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Brazil’s Lula faces trial linked to Petrobras scandal
Former President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is to go on trial for obstruction of justice in a case related to the scandal at state oil firm Petrobras, court documents show. The multi-billion-dollar affair has already seen dozens of politicians and officials arrested. Lula, with six others, is accused of hampering...
US election: Trump ‘encourages Russia to hack Clinton emails’
Donald Trump has "actively encouraged" foreign powers to hack his presidential rival Hillary Clinton, her camp says. Mrs Clinton did not hand over 30,000 emails as part of an investigation into her private email server as they contained private details. "Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to...
Rio Olympics 2016: Russia fails to overturn athlete ban for next month’s Games
A decision to ban Russian track and field athletes from Rio 2016 over the country's alleged state-sponsored doping regime has been upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Russia's athletics federation was suspended by the sport's world governing body, the IAAF, after an independent report found evidence of...
Russia’s FSB punishes graduates for flashy celebration
Russia's FSB security service says it will punish a group of new agents who allowed themselves to be photographed lavishly celebrating their graduation. The graduates were seen driving a convoy of black Mercedes jeeps noisily through Moscow last month, blocking traffic and hanging out of the windows. Some veteran Russian...
Russia expels US diplomats in tit-for-tat row
Russia has expelled two US diplomats from Moscow, after the White House said it had ordered two Russian embassy staff to leave Washington. On Friday, the US State Department said their move came after a Russian policeman attacked a US diplomat near the US embassy in Moscow. That US diplomat has now been expelled from Moscow,...
FBI director defends decision in Hillary Clinton email case
FBI Director James Comey defended his recommendation not to charge Hillary Clinton over her use of private email during a Congressional hearing. Republicans said Mrs Clinton received special treatment and compromised national security. However, Mr Comey testified that she did not break the law or mislead investigators. Mrs...
Australia: NSW bans greyhound racing after scandal
Greyhound racing will be banned in the Australian state of New South Wales after "horrific" evidence of widespread animal cruelty was uncovered. A government investigation found overwhelming evidence of animal cruelty, including mass greyhound killings and "live baiting". The state government said it would...
Shakespeare fought scandal of children stolen for the stage
ELIZABETHAN children were snatched off the street and forced into theatre companies but Shakespeare tried to stop it from happening, researchers have claimed. Children as young as 11 were being kidnapped on their way to school and made to dress up as girls in exclusive plays for the gentry. If they failed to learn their...
How the Labour anti-Semitism row escalated: Timeline of the scandal
WITH the Labour party embroiled in a deepening anti-Semitism row, here is a look back at how the scandal unfolded this week. Tuesday April 26: MP Naz Shah under fire for Facebook posts Bradford West MP Naz Shah was accused of anti-Semitism for a series of Facebook posts, including one suggesting that Israel should be moved to...
Zika, recession, political scandal loom over Brazil Olympics
This year, Brazil is scheduled to open its arms to people from all over the world for the 2016 Summer Olympics. With the Games nearly three months away, the country is facing a series of unprecedented challenges: the Zika virus outbreak, which has been connected to a rare birth defect; a crippling recession that has left...
VW reaches US deal in emissions scandal
Volkswagen will pay "substantial compensation" and buy back cars in US as part of a deal to settle the diesel emissions scandal. The details were announced in a California court after a federal judge gave VW and regulators a deadline to agree a fix for the cars. Last year, US regulators discovered that VW cars were...
Top Tory in new sex scandal after ‘showing porn star ex-lover top-secret Cabinet papers’
THE Culture Secretary had a two-year relationship with a former Page 3 girl and "porn star" at the same time he was seeing a dominatrix, it was sensationally claimed last night. Stephanie Hudson alleged that John Whittingdale, who is under intense pressure to quit, bragged about his work schedule and showed off...
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