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As one of the first female diplomatic correspondents in the British media, Hella Pick, who has died aged 96, was at the centre of the Guardian's coverage of superpower summitry in the final decades of the cold war. Tall and elegant, she was a commanding presence at press conferences with world leaders, and also had a rare ability - based on her careful and intelligent reporting - to win the confidence of powerful politicians and get privileged access for interviews and background briefings. Willy Brandt, as chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany in the early 1970s, became her friend,…
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