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African Presidents Call for Permanent African Seats on U.N. Security Council

✇NYT - World
By: Ruth Maclean
A host of African leaders including the presidents of Ghana, Liberia, Kenya and Namibia demanded the change while the U.N. Secretary General said the lack of a permanent African seat was “indefensible.”

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President Joseph Nyuma Boakai of Liberia lobbied for African representation on the U.N. Security Council, whose mandates, he pointed out, mostly concerned Africa’s peace.
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Why Nepal’s Prime Minister Balen Shah Wears Sunglasses

✇NYT - World
By: Yan Zhuang
Balendra Shah wore them as a rapper, as Kathmandu’s mayor and on his way to becoming prime minister. Now he has taken the look to the United Nations.

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Prime Minister Balendra Shah of Nepal speaks at the United Nations on Thursday.
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The ‘Monster’ Behind Russia’s Global Effort to Evade Western Sanctions

✇NYT - Business
By: Aaron Krolik
A Moscow firm uses shell companies and cryptocurrency to launder money, and a custom app to forge trade records, to help Russia bypass sweeping financial restrictions.

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A currency exchange board in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Shell companies created by a Moscow firm, A7, used transactions in Kyrgyzstan to help Russian businesses evade sanctions.
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