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UNITED NATIONS (AP) \u2014 Member state representatives of the International Criminal Court<\/a> voted to remove the global tribunal\u2019s chief prosecutor<\/a> on Friday, nearly two years after sexual misconduct allegations against him first emerged, four diplomats told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n

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