This year’s Nobel Peace Prize winners unanimously denounced Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine in speeches during the formal award ceremony in Oslo yesterday.
The 2022 Nobel Peace Prize awards were officially presented on Saturday at Oslo City Hall in Norway to jailed Belarusian human rights campaigner Ales Bialiatski and representatives of the banned Russian rights group “Memorial” and the Kyiv-based Center for Civil Liberties. The choice of this year’s recipients has been seen by many as a condemnation of Vladimir Putin and his invasion of Ukraine. One of the Russian co-winners of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, Jan Rachinsky of the now-outlawed “Memorial” foundation, called Russia’s decision to invade Ukraine “insane and criminal” in his speech.
Receiving the award on behalf of her husband, Ales Bialiatski, Belarusian activist Natallia Pinchuk quoted her husband’s as saying he “know[s] exactly what kind of Ukraine would suit Russia and Putin — a dependent dictatorship. The same as today’s Belarus, where the voice of the oppressed people is ignored and disregarded.” Fellow Noble prize winner Oleksandra Matviychuk, a representative of Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties, told the gathering in Oslo that the ongoing Russian invasion “is not a war between two states, it is a war of two systems – authoritarianism and democracy.”
Source: Radio Poland
Morocco became the first African team in history to qualify for the World Cup semifinals after beating Portugal 1-0 last night.
The dream run of the 22nd-ranked Moroccan team began after a 2-0 victory over second-ranked Belgium in the group stage, followed by a draw against 7th-ranked Spain. Morocco went on to make history on Saturday by defeating Portugal, a team that outclassed the Swiss 6-1 and was considered one of the favorites to win the World Cup.
Morocco now faces France, the winner of Saturday’s other match, in the semifinal match on Wednesday at 20:00 CET.
Source: Radio Gdańsk
Polish ski jumper Dawid Kubacki came in runner-up at a World Cup event in Titisee-Neustadt, Germany, on Friday, claiming his third individual podium finish of the season.
Slovenia’s Anze Lanisek won the competition on Friday, while Karl Geiger of Germany was third. After five individual events this season, Kubacki tops the overall World Cup standings with 370 points, ahead of Lanisek with 336 points and Austria’s Stefan Kraft with 105.
The 2022/2023 ski-jumping World Cup circuit, run by the International Ski Federation (FIS), features a total of 39 competitions, including 32 individual events, in various countries. World Cup events will continue today in Titisee-Neustadt, with women’s qualifiers set for 11:00 morning, followed by men’s events at 14:30.
Source: Radio Poland, www.fis-ski.com
Starting tomorrow, Radio Gdańsk will auction off Christmas ornaments painted by Tri-City athletes, actors, journalists, and other local celebrities.
The unique baubles will be auctioned live during the”Tak Gramy” program throughout the week between 10:00 and 11:00. Listeners will be able to submit their bids via SMS to Radio Gdańsk at 603 06 06 06 during that time. Tomorrow’s auction will feature an ornament hand-painted by Lechia Gdańsk footballer David Stec, auctioned off by Radio Gdańks sports experts Tomasz Galiński and Paweł Kątnik.
Proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Father Eugeniusz Dutkiewicz SAC Hospice in Gdańsk. More information on the auction schedule and upcoming items can be found at:
https://radiogdansk.pl/wiadomosci/2022/12/10/gwiazdy-maluja-gwiazdy-od-poniedzialku-licytacje-niepowtarzalnych-bombek-na-antenie-radia-gdansk/
Source: Radio Gdańsk
Weather
Today will be cloudy and cold with an increasing chance of snow showers in the evening and winds coming in from the northeast. Temperatures will be similar to yesterday, with a high of 1°C, or 34°F, dropping to a low of -2°C or 28°F overnight. Slightly warmer but wet weather is expected for tomorrow, with a chance for snow early in the week.
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