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Greek Grandmother, Fisherman Among Nobel Peace Nominees

"What did I do? I didn't do anything," asked Emilia Kamvisi, an 85-year-old grandmother from the Greek island of Lesbos, when she heard she'd been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Kamvisi's flash of fame came after she and two friends aged 89 and 85 were photographed bottle-feeding a Syrian baby last autumn, as they helped migrants who had survived the treacherous boat journey from Turkey. Four months later, she is among three people nominated for the Nobel...


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