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World Hails Obama's Victory, Urges Change of Tack

A poster of US president-elect Barack Obama as Superman is seen on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, California. After the euphoria of his historic election win Obama got down Thursday to choosing a presidential team that faces a mountain of problems, not least the economic crisis and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. (AFP/Gabriel Bouys)

PARIS - World leaders hailed Barack Obama's triumph in the US presidential election as the dawn of a new era and called for the global superpower to change the way it does business.

As Obama's supporters celebrated around the world, a national holiday was declared in Kenya -- where his father was born -- and in Sierra Leone, six newborn babies were even named after the president-elect.

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