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    New Zealand election ends in stalemate

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    Iran tests new missile defying US warnings

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    Moody's downgrades Britain debt rating on Brexit uncertainties

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    Macron signs contested French labour reforms into law

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    'Madman' N.Korea leader to be 'tested like never before': Trump

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    Uber says will appeal to keep licence to operate in London

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    Uber loses licence to operate in London: authorities

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    Israeli strikes hit weapons depot by Damascus airport: monitor

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    4 dead, 20 missing as migrant boat sinks off Turkey's Black Sea coast: reports

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    UN Security Council warns Iraqi Kurd vote 'potentially destabilizing'

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    Kim vows to make Trump 'pay dearly' for threatening N Korea: KCNA

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    Mexican authorities deny girl trapped in rubble of school

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    Mnuchin says firms must chose between business with US or N.Korea

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    EU agrees on new sanctions against N.Korea: sources

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    Trump says China central bank ordered bank curbs on N.Korea

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    L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt dead at 94: family

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    Puerto Rico 'obliterated' by Hurricane Maria: Trump

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    US-backed force clearing last IS fighters from Raqa: monitor

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    S.Korea leader urges easing of tensions to avoid war

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    Kenyan election delayed to October 26: polls commission

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    Moon at UN: S. Korea not seeking collapse of N. Korea

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    Trump to announce new sanctions on N. Korea

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    Ryanair boss won't rule out more flight cancellations

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    More than 100 migrants missing after shipwreck off Libya: navy

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    Global trade 'rebounds strongly' in first half of 2017: WTO

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    S&P cuts China's debt rating over 'financial risks'

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    Russia says taking control of failing lender B&N

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    Sixth arrest over London Underground attack: British police

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    Nine dead as Red Cross Rohingya aid truck crashes in Bangladesh

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    Iraq begins offensive to retake IS bastion Hawija: PM

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    Tillerson says had 'matter of fact' exchange with Zarif

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    No need to renegotiate Iran nuclear deal: EU

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    Macron says Iran nuclear deal no longer enough

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    All Iran nuclear parties agree deal respected: EU

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    Tillerson, Zarif in first meeting with partners on Iran nuclear deal

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    Rouhani says fresh nuclear talks with US would be 'waste of time'

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    Abbas at UN calls for end to 'apartheid' for Palestinians

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    Strong 6.1 quake off Japan's east coast: USGS

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AFP journalist Aris Messinis wins the Photography Prize at the Bayeux-Calvados Awards for War Correspondents

The jury of the 19th prix Bayeux-Calvados awards for war correspondents has rewarded Aris Messinis, photoreporter at Agence France-Presse.

Aris Messinis received the professional photography award for his work on the Battle of Sirte, Libya, which took place in October 2011. His photos were taken while National Transitional Council forces launched their final assault on the last pockets of Kadhafi loyalists, a few days before the dictator’s death. His images document the violence, but also the confusion and disorder that reigned during the final battle.

Aris Messinis, 35, has been chief photographer for AFP in Greece since 2006. He worked in Libya and Egypt during the “Arab Spring” and has won many prestigious awards such as Days Japan 2012, Fotoweek 2011, NPPA etc.
Works by Messinis were shown at this year’s Visa pour l'image alongside others by Louisa Gouliamaki and Angelos Tzortzinis - two other journalists based in the Athens AFP office - as part of an exhibition dedicated to violent protests against austerity measures imposed by the financial crisis.

Created in 1994 by the city of Bayeux, the Bayeux-Calvados Awards for War Correspondents reward journalists reporting on conflicts and their consequences for civilian populations, or news stories covering the defense of freedom and democracy.

A total of 54 reports were entered in the competition across different categories: radio, photo, print, TV, long-format TV, young reporter award and web journalism. The jury for 2012 was chaired by photographer Gilles Peress.

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