FirstUp: Nobel Prize in medicine to be announced and other big headlines today

It is set to be a busy Monday with several events lined up for the day.

Firstly, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is set to be announced today. Meanwhile, an appeal in the high-profile Gisele Pelicot rape case will be heard today.

The first supermoon of the year will rise today. The International Criminal Court is scheduled to deliver its judgment in the Abd-Al-Rahman case over alleged war crimes against humanity in Darfur, Sudan. New Zealand will face South Africa in the ODI Women’s World Cup 2025.

Here is all that is set to take place throughout the world.

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to be announced

The winners of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine will be announced today in Stockholm, Sweden. This marks the beginning of the Nobel Week, which honours the extraordinary discoveries that have revolutionised human health and scientific understanding.

The award is granted by the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet, and the name of the laureate is revealed at a highly anticipated press conference. The maximum number of recipients for a single Nobel Prize is three. The prize will be one of the first announced among the Nobel categories, followed by Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace, and Economics during the week.

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Appeal in the Gisele Pelicot rape case

The appeal in the high-profile French criminal case involving Gisele Pelicot and her ex-husband, Dominique Pelicot, will take place today. The original trial, which concluded with a devastating verdict for the defendant, riveted France due to the shocking scale and duration of the crimes.

Dominique Pelicot was convicted of crimes that spanned nearly a decade, during which he was found guilty of drugging and raping his wife and more than 30 other women, meticulously recording hundreds of hours of video documentation without the victims’ knowledge or consent. Gisele Pelicot, who discovered the recordings after her husband’s phone broke, became the catalyst for the entire investigation and a powerful symbol for victims of hidden domestic sexual violence.

First full ‘Harvest Supermoon’ rise

Observers will be treated to the spectacular sight of the first full “Harvest Supermoon” rise in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s called the harvest moon because it’s the closest full moon to the equinox on September 22, and its light traditionally helps farmers work all night to gather crops.

The harvest moon will turn full at 11:49 pm EST on Monday, October 6, 2025. It will look full the night before and the night after, but the best time to watch it rise in North America will be at moonrise during dusk on Tuesday, October 7, when it will appear on the eastern horizon shortly after sunset.

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ICC verdict in Darfur case

The International Criminal Court (ICC) will deliver its judgment on conviction or acquittal in the case of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman. The judgment will be read out in public in ICC Courtroom I, and the hearing will be transmitted live through the ICC website.

Abd-Al-Rahman is accused of 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Darfur, Sudan, between August 2003 and March 2004. The trial in the case opened before Trial Chamber I on 5 April 2022. A total of 74 witnesses gave evidence during the trial, out of which 56 were called by the Prosecution, 17 by the Defence and 1 by the participating victims through their legal representatives.

2025 ODI Women’s World Cup: New Zealand v South Africa

New Zealand will face South Africa in the seventh match of the 2025 ODI Women’s World Cup. The match is taking place at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore.

Earlier, the South African women’s cricket team played against 4-time winners and 8-time finalists England. While South Africa has won three matches so far, New Zealand has won two matches in the tournament.