Nobel laureate Maria Corina Machado is set to address the world on Thursday, according to the Norwegian government, after the Venezuelan opposition leader was awarded the prestigious peace prize in her absence.

Machado, who won the Nobel for challenging President Nicolas Maduro's grip on power, has not been seen out in the open for months after threats to her life.

After saying she was coming out of hiding to travel to Norway but would not arrive in time for Wednesday's prize ceremony, Machado will make her first public appearance at a press conference in Oslo at 0915 GMT Thursday, Norway's government said.

Accepting the award on Machado's behalf on Wednesday, her daughter delivered her blistering acceptance speech, in which she urged her compatriots to fight for freedom against "state

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