The son of jailed Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky issued an appeal to Davos participants to press the Russian delegation to eradicate corruption.

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The African Union (AU) decided at an emergency meeting on Thursday to send a high-level delegation to press the UN Security Council to delay the indictment.

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He met with the New York delegation Tuesday morning and held a press conference later in the day.

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However the Fifa delegation won't be holding any press interviews during the visit except for a press conference that will be held on 30 January at the end of the tour.

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As mayor of Wasilla, a metropolis of 9, 000 people, she initiated annual trips to Washington, DC, to ask for more earmarks from the state's congressional delegation, and employed Washington lobbyists to press for more funds for her town.

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Last week, a delegation of Derbyshire Conservative MPs saw the Prime Minister to press Bombardier's case.

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Alyn and Deeside MP Mark Tami led a delegation of Broughton trade union leaders to meet Downing Street last year to press for a government loan to support the launch of the new A350.

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Richardson will hold a press conference at the Beijing airport on Thursday, but no media will be accompanying the delegation, according to the statement.

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