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World Service,18 Apr 2016,23 mins
Brazil's Congress Votes on Rousseff Impeachment
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The lower house of Congress in Brazil votes on whether to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, for allegedly tampering with government accounts to hide a deficit. Ministers from OPEC countries and other major oil producers fail to agree on plans to freeze production in order to tackle a glut in supplies. And one of India's poorest states has imposed a tax on samosas sold by street vendors, effectively designating the snacks as a luxury food item. (Photo: Dilma Rousseff opponents watch proceedings in Congress on big screens, in Sao Paulo. Credit: Nelson Almeida/AFP/Getty Images.)
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