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Study reveals how humans estimate distance from sound sources

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Iran's parliament takes steps to counter U.S. pressures

Iranian Majlis (parliament) on Sunday overwhelmingly approved the generalities of a motion to counter U.S. pressures and its "terrorist and adventurous" acts in the region.

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S. African President Zuma survives secret ballot to remove him

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S. African President Zuma survives no confidence motion by secret ballot

South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday survived a no confidence motion by secret ballot.

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Parliament passes President Park's impeachment over corruption scandal

South Korea's parliament on Friday passed a motion to impeach President Park Geun-hye over her alleged link to a corruption scandal involving her confidante that has paralyzed the government for the past several weeks.

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Parliament sets Park's impeachment vote for Friday

​South Korea's National Assembly on Thursday officially set the date for the vote on the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye who is at the center of the corruption scandal rocking the country.

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Presidential office says Park will follow "legal process" if impeachment motion passes

​President Park Geun-hye will follow due legal procedures if parliament passes an impeachment motion later this week, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday, apparently dismissing calls for her immediate resignation.

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Opposition parties to vote on Park's impeachment on Dec. 9

​South Korea's three opposition parties agreed to propose the impeachment motion for President Park Geun-hye on Friday, adding the vote will take place on Dec. 9 even if the presidential office announces a plan outlining the chief executive's early resignation.

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No confidence motion against S. Africa's Zuma defeated

A new motion of no confidence against South African President Jacob Zuma was defeated in Parliament on Thursday.

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Chinese, U.S. scientists invent power-generating fabric

Playing a baseball game on a sunny afternoon may soon be a way to charge your iPhone, thanks to a new fabric developed by Chinese and American scientists.

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HK LegCo security panel passes motion for condemnation against Mong Kok riot

Hong Kong's Legislative Council' s (LegCo) Security Panel Tuesday passed a motion for the condemnation against Mong Kok riot.

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S. African president escapes impeachment attempt

​A motion to impeach South African President Jacob Zuma failed to sail through Parliament on Tuesday.

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HK's legislature vetoes motion for selecting chief executive by universal suffrage

China's Hong Kong Legislative Council on Thursday vetoed a motion of the proposed universal suffrage for selecting the region's next chief executive in 2017.

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​Wednesday marks a pivotal moment for the future of democracy in Hong Kong.

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China reconsiders reeducation through labor

Chinese lawmakers will deliberate a motion to abolish the "laojiao" program, or reeducation through labor, at a bimonthly session next week.

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China reconsiders reeducation through labor

According to the agenda published on Monday for the Dec. 23-28 session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, a State Council motion includes abolition of reeducation through labor.

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Taiwan legislative body reviews no-confidence motion

The legislative body of Taiwan on Monday held a meeting to review a no-confidence motion initiated by the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) against Jiang Yi-huah, chief of Taiwan's administrative authority.