December2016
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Miss Puerto Rico wins Miss World 2016 crown
Dec 20, 2016News Hour: Stephanie del Valle of Puerto Rico was crowned Miss World 2016 on Sunday, edging out runners-up from the Dominican Republic and Indonesia, and beauties from around the globe. Del Valle, 19, is a brown-eyed... -
Disney hits industry-first $7 billion at box office
Dec 20, 2016News Hour: A huge debut for “Rogue One” has seen Walt Disney Studios become the first distributor in history to hit $7 billion in annual global box office receipts, it said Monday. The $290 million worldwide... -
British teams fined for poppy war tribute
Dec 20, 2016News Hour: FIFA fined England 45,000 Swiss francs ($43,850, 42,000 euros) on Monday for wearing a poppy tribute to British war dead during their November 11 World Cup qualifier against Scotland. Scotland were fined 20,000 Swiss... -
‘Santa Claus isn’t coming’
Dec 20, 2016News Hour: As a harrowing economic crisis makes food scarce for millions of Venezuelans, many families cannot buy their children Christmas presents, decorate their home, or even host a holiday dinner. The oil-rich country is suffering... -
Sea of Galilee draws faithful despite receding waters
Dec 20, 2016News Hour: On the shimmering Sea of Galilee, where the Christian gospels say Jesus walked on water, 150 Nigerian pilgrims aboard a river boat sing and dance to an African beat. Their pastor, Reverend Samuel Tunde Ogunmodede,... -
It’s a BOY! Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor blessed with son
Dec 20, 2016News Hour: Bollywood star couple Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan has been blessed with their first child, a son, and have named him Taimur Ali Khan Pataudi. Kareena delivered the baby on Tuesday morning... -
A lorry ploughed into a busy Christmas market in Berlin killing at least 12 people
Dec 20, 2016News Hour: A lorry ploughed into a busy Christmas market in Berlin on Monday, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens more in what police said was a suspected terror attack. Ambulances and heavily armed... -
Electoral College confirmed Donald Trump’s election as the 45th president of the United States
Dec 20, 2016News Hour: America’s Electoral College on Monday confirmed Donald Trump’s election as the 45th president of the United States, unswayed by a desperate bid by die-hard opponents to bar the Republican’s path to the White House.... -
Donald Trump on Monday dined with Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim
Dec 20, 2016News Hour: President-elect Donald Trump on Monday dined with Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, who harshly criticized the US developer’s presidential campaign before his win, transition officials said. Trump invited Slim to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida,... -
Russia described the incident of the Russian ambassador to Ankara killed as a “terrorist act”
Dec 20, 2016News Hour: The Russian ambassador to Ankara died Monday after being shot in the Turkish capital, the foreign ministry in Moscow said, describing the incident as a “terrorist act”. “Today in Ankara as a result of...
