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Brazil Supreme Court judge annuls ‘Lula’ conviction

03:10 Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is again in the spotlight of Brazilian politics, following a Supreme Court decision that opens a path for him to run for re-e

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Infographic: Developments in the Facebook data scandal

FacebookCEOMarkZuckerberg’stwo-daytestimonyinfrontofUScongressionalleadersdrewtheworld’sattentiononTuesdayandWednesday.Duringthenearly10hoursofquestioning,Zucke

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How in danger is Abe amid ongoing cronyism scandal?

Thekeyfigureinadocument-tamperingscandalrelatedtoacontroversialdiscountedstatelandsaleinJapan,whichhasensnaredPrimeMinisterShinzoAbe,hassaidthatAbe'sofficewasno

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Abe 'not involved' in doctoring documents: key official

AJapaneseofficialattheheartofacronyismandcover-upscandalthathasdentedShinzoAbe'spopularitysaidTuesdaythattheprimeminister'sofficewasnotinvolvedinfalsifyingdocum

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Japan: embattled Shinzo Abe blames staff over land sale scandal

Japan’sembattledprimeministerhashitbackatcriticsoverafavouritismandcover-upscandalthathasseenhispopularityplungeandloosenedhisgriponpower.Inastatementinparliame

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Why don't we care about the biggest sex abuse scandal in sports history?

Whyhasn’tascandalinvolvingtheallegedsexualabuseofmorethan140youngwomenreceivedmoreattention?Thefaultisnotinourmedia,butinourselves-BryanArmenGrahamInaMichiganco

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Japan's Toshiba unveils affiliate's accounting misconduct

Japan'sToshibaCorp.saidTuesdaythatithaddiscoveredaccountingmisconductinoneofitsaffiliates.ToshibaInfrastructureSystemsSolutionsCorp.,anaffiliateofToshibaCorp.th

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Golden Globes: Hollywood's test of the Weinstein effect

ThenominationswillbeunveiledMondayfortheGoldenGlobes,kickingoffanawardsseasonexpectedtobeovershadowedbythesexualmisconductscandalengulfingthemovieindustry.Thean

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Mitsubishi Materials shares fall on fake data scandal

MitsubishiMaterials,adivisionofoneofJapan'sbiggestconglomerates,sawsharesfallbyasmuch11%onFridayafteradmittingtoaqualityscandal.Threeofitsunitswerefoundtohavefa

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Japan's Kobe Steel may find more data fabrication cases, no recalls plan

ThechiefexecutiveofKobeSteelLtd.warnedonThursdaythattheremaybefurthercasesoffalsifieddatathanthosehavingbeenpreviouslydisclosed,inawideningscandaloveritsinspect

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China's officials: 521 authors involved in fake peer review scandal

Chinareleasedthefindingsfromtheinvestigationintothefakedpeerreviewacademicscandalsurroundingthecancerresearchjournal,TumorBiology,onThursday.Investigationresult

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Hundreds of medical licenses cancelled over India exam scam

India's Supreme Court has cancelled the licenses of 634 doctors embroiled in a medical school admissions scandal in central Madhya Pradesh state.

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S.Korean prosecutors seek 2nd arrest warrant of Samsung heir

South Korean prosecutors independently investigating the scandal involving impeached President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday sought their second arrest warrant of the heir apparent of Samsung Group, the country's biggest family-controlled conglomerate.

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Samsung boss questioned in South Korea corruption probe

Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong is being questioned at the prosecutor's office in Seoul as a suspect in South Korea's biggest political corruption scandal.

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South Korean business elite in hot seat at unprecedented scandal hearings

South Korean lawmakers on Monday (Dec 5) kicked off an unprecedented series of hearings that will see the country's business elite grilled over a corruption scandal engulfing impeachment-threatened President Park Geun Hye.

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S.Korean president appoints independent counsel for probe into her own scandal

South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday appointed a special prosecutor who will investigate into her own scandal independently, Parks office said.

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S Korea braces for 'largest' protests

Some two million people are expected to join nationwide protests in South Korea to demand the resignation of President Park Geun-hye, organisers say.