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Austrian Vice-Chancellor resigns, Prez calls for early polls
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], May 19 (ANI): As a corruption scandal sweeps Austria, the country on Saturday called for early polls in order to "rebuild" people's trust in the government.
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Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh resigns amid book scandal
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Baltimore [USA], May 3 (ANI): Succumbing to weeks of mounting pressure owing to a corruption scandal, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh resigned on Thursday (local time).
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Ex-S Korean president's jail term extended
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], August 24 (ANI): An appeals court has extended the jail term of former South Korean president Park Geun-hye by one year in connection to a massive corruption scandal.
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Ex-South Korean president gets 24 years in prison
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 6 (ANI): Former South Korean president Park Geun-hye, who was impeached last year amid a sensational corruption scandal, was given 24 years of imprisonment.
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Martin Vizcarra sworn in as Peru's new president, vows to fight graft
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Lima [Peru], Mar 24 (ANI): Peruvian regional governor Martin Vizcarra was on Friday sworn in as the country's new president, after his predecessor Pedro Pablo Kuczynski abruptly resigned on Wednesday over a corruption scandal.
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Peru's Congress to debate President Kuczynski's resignation
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Lima [Peru], March 22 (ANI): Peru's Congress will debate President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski's resignation, after he offered to step down, following a new corruption scandal.
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Peru president resigns amid corruption scandal
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Lima [Peru], March 22 (ANI): Peru's president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has offered his resignation, after secret video recordings entangled him in a new corruption scandal, on the eve of an impeachment vote.
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Prosecutors demand 30-year jail term for ex-S Korean President
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Feb 27 (ANI): Prosecutors on Tuesday demanded a 30-year jail term for former South Korean President Park Geun-hye regarding a massive corruption scandal that led to her removal from the post last year.
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Peruvian president to face impeachment proceedings
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Lima [Peru], Dec 17 (ANI): Peruvian lawmakers have decided to move forward with proceedings to impeach President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski amid allegations of bribery in connection to one of the largest corruption scandals in Latin America.
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South African President Jacob Zuma faces no confidence vote over corruptio
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], August 8 (ANI):South African President Jacob Zuma faces a vote of no-confidence in parliament later on Tuesday, in a secret ballot, which the opposition hopes would embolden members of his party, the African National Congress (ANC) to vote against him.
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Brazil: President Temer refuses to step down amid corruption chaos
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Brasília (Brazil) [India], May 19 (ANI): Turmoil in Brazil politics was further escalated as President Michel Temer refused to resign from his office following the Supreme Court's approval of investigating corruption scandal allegation.
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Former S. Korean President Park Geun-hye arrested over corruption scandal
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Mar. 31 (ANI): Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye, who was impeached and removed from office earlier this month, was arrested on Friday in a corruption probe on charges including bribery, extortion and abuse of power.
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