Austria's Türk wins approval to lead top U.N. human rights body
U.N. career diplomat Volker Türk of Austria won approval from the U.N. General Assembly to replace former U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet.
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Swiss women hold nationwide strike for fairer pay and gender equality
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Western nations rebuke Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi killing
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