Portugal’s Guterres holds lead in third ‘straw poll’ to be next UN Secretary-General
Antonio Guterres, formerly Portugal’s prime minister and a former head of the UN High Commission for Refugees, scored a hat
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Portugal’s Guterres leads race for next UN chief
Portugal’s former prime minister Antonio Guterres is holding on to his lead in the race to become the United Nations’
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UN Security Council to hold second straw poll on next Secretary-General
The 15 members of the United Nations Security Council are to hold a second straw poll on August 5 to
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Two early front-runners emerge in race for UN chief
Two clear front-runners have emerged from the pack of 12 candidates for the next U.N. Secretary General, according to diplomats
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Race for new UN chief heats up
There are two daughters of former presidents and one of a farmer; a history buff, a former president, an honorary
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World Refugee Day: 65 million people forcibly displaced around the world
World Refugee Day, June 20, has seen the European Union underline its commitment to global efforts to address the refugee
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Ouster of Turkish PM rekindles dissent in ruling AKP
Since the ousting of Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu, pro-president media outlets are appealing for unity and loyalty to president
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Yom HaShoah marked, as Bulgaria remembers Jews murdered and Jews saved
Bulgaria’s Jewish community joined in marking Yom HaShoah 2016, commemorating the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, while also
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Nato-Russia talks fail, but raise hopes
Nato and Russia held their first dialogue in two years this week. The meeting among ambassadors of the alliance and
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