A record 259 nominees are in the running for this year's Nobel Peace Prize ufffd 209 individuals and 50 organisations ufffd with the laureate to be announced in October, the Nobel Institute said on Monday.
The list is known to include Malala Yousafzai (in pic), the shot Pakistani schoolgirl-turned-icon of Taliban resistance, ex-Eastern bloc activists, and former US president Bill Clinton.
Malala Yousafzai
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The previous record dates back to 2011 when 241 candidates were nominated.
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