such a deal.
According to Norwegian newspapers, it is now a great risk that China cancels the negotiations.
According to Norwegian newspapers, he probably doesn't even know that he was nominated. The Nobel Institute have asked the Chinese government to tell Liu Xiaobo about the prize.
Liu Xiaobos wife says the Chinese police have allowed her to tell her husband about the prize on Saturday.