(Baonghean.vn) - Reuters news agency has selected the people considered to be the center of world attention in 2016, including US President-elect Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, South Korean President Park Geun-hye, Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg...
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| Russian President Vladimir Putin:has become one of the most talked about topics in the 2016 US presidential campaign because of his close relationship with President-elect Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters. |
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| President-elect Donald Trump:Despite opposition from Democrats and even Republicans, Mr. Trump won the majority of electoral votes to become the 45th president of the United States. Photo: Reuters. |
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| Philippine President Rodrigo DuterteHe has become the center of public attention with his controversial statements. Among them, his anti-drug campaign has left 2,000 Filipinos dead. Photo: Reuters |
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| Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg:Facebook faced fierce criticism for failing to stop fake news stories during the US presidential election. Mark Zuckerberg denied responsibility, saying: “I think the idea that fake news on Facebook affected the election outcome is crazy – and fake news is a very small part of the content.” Photo: Reuters. |
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| Nigel Farage:The leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and also a leader in the movement to leave the European Union, also known as Brexit. The Brexit referendum, with the majority of Britons in favor of leaving the EU, risks creating an unprecedented precedent, pushing the EU to the brink of collapse. Photo: Reuters. |
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| South Korean President Park Geun-hye:Ms. Park is accused of leaking state secrets to her close friend Choi Soon-sil, who does not hold any official position in the government. Last week, the South Korean parliament suspended Ms. Park's powers while awaiting the final ruling of the Constitutional Court on her impeachment. Photo: Reuters |
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| German Chancellor Angela Merkel:The anti-EU, anti-immigration wave of politicians has gained a foothold in European politics. The 62-year-old politician has faced a backlash from voters over her immigration policies, but she has said she will still stand for a fourth term in the upcoming 2017 election. Photo: Reuters. |
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| Hillary Clinton:Hillary Clinton's campaign faced a setback in its final weeks when FBI Director James Comey unexpectedly announced that he was reopening the investigation into her email scandal due to new findings in the investigation into the scandal involving her husband, Huma Abedin, her closest aide. Photo: Reuters |
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| Mother Teresa:Mother Teresa of Calcutta, known as the "saint of the gutters" during her lifetime, was canonized by Pope Francis on September 4, 2016, 19 years after her death. Photo: Reuters. |
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| Ryan Lochte:On August 15, 2016, Lochte said he and three swimming teammates, Jack Conger, Gunnar Bentz and Jimmy Feigen, were robbed by gunmen after their taxi was pulled over by armed men posing as police officers. Rio police rejected Lochte's account of events and accused him and the others of lying. Photo: Reuters. |
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