Ms Ebadi, the first Muslim women to be awarded a Nobel prize, has been away from Iran since travelling to Spain for a conference the day before the 12 June election.

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The Nigerian Institute for Forest Research, laureate of the 2011 Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation, will be awarded the Prize at a ceremony during the Forum on 17 November.

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The prize will be awarded at a special event in Geneva, Switzerland, parallel to the World Summit for the Information Society, on December 11.

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It will also be the first time a prize for food and drink writing is awarded.

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In 1982 a rumor spread that Walesa was to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and international journalists descended on his apartment in Gdansk, to be there when the Nobel was announced.

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However, the statutes specify that if a person has been awarded a prize and has died before receiving it, the prize may be presented.

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He claims his goal is simply to reach the finish line in Paris rather than be a contender for the green jersey, awarded to the winner of the points competition and frequently the prize for the best sprinter.

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The Palme d'Or wasn't involved in the theft and is still set to be awarded on May 26 at the end of the festival to the winner of the Best Film prize, according to a spokeswoman for the festival organizers.

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