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Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa calls the transition to current administration "lifting of fear" after being acquitted of her final tax evasion charge, in the latest legal victory for the veteran journalist as she battles to stay out of prison. SOUNDBITE
The Nobel Committee in Oslo announces the recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 as Filipino-American journalist Maria Ressa and Russian journalist and newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov. SOUNDBITE
People gather outside the airport in Dhaka to welcome Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus who has returned to Bangladesh to lead a caretaker government after a student-led uprising ended the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina. IMAGES
Images of Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus inside an aeroplane on his way to Bangladesh's capital Dhaka. Yunus is set to lead an interim government after a student-led uprising ended the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina. IMAGES
Head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen, says they "hope" Iran would release jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi so she could attend the prize ceremony in December. "If the Iranian authorities make the right decision, they will release her," she tells a press conference after announcing Mohammadi was this year's prize winner. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.