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December 2016
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This year's coverage included these topics:
- News:
e.g. USA Presidential Election (campaign, election, President-elect Donald Trump), Syria civil war, Obama visits Cuba, Turkey crisis: Coup d'État attempt and bomb attacks, Brussels attacks, Brexit referendum, Petrobras corruption scandal / Dilma Rousseff impeachment, Panama Papers, Earthquakes: Ecuador, Italy, and Japan, Yemen conflict, Largest Ivory burning in Kenya, 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, France labor law reform, Venezuela crisis, Uganda presidential elections, Orlando Pulse club shooting, Haiti Hurricane Matthew, Egypt Air MS804 flight crash, Obama visits Hiroshima, Ukraine crisis, Red Tide in Chile, Wiretapping Scandal in Macedonia (FYROM), Dallas Police shooting, Terrorist attack in Nice, Berlin Christmas market attack, EU-China summit, Lahore bomb attack, Philippines war on drugs, Calais Jungle dismantled, Forest fires in Europe, Project to colonize Mars, New York & New Jersey bomb explosions, Charlotte protests, Colombia/Farc peace agreement, Zika virus, Italy constitutional referendum, Bill Cosby trial, deaths of Shimon Peres, Fidel Castro, and King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
- Sports:
e.g. World Figure Skating Championships, Kobe Bryant's last game, UEFA EURO, Olympics and Paralympic Summer Games in Rio, Alpine Skiing World Cup, NFL Super Bowl 50, Formula One Grand Prix, Golf Majors, Moto GP, UEFA Champions League final, Tour de France, Cape Epic, NBA basketball, NFL American Football, Winter Sport World Cups, ATP World Tour finals, Tennis Grand Slams: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, death of Muhammad Ali.
- Arts, Culture and Entertainment:
e.g. Berlin Film Festival, carnival, Prince William and Catherine visit Canada and India, MTV Movie Awards, Chanel Fashion Show in Cuba, MET Gala Ball, 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' premiere, Kim Kardashian robbed in Paris, Hajj, Cannes Film Festival, Emmys, Oscars, Victoria's Secret fashion show, Latin Grammy Awards, Eurovision Song Contest, Art Basel, Fashion Weeks, Award Ceremonies, Music Festivals, Film Festivals, deaths of David Bowie, Carrie Fisher, George Michael, and Debbie Reynolds.
Israeli settlers enter a house through the window in the Jewish settlement of Amona in the West Bank, 15 December 2016. Hundreds of settlers spent the night at Amona after negotiations between government representatives and representatives of the settlers in regards to conditions of evacuation failed last night. Amona is considered an 'illegal outpost settlement' under Israeli law and the Israeli High Court has ruled it must be evacuated and demolished before 25 December 2016. EPA/ABIR SULTAN
YEARENDER 2016 DECEMBER
Vinzenz Geiger of Germany soars through the air during the ski jumping event of the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Ramsau am Dachstein, Austria, 17 December 2016. EPA/CHRISTIAN BRUNA
