Austrian author Peter Handke has received his Nobel Prize in literature at a ceremony in Sweden. The choice of Handke was controversial because of his support for the Serbian side in the 1990s Yugoslav Wars. The ambassadors of countries including Bosnia, Albania, Kosovo and Turkey boycotted the ceremony in protest. The World’s host Marco Werman has the details.
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