December2016
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Norwegian Carlsen wins third World Chess Championship
Dec 1, 2016News Hour: Norwegian Magnus Carlsen extended his dominance over the chess world on Wednesday by winning the World Chess Championship for the third consecutive time on Wednesday, beating his Russian challenger Sergei Karyakin in a tiebreaker.... -
China introduced an additional 10% tax on super cars
Dec 1, 2016News Hour: China has introduced an additional 10% tax on “super cars”, including Ferrari, Bentley, Aston Martin and Rolls-Royce. The tax, affecting cars that cost more than 1.3m yuan ($189,000; £151,024), is aimed at curbing lavish... -
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi vowed to work for “peace and national reconciliation” Rohingya crisis
Dec 1, 2016News Hour: Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi vowed on Wednesday to work for “peace and national reconciliation” amid mounting international condemnation of a bloody army crackdown on her country’s Muslim Rohingya minority. The... -
Nokia and Hewlett Packard Enterprise expand collaboration on Internet of Things
Dec 1, 2016News Hour: Nokia and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced a strategic collaboration on Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for enterprise customers. The companies will jointly market and sell solutions for two IoT vertical enterprise segments, including industrial/manufacturing... -
Panicked pilot of the Colombia plane crash reports he was out of fuel
Dec 1, 2016News Hour: Fans mourned on Wednesday for a Brazilian football team decimated in a plane crash that killed 71 people in Colombia, as a recording emerged of the panicked pilot reporting he was out of fuel.... -
7 people died in the US southeast as wildfires blazed
Dec 1, 2016News Hour: Seven people have died in the US southeast as wildfires blazed across a mountainous tourist region, forcing thousands to evacuate and destroying or damaging hundreds of structures, US media reported on Wednesday. High winds... -
Oil eased in Asian trade after OPEC’s decision
Dec 1, 2016News Hour: Oil eased in Asian trade on Thursday, taking a breather after soaring nearly 10 percent on the wings of OPEC’s decision to carry out its first output cut in eight years. The Organization of... -
Man suffered injuries by shark attack while surfing off Australia
Dec 1, 2016News Hour: A man suffered foot and arm injuries after being attacked by a shark while surfing off Australia’s east coast on Thursday, authorities said. The 65-year-old managed to swim ashore and raise the alarm, before... -
Tokyo stocks opened sharply higher
Dec 1, 2016News Hour: Tokyo stocks opened sharply higher on Thursday with investor sentiment boosted by the yen’s sharp drop and an OPEC deal to cut oil production. The yen’s fall to its weakest level in more than... -
Interrupting sitting time improves blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes
Dec 1, 2016News Hour: A ‘Sit Less’ intervention ‒ breaking sitting with standing and light-intensity walking ‒ may be an alternative to structured exercise to promote blood sugar control in patients with type 2 diabetes, giving improved 24-hour...
