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South African judge awarded Nobel Peace Prize

News One and Japan Times describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened South African judge awarded Nobel Peace Prize.
The headline split The left frames it as "Trump Didn’t Win The Nobel Peace Prize, So He’s Helping Smear The Woman Who Did [Op-Ed]". The center frames it as "U.S. sanctions ICC after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize".
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Left / center-left'I still want to verify this information,' Navanethem Pillay jokes in response to Nobel peace win

Toronto Star · Center-left · News report

CenterSouth African judge awarded Nobel Peace Prize

France 24 · Center · News report

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France 24News report · Oct 9, 9:53 PM

South African judge awarded Nobel Peace Prize

In tonight's programme, South African judge and human rights champion Navi Pillay has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Also in Kenya health officials in Nairobi are still racing to track...

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Toronto StarNews report · Oct 9, 11:53 PM

'I still want to verify this information,' Navanethem Pillay jokes in response to Nobel peace win

The South African-born jurist and former U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay, who is currently an ad hoc judge at the International Court of Justice, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for...

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New York Times WorldNews report · Oct 9, 11:00 PM

Human Rights Lawyer Navi Pillay Is Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Ms. Pillay has served as a judge in her native South Africa and on international courts investigating war crimes. She led a U.N. panel that determined that Israel had committed genocide aga...

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PBS NewsHourNews report · Oct 9, 10:40 PM

Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize after long career of investigating war crimes

International human rights lawyer Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The Nobel Committee said it chose her as "institutions of international law are under political attack." H...

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Arab NewsNews report · Oct 9, 10:32 PM

Israel’s scorn of Nobel Peace Prize laureate highlights its combative relationship with UN bodies

The decision to award this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to veteran jurist Navi Pillay has exposed the vast gulf between Israel and global institutions charged with upholding international law,...

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Le Monde EnglishNews report · Oct 9, 10:18 PM

Nobel Peace Prize: Navanethem Pillay, a tireless advocate for international justice

The 85-year-old South African judge, who notably served on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in the 1990s, recently chaired the United Nations Human Rights Council's Commission...

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Japan TimesNews report · Oct 9, 10:02 PM

U.S. sanctions ICC after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expressed her deep concern over the move, calling it "incompatible with" Japan's position.

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NewsOneOpinion · Oct 9, 9:30 PM

Trump Didn’t Win The Nobel Peace Prize, So He’s Helping Smear The Woman Who Did [Op-Ed]

In what world does this bigoted, hate-mongering, war-mongering, fear-mongering propagandist and sexual predator deserve to be a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize?

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Details73/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 8 sources
73/99 Wording GapLow confidence8 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 8 sources · format mismatchFormats: News report, Opinion

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