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December 10, 2014 11:00 pm • Last Updated: December 10, 2014 10:45 pm

Nobel Peace Prize winners Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India hold up their Nobel Peace Prize medals during the award ceremony Wednesday in Oslo, Norway. The Nobel Peace Prize is being shared between Yousafzai, the 17-year-old Taliban attack survivor and the youngest Nobel Prize winner ever, and Indian children's rights activist Satyarthi. The pair were recognized for risking their lives to help protect children from slavery, extremism and forced labor.

Nobel Peace Prize winners Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India hold up their Nobel Peace Prize medals during the award ceremony Wednesday in Oslo, Norway. The Nobel Peace Prize is being shared between Yousafzai, the 17-year-old Taliban attack survivor and the youngest Nobel Prize winner ever, and Indian children's rights activist Satyarthi. The pair were recognized for risking their lives to help protect children from slavery, extremism and forced labor.

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