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Women leaders taking over superpowers

NAIROBI: It now seems likely that by the middle of January 2017, three of the world’s six largest economic powers will be led by women.

Unless Donald Trump makes significant gains, the latest Reuters Ipsos poll still puts Hillary Clinton ahead of her Republican rival by 11 points in the race for the White House. German Chancellor Angela Merkel already has a strong case for being described as Europe’s most powerful woman.

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