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Source: Times (UK)

Roundup

10-11-08

Veteran Finnish mediator Martti Ahtisaari wins Nobel Peace Prize [video 2 min 51 sec]

Martti Ahtisaari, the former President of Finland, won the Nobel Peace Prize yesterday for his work as an intermediary in conflicts including Northern Ireland, Kosovo and southern Africa.

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