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The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 was awarded to American songwriter Bob Dylan during ceremony in Stockholm, Thursday. As explained by Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy Sara Danius, Dylan was awarded the prize "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition
Mexico City, Jul 14 (EFE).- Featuring an award-winning Mexican and a diverse display of photojournalism, World Press Photo 2021 showed last year's global issues beyond the pandemic at the Franz Mayer Museum, located in Mexico City."In these times in which the pandemic has taken over many of our concerns, other strong and important things were happening in the world too. It is an opportunity to re-open ourselves to what is happening in contemporary history," the director of the museum, Alejandra de la Paz, told Efe. (Camera: MIGUEL ANGEL ANDRADE).B-ROLL OF THE WORLD PRESS PHOTO 2021 IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.
Johannesburg, Dec 1 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Kim Ludbrook) From November 21 to December 13, Johannesburg will host the exhibition "Pan-African Photojournalism and Its Positions" showing the work of the 2020 World Press Photo award winners with a focus on content produced in Africa.FOOTAGE OF THE EXHIBITION.
Seville (Spain), Oct 14 (EFE), (Camera: José Manuel Vidal).- Seville is the first Spanish city to host an exhibition that shows the photographs awarded the 2020 World Press Photo, the most prestigious photojournalism prize.FOOTAGE OF THE EXHIBITION AT THE CAJASOL FOUNDATION IN SEVILLE, SPAIN.
Nobel committee chairwoman Berit Ress-Andersen announces that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 is awarded to the World Food Programme. SOUNDBITE
The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 270,000 people worldwide since it began in China late last year, with more than 85 percent of fatalities in Europe and the United States, according to an AFP tally compiled from official figures at 1615 GMT on Friday. IMAGES