Malala Yousafzai told of Nobel Prize in chemistry lesson

Pakistani child education activist Malala Yousafzai has said she is honoured to have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian child rights campaigner.

The 17-year-old was in a chemistry lesson when she learned that she had won the award, and insisted on finishing her day at school before speaking to the media.

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