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Urgent: Portugal's former PM holds lead in race for next UN chief

Xinhua, August 6, 2016 Adjust font size:

Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres held the lead in the race for the post of the next UN secretary-general, winning 11 encourage votes in the second round of straw poll of the 15-member Security Council, diplomats said on Friday. Enditem