The Winners
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| Originally published | 1960 |
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| Authors | Julio Cortazar |
| Country | Argentina |
| Published in english | 1965 |
| Genres | Novel |
| Fiction | |
| Albums | We Go for Number One |
| Members | Andreas Schulte |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2047986 |
About The Winners
The Winners is a novel by Julio Cortázar published in 1960. It was his first published novel and was also the first of his books to be published in English in its entirety.
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Earthshot Prize: Prince William says climate crisis too visible to be ignored
By Daniela Relph & Jemma CrewBBC News
The climate crisis has " become too visible to be ignored" The Prince of Wales said as he revealed The Five winners of his annual Earthshot Prize.
Prince William said he believed This Was the decade for collective action to protect The Planet .
He announced The Winners of the £1m ($1. 2m) prize at a ceremony on Tuesday.
They include a company making batteries for electric vehicles using components easier to recycle, and a scheme helping famers to cut food waste.
In a speech at the awards ceremony in Singapore, Prince William said: " The Last Year has been one of great change and even greater challenge.
" A year in which The Effects of the climate crisis have become too visible to be ignored.
" And a year that has left so many feeling defeated, their hope, dwindling.
" However, as we have seen tonight, hope does remain. "
The awards ceremony was hosted by actress Hannah Waddingham , with Sir David Attenborough , Hollywood star Cate Blanchett and former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern among attendees, with performances from OneRepublic and Bastille.
The Princess of Wales said she was sorry not to be there, having stayed behind in the UK to help her son George, 10, through his " first set of major exams".
The Prince continued his speech with an upbeat note, saying " we hold onto The Most powerful motivators of All - optimism, and hope".
He added: " I choose To Believe that Future Generations will look back on this decade as The Point at which we globally took collective action for Our Planet .
" The Moment we refused to accept The Voices of denial and defeatism, and instead, became the architects of change towards a healthy and sustainable world. "
The annual awards, in their third year and taking place for the First Time in Asia, were created by Prince William to fund projects that aim to save The Planet .
The Prize 's name refers to the " Moonshot" ambition of 1960s America by then-President John F Kennedy, who pledged to get A Man on the Moon within a decade.
Who are The Winners ?Protect and Restore Nature:
Clean our Air:
Revive our Oceans:
Build a Waste-free World:
Fix our Climate:
Each winner will receive £1m ($1. 2m) to develop their innovation. The were whittled down from More Than 1,300 nominees.
The awards have been made with recycled materials, including brass sourced from water pipe fittings, household waste and minute metal elements filtered from wastewater sludge, And Then amalgamated together.
Guests were asked to wear " pre-loved"'clothes.
The Ceremony is due to be broadcast at 17:20 GMT on Sunday on The Bbc in the UK.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
