the ethiopian prime minister abiy ahmed waved to crowds from his hotel balcony with his wife. which ended two decades of hostility with eritrea. that's all. stay with bbc world news.

the ethiopian prime minister abiy ahmed, has received the laureate of the nobel peace prize.e norwegian capital 0slo where he received a standing ovation. he was given the prize for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation by ending the 20—year military stalemate with neighbouring eritrea. when i became prime minister about 18 months ago, ifelt in my heart that ending the uncertainty was necessary. my believed peace between ethiopia and eritrea was within reach. i was convinced that the imaginary wall separating our two countries for too long needed to be torn down. and in its place, a bridge of friendship, collaboration and goodwill has to be built to last. that's how i approached the task of building peace. a peace bridge with my partner. we were both ready to allow peace to flourish and shine through. the singer in the band, roxette, marie fredriksson, has died at the age of 61. the swedish star achieved global success in the 1990s with hits including ‘the look,‘ ‘joyride' and ‘it must have been love', which featured in the film pretty woman. a statement

the ethiopian prime minister abiy ahmed waved to crowds from his hotel balcony with his wife.e was awarded the prize for his peacemaking efforts which ended two decades of hostility with eritrea. that's all. stay with bbc world news. there's more on our web site bbc.co.uk/news and the news app. now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. the world's most valuable and profitable company makes a stock—market to be. profitable company makes a stock-market to be. trump's nafta rewrite. it's a wednesday, glad you could join us. we kickoff the programme with the energy markets and it is indeed a major day. raising over $25 billion last year. we explain what this listing means that the company and the saudi economy. three years after it was first announced, sally aramco is finally going public. the company is looking to raise $25.6 billion. alibaba raise looking to raise $25.6 billion. aliba ba raise $25 looking to raise $25.6 billion. alibaba raise $25 billion in 2014. this makes it the largest listed farm and just to give you a sense of the scale. bumping total worl

the nobel committee praised abiy ahmed for two decades of attempts to end conflict with eritrea. he warned the continue to pose a threat to peace in the region. and other nobel prizes were given out at a gala ceremony in stockholm, sweden, including literature prizes for 2018 and 2019. last year's literature prize was postponed due to a sex abuse scandal involving the selection committee. more than 300,000 people have marched in a number of french cities as trade unions press ahead with another day of strikes to protest the government's plans to overhaul the country's retirement system. the strikes have caused mass disruption to transport and other services. unions say proposed pension reforms could force workers to work longer. >> the strike in paris is a big test for french president emmanuel macron, if he can implement the reform of the pension system, of the entire mitt system in france as he has promised. he thinks the system is unfair and is sinking into debt with an aging population in france. trade unions and protesters clearly argue against that. they are concerned their

the ethiopian prime minister abiy ahmed will today receive the laureate of the nobel peace prize, innning military stalemate with neighbouring eritrea. and we'rejoined now by dr awol allo, a specialist on human rights law, and an expert on ethiopia and the horn of africa, who nominated prime minister ahmed for the prize earlier this year. very good morning to you and thank you forjoining us. of course, prime minister abiy ahmed hadn't been in office for very long at all when you decided to nominate him for the nobel peace prize so why did you do that? i think it is precisely the fa ct that? i think it is precisely the fact that he is somebody new who came to the political landscape very recently, became prime minister, and managed to push through that peace deal with eritrea, something that most people thought was impossible. previous prime ministers reached out to eritrea basically saying we are ready and committed to doing a deal with the eritrean government but he i think took the risks, showed courage, and made a deal between the two countries possible. it is partly i think two c

then to oslo, norway and the nobel peace prize will be awarded to the ethiopian prime minister abiy ahmedowing the ceremony. and finally, in buenos aries, aregentina, president—elect alberto fernandez will be officially sworn in following his general election win in october. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, i'm ben croucher with your tuesday sport briefing. it was a long wait, but arsenal have finally won again in the premier league. for the first time since october the 7th, they've picked up three points by beating west ham 3—1. it's freddie ljungberg's first win since taking caretaker charge. they looked to be heading for a 10th straight game without a win but after falling behind at the london stadium, three goals in nine minutes helped haul them into the top half of the table. we have a lot, a lot to work on and a lot of things that we can see that we need to get on the training pitch to fix, but they have been under pressure for weeks and weeks and weeks but they haven't won. so to have that mental strength and do that away from home, it was a lo

ethiopian prime minister abiy ahmed received the nobel peace prize in a ceremony in oslo on tuesday. >> i accept this award on behalf of ethiopians and eritreans, especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the cause of peace. likewise, i accept this award on , whoseof my partner goodwill -- [applause] whosee goodwill, trust, and commitment were vital in ending deadlockedades betwn our two untries. y: prime mister abiyhmed n the awarfor endinghe two-dede "state war" between ethiopia and eritrea. but the prime minister is now faci increasinoppositiont home, including over the securityty forces' deadly crackdown against protests in ahmed refused to hold thee october. cucustomary newsws conferences s part o of the nobel l peace prie ceremonieses. meanwhile, in sweden, the nobel prize for literature was also awarded tuesday to austrian author peter handke and polish novelist olga tokarczuk. the awarding of the prize to handke has sparked widespread controversy over the writer's close ties to former serbian leader slobodan milosevic, who was charged with genocide and crimes agains

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abiy ahmed was chosen for his efforts to "achieve peace and international cooperation" after he facilitatedich is worth around £700,000. marie fredriksson, singer in the swedish band roxette, has died at the age of 61. the duo enjoyed global success in the 1980s and ‘90s with hits including the look, joyride and it must have been love, which featured in the film pretty woman. # it must have been love # budgets # but i've lost it somehow... # a statement said the singer had died today "following a 17—year long battle with cancer". her bandmate per gessle paid tribute, saying "you were the most wonderful friend for over 40 years, things will never be the same." security guards have been posted to protect a new mural in birmingham by the street artist banksy. the artwork features two reindeer painted onto a brick wall appearing to pull along a bench like santa's sleigh. it went viral online after the artist filmed —— but now vandals have added to the reindeer, as phil mackie reports. on a victorian railway bridge in birmingham's jewellery quarter, the elusive artist banksy has created his late

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abiy ahmed was chosen for his efforts to "achieve peace and international cooperation" — after he facilitateds the 100th winner of the nobel peace prize, which is worth around 900,000 dollars. though when i became prime minister, about 18 months ago, ifelt in my heart that ending the uncertainty was necessary. i believed peace between ethiopia and eritrea wasn't rich. i was convinced that the imaginary wall separating our two countries for too long needed to be torn down. we will have the business news in a moment. let us run you through the headlines. up to 14 people are now feared to died after the volcano eruption in new zealand. the prime minister says questions must be asked. borisjohnson warns of a hung parliament, if voters don't support the conservatives. labour promising a relentless focus on the national health service if they win power. the shadow home secretaryjon as hworth the shadow home secretaryjon ashworth said he was onlyjoshing round when he told a friend there was no way labour could win the election in a secretly recorded phone conversation. here's your business headlines