{"id":88228,"date":"2013-05-23T21:39:47","date_gmt":"2013-05-23T16:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=88228"},"modified":"2013-05-23T21:39:47","modified_gmt":"2013-05-23T16:09:47","slug":"the-worlds-most-powerful-100-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/the-worlds-most-powerful-100-women\/","title":{"rendered":"The World&#8217;s Most Powerful 100 Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Forbes\u00a0annual snapshot of the 100 women with the most impact are top politicians and CEOs, activist billionaires and celebrities who matter. 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