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Urgent: Portugal's Antonio Guterres appointed as new UN secretary-general

Xinhua, October 13, 2016 Adjust font size:

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday appointed by acclamation Portugal's former Prime Minister Antonio Guterres as next UN secretary-general to succeed retiring Ban Ki-moon on Jan.1, 2017. Endi