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Weekly top 10 hot news (March 17 - March 23)

EverySaturday,AsiaPacificDailywillprovideyouwitharun-downofthelatesthotnews.Thisweek,thefollowinghotnewsyouneedtoknow:Top1|S.Koreancourtissueswarranttoarrestex-

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Peru's president announces resignation ahead of impeachment vote

Peru'sPresidentPedroPabloKuczynskiannouncedhisresignationWednesdayinanaddresstothenation,thedaybeforehewastofaceanimpeachmentvoteinCongress.The79-year-oldformer

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Peru's embattled president Kuczynski announces resignation

Peru'sPresidentPedroPabloKuczynskiannouncedhisresignationWednesdayinanaddresstothenation,thedaybeforehewastofaceanimpeachmentvoteinCongress.The79-year-oldformer

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Jailed Catalan separatist ready to drop bid to be new leader

CatalanseparatistJordiSanchez’slawyerssaythejailedactivistisreadytogiveuphisseatinCatalonia’sparliament,whichwouldeffectivelyendhisbidtobecometheregion’snextlea

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Competition multiplying in rabbit books as John Oliver trolls Pence

Rabbitsaremultiplyinginthechildrens'booksection.ComedianJohnOliverisprovokingMikePencewithaparodybookaboutthevicepresident'spetbunnytocoincidewiththePencefamily

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S.Korean prosecutors seek warrant to arrest ex-President Lee Myung-bak

S.KoreanProsecutorsonMondaysoughtanarrestwarrantforformerPresidentLeeMyung-bakaccusedofbriberyandothercharges.Lee,presidentfrom2008-2013,issuspectedoftakingabou

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Two Sessions 2018: What to watch over the final four days

ChinaentersthefinalstagesofitsannualpoliticalseasononSaturday,withfourdaysofvotestobecastandcriticaldecisionstobemadeattheNationalPeople’sCongress(NPC).Thechoic

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Brazil's corruption mess heads to Netflix screens

Brazil'smammoth"CarWash"graftscandalwillbeatthecenterofaNetflixseriesthisMarchbythesamedirectorbehindanothertaleofLatinAmericanmega-crime,"Narcos."JosePadilha's

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Younger leaders emerge as Cuba faces future

TheexpectedgenerationalchangeinCuba'stopleadershipwillbetheclimaxofanagetransitionintoppositions,aCubanpoliticalanalystsaid."Youngergenerationshavealreadybeengo

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S. Korean ex-president Lee Myung-bak questioned on graft

FormerSouthKoreanpresidentLeeMyung-bakreportedtoprosecutorsforquestioninginacorruptionprobeWednesdayandapologizedforthecontroversy."I'mverysorryforcausingconcer

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US steel and aluminium imports face big tariffs, Trump says

Orderingcombativeactiononforeigntrade,PresidentDonaldTrumpdeclaredThursdaytheU.S.willimposesteeptariffsonsteelandaluminumimports,escalatingtensionswithChinaando

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Trump talks new gun measures, gun owners talk ‘betrayal’

AsPresidentDonaldTrumptalkedthisweekaboutbanning“bumpstocks”andcurbingyoungpeople’saccesstoguns,thegunownersandadvocateswhohelpedpropelhispoliticalrisetalkedabo

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EU splits expected as leaders meet for post-Brexit talks

UncertaintyoverBritain’sfutureafterleavingtheEuropeanUnionhasdominatedtheBrexitdebate,butthedirectionoftheblocoverthenextdecadewillbeinfocusonFridaywhenEUleader

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Former Peru leader Fujimori faces trial over 1992 killings

FormerPeruvianpresidentAlbertoFujimoriwasorderedtostandtrialforthe1992killingsofsixfarmersonMonday–despitearecentpresidentialpardonforadifferentcrime.TheNationa

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Cyril Ramaphosa elected as new president of South Africa

CyrilRamaphosa,leaderofSouthAfrica'srulingparty,theAfricanNationalCongress,waselectedThursdaybytheNationalAssemblytobethenation'snewpresident.Theelectioncameaft

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Rare phenomenon: Vladimir Putin has a cold

Russia’spresidentVladimirPutinhascanceledsomeofhispublicappearancesthisweekaftercomingdownwithacold,aKremlinspokesmansaid."Thepresidenthasacold,"DmitryPeskovtol

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South Africa's ANC gives Zuma 48 hours to quit, state broadcaster says

SouthAfrica’srulingAfricanNationalCongress(ANC)gavePresidentJacobZuma48hourstoresignasheadofstateonMondayafteraneight-hourmeetingoftheparty’stopleadership,theSA