Wikipedia awarded top Spanish prize for international cooperation

Huge honour: (l-r) Wikipedia's Indian volunteer Jeevan Jose, Iraqi volunteer Ravan Al Tale, executive director Russian Lila Tretikov, US founder Jimmy Wales, President of Wikipedia Foundation Argentinian Patricio Lorente and Spanish volunteer Lourdes Cardenal applauded after receiving the Princess of Asturias International Cooperation award from Spain's King Felipe VI in Oviedo, Spain.

OVIEDO, Spain: Spain’s King Felipe VI awarded online encyclopaedia Wikipedia the country’s Princess of Asturias award for international cooperation, hailing it a “universal symbol of teamwork”. 

In a glittering ceremony held in the northern city of Oviedo attended by US entrepreneur Jimmy Wales, who founded Wikipedia in 2001, the king said the online encyclopaedia “wants to put culture within reach of the greatest number of people possible”.