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Two Chinese win world's top Maths prize for solving century's-old problems

This is the first time Chinese nationals have won the prestigious Fields Medal.

For the first time, two Chinese mathematicians have been awarded the world's most prestigious mathematics prize for their breakthroughs on problems that have stumped experts for over a century, according to state media.

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