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Nobel Prize Ceremony May Be Canceled

OSLO, Norway (AP) — The Nobel Peace Prize committee says the award may not be handed out this year because no one from prize winner Liu Xiaobo`s family is likely to attend the ceremony.

The prestigious award can only be collected by the laureate or close family members.

Liu, a Chinese dissident, is imprisoned, and his wife is in house arrest.

Norwegian Nobel Committee secretary Geir Lundestad says no other relatives have announced they`re coming to Oslo for the Dec. 10 ceremony.

He told AP on Thursday that barring last-minute changes, it`s likely the Nobel diploma and medal won`t be handed out at the ceremony.

China has pressured countries not to send representatives to the ceremony.

Lundestad said ambassadors from Russia, Cuba and Kazakhstan have declined invitation

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Associated Press

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