Prince William awards the Earthshot Prize to 5 winners and credits the finalists for giving hope

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Eileen Ng, The Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) - An Indian maker of solar-powered dryers, a carbon-credit marketplace and groups that work to make electric car batteries cleaner, restore Andean forests and deter illegal fishing were awarded the Earthshot Prize at a ceremony in Singapore. Britain's Prince William, whose Royal Foundation charity launched the 10-year award program in 2020, said at the ceremony Tuesday that the solutions presented by all 15 finalists proved that “hope does remain” as the devastating effects of climate change are felt across the world. The winners, who each won 1 million pounds ($1.2 million) to scale...