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Associated Press in New York

Malaysia joined Angola, New Zealand, Spain and Venezuela as the newest non-permanent members of the Security Council on Thursday after being elected by the General Assembly to begin their terms next year.

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Pablo Picasso’s The Rescue sold for US$31.5 million at auction in New York. The colourful 1932 oil painting, known in French as Le Sauvetage, fetched far more on Wednesday than its US$14 million-to-US$18 million estimated price.