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Brazil's Temer receives police interrogation for corruption allegations

Brazil's President Michel Temer received on Monday an interrogation of 84 questions from federal police, as part of an investigation against him for supposed corruption.

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Trump’s lawyer, former top aide subpoenaed in Russia probe

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Trump asked two top intelligence officials to deny Russia collusion

President Donald Trump urged two senior intelligence officials in March to publicly deny there was any evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, the Washington Post reported on Monday, citing current and former officials.

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Trump asked two top intelligence officials to deny Russia collusion

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Ex-deputy leader of Taiwan Wu Den-yih leads in KMT leader election

WuDen-yih,deputyleaderofTaiwanfrom2012to2016,isexpectedtobeelectedasthenewchairpersonofKuomintang(KMT)onSaturday.Wuhasalreadypickedupover140,000votes,accordingt

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Trump says he’s ‘very close’ to naming an FBI director

U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpsaysheis“veryclose”tonaminganewFBIdirector.AnannouncementcouldcomeFriday,thesoftdeadlineTrumpsetforhimself.ThepresidentdepartsFridayonhi

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South Korea names special envoys to five countries

South Korea said on Monday it will send special envoys to the United States, China, Japan, Russia and Germany to establish firmer ties as tensions mount on the Korean Peninsula in the wake of a missile launch by DPRK over the weekend.

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South Korea names special envoys to five countries

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S. Korea's ex-opposition party head leads ex-UN chief in opinion poll

A former head of South Korea's biggest opposition party kept a comfortable lead in a presidential opinion poll over former UN chief, who returned back to his home country, a local survey showed on Friday.

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Australia following Britain in parliamentary entitlement reform after scandals

Australia will model their parliamentary entitlements reform on Britain following a payments scandal that has claimed a senior leader.

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New allegations emerge from corruption hearing

​New allegations surrounding an influence-peddling scandal involving South Korean President Park Geun-hye and her confidante emerged during a parliamentary hearing on Thursday, ranging from a cover-up attempt to spying on a top justice and bribery involving a deputy premier-level official.

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Park loyalists regroup amid internal feud

A group of South Korea's ruling party members supporting President Park Geun-hye are set to launch their alliance Tuesday to cope with challenges from increasingly vocal anti-Park rivals.

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Trump mulls diplomat pick, plans victory tour

Donald Trump stepped up his contentious search for a secretary of state on Tuesday before he ditches cabinet interviews later this week to lead a victory tour kicking off in the swing state of Ohio.

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Former Goldman Sachs banker Steven Mnuchin said to be Trump's choice for treasury secretary post

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name former Goldman Sachs partner and Hollywood financier Steven Mnuchin as his nominee for Treasury secretary, a source said on Tuesday (Nov 29), putting a Wall Street veteran in the top US economic Cabinet post for the first time in eight years.

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Battle among Republicans over Mitt Romney as possible secretary of state

As families across a bitterly divided America gathered for Thanksgiving Day, a battle erupted in President-elect Donald Trump's camp over his pick for secretary of state, with loyalists seeking to block the path of Mr Mitt Romney, a fierce former critic of the billionaire.

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S.Korean president names new chief of staff, secretary on political affairs

South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Thursday named her new chief of staff and her secretary on political affairs after the former senior policy adviser was placed under an emergency detention in a follow-up reshuffle amid rising public anger at a scandal surrounding Choi Soon-sil, Park's longtime confidante suspected of having meddled in state affairs.

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"Bridgegate" jury in New Jersey to hear closing arguments

Lawyers in New Jersey's "Bridgegate" trial will begin delivering closing arguments on Thursday, seeking to sway jurors deliberating the fate of two former allies of Governor Chris Christie.