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As South Korea withdrew its candidate, Yoo Myung-hee, from the race,  Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s chances of securing the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) brightened. Washington Trade Daily quoted sources as saying that South Korea had notified the United States (U.S.) government of its decision and would make the decision public in the days ahead. The implication of this decision by South Korea is that Okonjo-Iweala now stands a better chance of being announced as Director-G of the World trade body. “Washington refused to accept the recommendation of the selection panel headed by General Council Chair, Ambassador David Walker that Okonjo-Iweala is the most likely candidate of the two to attract consensus. “This is because she had the largest support of members of the panel at the final round and clearly enjoyed broad support from members from all levels and geographic regions and had done so throughout the process,” it stated. ...

J eff Bezos reveals he gets eight hours of sleep, makes just three decisions a day and has all his important meetings in the morning Jeff Bezos penned an essay on decision-making in his new book Invent and Wander He said he lays the groundwork for decisions by getting a full eight hours of sleep and allowing time for 'puttering' in the morning  By 10am, he's ready to take on what he calls his 'high-IQ' meetings of the day When the clock hits 5pm, he shelves anything 'high IQ' until tomorrow Bezos said he aims to fit three decisions into that period, focusing on things that won't come to fruition until three years later Many of the world's most successful people survive on no sleep, make thousands of decisions a day and have no time for themselves. But according to Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man with a net worth of $181.4billion, the key to success is eight hours of sleep a night, making three key choices a day and having all his important me...

President Trump told some of his aides that he plans to pardon his former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn and that it is one of a string of pardons he plans to issue before leaving office, a person familiar with the discussions said on Tuesday. Mr. Flynn, a retired Army lieutenant general, twice pleaded guilty to lying to the F.B.I. about his conversations with a Russian diplomat during the presidential transition in late 2016 and early 2017. He was the only former White House official to plead guilty in the inquiry led by Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel investigating Russia’s election interference. In May, the Justice Department sought to withdraw its charges against Mr. Flynn. That move has since been tied up in federal court, challenged by the judge who presided over Mr. Flynn’s case, Emmet G. Sullivan. Mr. Trump’s plans were reported earlier by Axios. Mr. Flynn, 61, served just 24 days as Mr. Trump’s national security adviser before the president...