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Former Portuguese PM Antonio Guterres formally appointed as next UN chief

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The United Nations General Assembly has officially confirmed that Portugal’s Antonio Guterres will succeed Ban Ki-moon.

It’s the final step in the long process of appointing the next UN secretary general.

CCTV’s Lorna Shaddick reports from the UN headquarters in New York.

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