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    2016-04-20  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

    1. Ecuador searches for quake survivors

    Rescuers in Ecuador clawed* through collapsed buildings on Monday as they scrambled* to find survivors of a powerful earthquake that killed 272 people, injured thousands, and caused widespread coastal destruction.

    President Rafael Correa said the death toll will “certainly” rise in the 7.8-magnitude quake that struck the small, oil-producing South American nation late on Saturday.

    The quake, the most powerful to strike Ecuador in decades, shattered hotels and homes along its Pacific coast popular with tourists and reduced several towns to rubble. More than 2,000 people were injured as structures tumbled during the quake or its dozens of aftershocks.

    2. Brazil lawmakers OK impeachment trial

    Brazilian lawmakers authorized impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff in a rowdy*, circus-like* showdown that plunged Latin America’s biggest country into profound political crisis and sparked claims that democracy was under threat.

    Opposition deputies in the lower house of Congress needed 342 of the 513 votes, or a two-thirds majority, to send Rousseff to the Senate, which will now decide whether to open a trial. They got there near midnight on Sunday after five hours of voting.

    Wild cheering and a burst of confetti* erupted from opposition ranks at the 342nd vote.

    3. Japan searches for quake survivors

    The desperate search for survivors intensified on Sunday in the splintered remains of buildings destroyed by Japan’s deadly earthquake and authorities ordered nearly a quarter of a million people from their homes amid fears of further quakes.

    A 7.3-magnitude tremor* struck early on Saturday morning, killing at least 41 people, injuring about a thousand more and causing widespread damage to houses, roads and bridges.

    4. Kobe scores 60 points in farewell victory

    Kobe Bryant went out with a Hollywood ending to his remarkable career.

    Bryant scored 60 points in his final game on Wednesday night, wrapping up 20 years in the NBA with an unbelievable offensive showcase* in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 101-96 victory over the Utah Jazz.

    He scored 23 points in the fourth quarter, posting his first 50-point game since February 2009 and rallying the Lakers from a 15-point deficit to win the final game of the worst season in franchise history.

    5. S. Korean ruling party suffers setback

    South Korea’s ruling conservative party suffered an upset defeat in a parliamentary election on April 13, local media said early on Thursday based on election commission data, in a stinging* blow to President Park Geun-hye.

    The loss by Park’s Saenuri Party, which had been expected to regain a majority, will mean her government will face more deadlock* in the National Assembly as she tries to push through her legislative agenda to boost a sluggish economy.

    The defeat is also likely to dent prospects for the party to field a winning candidate in the presidential vote scheduled late next year to succeed Park for a single five-year term.

    6. Open selection of new UN chief starts

    The United Nations took a historic step on April 12 to open up the usually secret process of selecting the next secretary-general, giving all countries the chance to question candidates on such issues as how they would resist pressure from powerful nations, tackle sex abuse by U.N. peacekeepers, and improve efforts to achieve peace.

    Montenegro’s Foreign Minister Igor Luksic was the first of eight candidates to face members of the U.N. General Assembly, citing his small Balkan nation’s multiethnic and multicultural diversity as well as his experience as a former prime minister and defense minister in seeking the U.N.’s top diplomatic post. (SD-Agencies)

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