Author: Mark Lewis
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Nobel Peace laureates demand end to sexual violence in war
OSLO, Norway • Raped after being forced into sexual slavery by the Islamic State group, Nadia Murad did not succumb to shame or despair — the young Iraqi woman spoke out. Surgeon Denis Mukwege treated countless victims of sexual violence in war-torn Congo and told the world of their suffering. Together, they were awarded the…
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106 Norwegian reindeer killed by freight trains in 3 days
STAVANGER, Norway — A Norwegian reindeer herder says that freight trains have killed more than 100 of the animals on the tracks in three days. Torstein Appfjell, a distraught reindeer herder in Helgeland county, said Sunday that the worst incident happened Saturday when 65 animals were mown down. Appfjell told The Associated Press by telephone…
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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to anti-nuclear campaign group
OSLO, Norway — The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, a group of mostly young activists pushing for a global treaty to ban the cataclysmic bombs. The award of the $1.1-million prize comes amid heightened tensions over both North Korea’s aggressive development of nuclear weapons and President…
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Nobel Peace Prize: The winners that soared and sank
STAVANGER, Norway — The Nobel Peace Prize does more than recognize the past achievements of individuals. By honoring causes and movements, the five-member Norwegian Nobel Committee often is encouraging future work toward peace. But promising initiatives and peace processes sometimes flicker out, frustrating the committee’s optimistic intentions. Other laureates go on to surpass the deeds…