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Costa Rica’s Grynspan holds lead for next UN chief as race enters decisive stage

Arab News and Washington's Top News (WTOP) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Costa Rica’s Grynspan holds lead for next UN chief as race enters decisive stage.
The headline split Arab News frames it as "Costa Rica’s Grynspan holds lead for next UN chief as race enters decisive stage". The Straits Times frames it as "Grynspan holds lead for next UN chief as race enters decisive stage".
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CenterCosta Rica’s Grynspan holds lead for next UN chief as race enters decisive stage

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Arab NewsNews report · Oct 16, 10:57 PM

Costa Rica’s Grynspan holds lead for next UN chief as race enters decisive stage

UNITED ​NATIONS: An informal poll by the United Nations Security Council on Friday placed former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan as the narrow frontrunner in the race to become t...

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Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Oct 17, 1:47 AM

Latest vote shows no candidate for UN chief has the required support of all five key powers

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The latest straw poll in the selection of the next U.N. secretary-general on Friday showed that none of the seven candidates has the support of all five permanent memb...

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The Straits TimesNews report · Oct 16, 9:50 PM

Grynspan holds lead for next UN chief as race enters decisive stage

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 - An informal poll by the United Nations Security Council on Friday placed former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan as the narrow frontrunner in the race to...

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Oct 16, 9:50 PM: The Straits Times joined the source map.

Oct 16, 10:57 PM: Arab News joined the source map.

Oct 17, 1:47 AM: Washington's Top News (WTOP) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 3 sources · 1 bucket.