Environmental activist, 16, nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

A 16-year-old environmental activist from Sweden has been nominated for a 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, thanks to her efforts to halt climate change. Greta Thunberg, who was named one of Time’s Most Influential Teens of 2018 landed on the list of nominees this year after three Norwegian lawmakers put her name up.

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