OSLO: This year's Nobel Prizes have been awarded. The Nobel Peace Prize was accepted by the daughter of Maria Corina Machado (58), Ana Corina, on behalf of her mother. Maria is a voice of democracy against the authoritarian regime in Venezuela. Maria, an opposition leader and member of the National Assembly, had been living in hiding inside Venezuela for fear of the regime.

Maria had risked her life to attend the award ceremony in Oslo, Norway, but had informed the Nobel Committee that she would not be able to arrive on time. Maria, who left Venezuela by boat on Tuesday, is said to have arrived in the Caribbean country of Curacao. She started for Norway by plane, but it is not clear where she left from.

Maria's message was read out by her daughter at the awards ceremony. Maria said in he

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