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Proof: Ex-U.N. rights chief Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for pushing legal order

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{"first_seen":"2026-10-09T16:01:42Z","headline":"Ex-U.N. rights chief Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for pushing legal order","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"kyodo","url":"https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/87706","v":1}

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1ae3ed33747e274afaa78887f6bb2b46e1f6d34a9258b9948332f0c325c29be2

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