Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was unable to attend the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony on Wednesday due to safety concerns, prompting her daughter, Ana Corina Sosa, to receive the award on her behalf. Machado has been in hiding since Jan. 9, when she was briefly detained after a protest in Caracas. Norwegian Nobel Committee chair Jorgen Watne Frydnes revealed that Machado had tried tirelessly to reach Oslo despite facing “extreme danger,” adding that she is safe and expected to

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