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UN assembly approves 2nd term for UN chief Ban

UNITED NATIONS - The 192-nation UN General Assembly on Tuesday unanimously approved a second five-year term for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon beginning Jan. 1, 2012.
The former South Korean foreign minister, who took over from his predecessor Kofi Annan in January 2007, was re-elected to the world body's top job by acclamation.