What is it like watching all the Olympian action and drama unfold from the spectators' galleries at the Stade de France?
A R Rahman will be the second Indian artiste to perform at the UN General Assembly after M S Subbulakshmi.
Russia's envoy to the UN and President of the Council for October Vitaly Churkin announced that after the sixth straw poll, Guterres has emerged as the "clear favourite" even as hopes for a woman to succeed Ban Ki-moon as the world's top diplomat suffered a major setback.
The 15-nation UN Security Council had last week voted for Guterres by acclamation and forwarded his name to the General Assembly.
The hit Harry Potter series actress's speech touched on many issues, including the confusion over the word feminism.
'Antonio Guterres takes over as the UN secretary-general with tremendous goodwill as the process of his election was without the usual horse trading and compromises.' 'We have every reason to believe that he will be sensitive to Indian positions,' says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
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