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  "id": 356710,
  "title": "Costa Rican diplomat emerges as strong contender to be first female head of UN",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/costa-rican-diplomat-emerges-as-strong-contender-to-be-first-female",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T07:00:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/09/costa-rican-diplomat-rebeca-grynspan-contender-first-female-head-of-un"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Rebeca Grynspan seen as continuity candidate with tacit support from current secretary general, António Guterres A Costa Rican diplomat and former vice-president whose parents were refugees from the Holocaust has become the surprise frontrunner to lead the United Nations as its first female secretary general. Rebeca Grynspan, whose parents emigrated to Central America from Poland – and whose…",
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        "title": "Costa Rican diplomat Rebeca Grynspan emerges as frontrunner for UN secretary-general",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/costa-rican-diplomat-rebeca-grynspan-emerges-as-frontrunner-for-un",
        "published": "2026-08-09T12:32:38.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}