Greta would be the second-youngest laureate in the Nobel Prizes' almost 120-year history, after the Pakistani advocate for girls' education Malala Yousafzai. Photo: AFP
The World Health Organisation is the bookies' favourite to win the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, though experts say Greta Thunberg or press freedom groups are also strong contenders.
The peace prize - the highlight of the Nobel season and the only one of the six Nobels awarded in Oslo - always sparks wild guessing games, rendered especially tricky by the fact that the list of nominees is kept secret for at least 50 years.
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