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Brazil's embattled President Rousseff vows long battle against impeachment

Embattled Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff vowed to wage a "long" fight against impeachment as Congress moved closer to putting her on trial in a deepening political crisis.

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Ecuador counts over 400 quake deaths and billions of dollars in damage

Touring a city ravaged by the earthquake that killed at least 413 people, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa contemplated a rebuilding costing billions of dollars and a potentially "huge" impact on the fragile Opec economy.

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Philippine presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte slammed over rape joke

Leading Philippine presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte, whose campaign promises a ruthless war on crime, was angrily condemned on Sunday (April 17) after a video surfaced of him joking about a murdered Australian rape victim.

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Why 'Game of Thrones' is tv's most viral show

Is Jon Snow dead? Where is ‘Game of Thrones’ season 6 headed? From Tyrion to Daenerys, a social-media frenzy

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Robin Hu still helms SCMP media business

Singaporean Robin Hu remains at the helm of the media company to which the South China Morning Post (SCMP) belongs, under a new owner and with a new name.

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1MDB leak deal: Ex-PetroSaudi exec sues The Edge owner in Singapore court

Details of the alleged deal behind the leaks that spawned claims about the misappropriation of billions at a Malaysian state investment firm linked to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak may well unravel in the High Court in Singapore.

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India's PM Modi blames 'act of fraud' for deadly bridge collapse in Kolkata

Indian leader Narendra Modi said on Thursday (April 7) a fatal flyover collapse in Kolkata was "an act of fraud" and accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of corruption at a state election rally.

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Malaysia's parliamentary panel blames founding chief executive for 1MDB woes

The Malaysian parliament's bipartisan Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has blamed the founding chief executive of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) for the state investor's financial troubles which have rocked market confidence in the country and fuelled calls for Prime Minister Najib Razak's resignation.

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Huawei struggles to be cool

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies wants to be cool.

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On writing "Alibaba: The house that Jack Ma Built"

The chance meeting would prove a pivotal one for Ma Yun, who would later be known to the wider world as Jack Ma.

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Erick Tsang named HK immigration head

​Erick Tsang Kwok-wai, the Deputy Director of Immigration, was sworn in as the new Director of Immigration, according to a press release issued by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government.

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Singapore getting trounced in IPOs by South-east Asian neighbours

Singapore's reign as the premier destination for initial public offerings in South-east Asia has come to an end.

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'Batman v Superman’ Review: A Dark Force on Entertainment

The Caped Crusader takes on the Man of Steel in Zack Snyder’s mega-budget confrontation

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Singapore remembers Mr Lee Kuan Yew and what he stood for

Some laid down bouquets outside the Istana and Parliament House, and many, with heads bowed, observed a minute of silence at memorial events across the island yesterday.

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Andrew S. Grove, longtime chief of Intel, dies at 79

Andrew S. Grove, the longtime chief executive and chairman of Intel Corporation who was one of the most acclaimed and influential personalities of the computer and Internet era, died on Monday at his home in Los Altos, Calif. He was 79.

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Mutual admiration society: Facebook's Zuckerberg and Alibaba's Ma

Mark Zuckerberg elicited online merriment Friday by posting a photo of himself jogging in Beijing — cheerfully ignoring both the smog and the fact that Facebook is blocked in China.