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Former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (center) answers questions in Geneva in July, following her hearing before representatives of the World Trade Organization’s 164 member states, as part of her application to lead the WTO as director general. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images) After the head of the World Trade Organization stepped down in August, member countries …

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About five minutes into his argument on Tuesday, the first day of the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump, Bruce Castor, one of the former President’s lawyers, asked the senators before him to picture a married couple in a car. “When you’re driving down the street and you look over at your wife and you …

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No grace, no dignity, no humility, no magnanimity, no class, no morals, no empathy, no soul. He has no friends, not even a dog. His wife can’t bear his touch, his daughter can’t avoid it. Devoid of humour he doesn’t make jokes, he doesn’t laugh. Not ever. An occasional dismal rictus, a necrotic gash in …

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