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A corruption scandal at Brazil’s state oil giant Petrobras, has implicated politicians in Rousseff’s party, although not the president herself.
Finance Minister Nene singled out electricity shortages - partly blamed on mismanagement at Eskom - as a "binding constraint" on GDP growth, forecast at an anaemic 2% this year.
Delayed proceedings would benefit the opposition, which would then have more time to mobilize support against Rousseff.
China is battling a property downturn, industrial overcapacity, sluggish demand and struggling exports, which dragged growth down to 7% for the first half of the year.
"We say to our Venezuela that the constitution and democracy have triumphed," President Maduro said, acknowledging his party's defeat.
PM 2.5 leads to hazardous smog that is a major cause of asthma and respiratory diseases, experts say.
There has been no comment from the Syrian government or US-led coalition officials.
Ulyukae says it is likely the global economy is entering a period of unusually low oil prices.
National polls show that 67 per cent of respondents see her governance as "bad" or "terrible".
Baghdad's rebuke of Turkey comes just a day after Abadi lashed out at the Obama administration for its proposed deployment of special forces.
