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CLEAN : S.Korea 'Rasputin' daughter fights extradition in Danish court
The daughter of Choi Soon-Sil the woman at the centre of a corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of South Korea's president appears in a Danish district court to fight her extradition to Seoul
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CLEAN : STOCKSHOTS: South Korea to vote for Park successor
South Koreans will go to the polls to elect a new president, following the impeachment of Park Geun-Hye for corruption, which include dealings with jailed Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong
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CLEAN : STOCKSHOTS: South Korea to vote for Park successor
South Koreans will go to the polls to elect a new president, the vote comes after the impeachment of Park Geun-Hye for corruption. Campaigning is being played out against a backdrop of tensions with North Korea and concern over the...
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CLEAN : South Korea gears up for its presidential vote
With their last president detained and awaiting trial for corruption South Koreans go to the polls Tuesday to choose her successor but the economic and social frustrations that fuelled anger against Park Geun-Hye remain
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CLEAN : Brazil's Lula arrives for corruption hearing
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived at a federal court on Wednesday to testify in his corruption trial
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CLEAN : Brazil's Lula arrives in court for corruption hearing
Brazil's former leftist president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived Wednesday in court in Curitiba for a corruption trial that could doom his bid to return to power in 2018
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CLEAN : Brazilian markets tumble in political scandal
Brazilian financial markets plummeted on opening Thursday in the wake of a bombshell report that President Michel Temer approved paying hush money to a corrupt politician
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CLEAN : Heavy security outside Brazil Congress
Police blocked roads and mounted heavy security outside BrazilÂ’s Congress Friday night in Brasilia anticipating a protest that never developed after the attorney general filed obstruction of justice charges against President Michel Temer
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CLEAN : Brazilian president fights for survival
Brazilian President Michel Temer fought back against growing calls for his resignation Friday after bombshell graft allegations left him depending on congressional allies for survival
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CLEAN : Leftists protest in Sao Paulo against President Temer
Leftist groups carry out protests across Brazil on Sunday to demand the resignation of President Michel Temer and the holding of new elections in the wake of an explosive corruption scandal
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CLEAN : Temer arrives at office for turbulent week in Brazil
Brazilian President Michel Temer started the week Monday fighting for his political survival amid allegations of a corruption cover-up impeachment demands and allies abandoning his government
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CLEAN : Temer admits naive in Brazil corruption scandal
Brazilian President Michel Temer says that he was naive to hold the late-night meeting which sparked an explosive corruption scandal but insisted he'd done nothing wrong and wouldn't resign
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CLEAN : Protesters break windows during protest in Brasilia
Protesters broke windows of public buildings Wednesday during a protest in Brasilia as police fired tear gas and stun grenades in confrontations with a crowd of at least 25,000 marching on Brazil's presidential palace to demand the...
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CLEAN : Protesters mass in Brasilia against Temer austerity
At least 25,000 people massed in Brasilia on Wednesday to demand new elections and an end to austerity reforms in a protest fueled by anger over a corruption scandal swirling around President Michel Temer
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CLEAN : Odebrecht offices in Buenos Aires raided
Argentine judge orders raid on Odebrecht offices in Buenos Aires on Wednesday where it expects the company to reveal how it distributed the 35 million dollars paid in bribes within the country; an investigation which could spill over to...
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CLEAN : Troops called out after protest turns violent in Brasilia
Brazilian soldiers deployed Wednesday to defend government buildings in the capital Brasilia after protesters demanding the exit of President Michel Temer smashed their way into ministries and fought with riot police
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CLEAN : Eight held in Dominican Rep. in Odebrecht graft probe
Eight people including a government minister are being held in a courthouse jail Tuesday in the Dominican Republic a day after their arrest in a corruption probe into disgraced Brazilian firm Odebrecht
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CLEAN : Booming Malta to deliver verdict on scandal-hit PM
Maltese voters head to the polls Saturday to deliver their verdict on a government hit by corruption allegations linked to the Panama papers scandal but fortified by a booming economy
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CLEAN : Divided Malta votes as corruption clouds bright outlook
Maltese voters begin casting their ballots in a general election called against a backdrop of corruption allegations that have cast a cloud over Joseph Muscat's government and the otherwise bright outlook for the island nation
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CLEAN : Morocco holds night-time protest in Al Hoceima
Protesters hold a demonstration against corruption and employment in Al Hoceima in the northern Rif region of Morocco despite a recent crackdown on the protest movement
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CLEAN : Russia: Nearly 1,000 held in Navalny inspired demos
Authorities detain nearly 1,000 supporters of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny as they mount demonstrations across the nation against government corruption
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CLEAN : Russia: Hundreds detained as Navalny supporters protest (2)
Authorities detain Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny and hundreds of his supporters as they mount demonstrations across the nation against government corruption
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CLEAN : Peru ex-president wife held over alleged corruption
A Peruvian judge has ordered pre-trial detention for ex-president Ollanta Humala and his wife Nadine Heredia for allegedly accepting illegal campaign donations from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht
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Occupy LA rallies on Bank Transfer Day
Demonstrators from OccupyLA join community and labor organizations in rally at California Plaza on Bank Transfer Day, to protest corruption and greed of Wall Street. Los Angeles, United States. 5th November 2011