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New female leaders in int'l trade inspire women to enter the game Published : 08 Mar 2021, 09:31   DF News Desk This combo picture shows Pamela Coke-Hamilton (L), executive director of the International Trade Centre; Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (M), director-general of the World Trade Organization and Isabelle Durant (R), acting secretary-general of UNCTAD. Photo: United Nations via Xinhua. One week into her new job as the seventh director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's appointment as head of the 26-year-old global trade body remains historic, especi...

Women's leadership under threat by COVID-19 pandemic: Data Published : 08 Mar 2021, 23:33   DF News Desk Contestants attend a race to mark the International Women's Day held in Zhodzina, Belarus, March 8, 2021. Photo: Xinhua. The latest data published Monday by UN Women, a United Nations entity working for the empowerment of women, shows that women's rights and leadership are under threat, even more due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reported Xinhua. Current projections show that gender equality in the highest positions of power will not be reached for another 130 years. This year's I...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, held their first telephone conversation on Thursday since the latter...

Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca on Wednesday received the Chinese COVID-19 Sinovac vaccine along with Turkey's advisory science council members,...

Britain and the European Union (EU) have started a new chapter in their relationship as the Brexit transition period ended...