News Headlines - 09 May 2016

▽Panama Papers affair widens as database goes online - BBC News

The Panama Papers affair has widened, with a huge database of documents relating to more than 200,000 offshore accounts posted online.
The database became accessible from 18:00 GMT at offshoreleaks.icij.org.

▽Inside North Korea Congress after BBC reporter expelled - BBC News

BBC correspondent Rupert Wingfield-Hayes and his team have been expelled from North Korea after being detained over their reporting.
He was questioned for eight hours and made to sign a statement before being allowed to fly to Beijing.

▽Vote to Impeach President Dilma Rousseff in Brazil Is Annulled - The New York Times

The new speaker of Brazil’s lower house of Congress on Monday annulled the vote to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, throwing the power struggle in Latin America’s largest country into confusion.

▽Duterte rival concedes in Philippines elections - CNN.com

Rodrigo Duterte, whose outspoken commentary -- including joking about the rape of a missionary -- drew international attention to the Philippines' national elections, appeared poised to win his country's presidency Monday after a top rival conceded.

▽Mercury poised for rare 'transit' across sun's face on Monday | Reuters

Stargazers will have a rare opportunity on Monday to witness Mercury fly directly across the face of the sun, a sight that unfolds once every 10 years or so, as Earth and its smaller neighboring planet come into perfect alignment.