December2016
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Indonesia issued a warning to PT Citilink Indonesia after videos circulated appearing to show intoxicated pilot
Dec 31, 2016News Hour: Indonesian authorities have issued a warning to airline PT Citilink Indonesia after videos circulated appearing to show an intoxicated pilot from the low-cost carrier going through security and then sounding incoherent on the aircraft’s... -
The cholera outbreak in Haiti persists due to lack of funding, UN says
Dec 31, 2016News Hour: The cholera outbreak that hit Haiti after Hurricane Matthew slammed the island has been contained but persists due to lack of funding, according to the United Nations. An epidemic of the waterborne disease —... -
5.5-magnitude earthquake hit near Japan’s east coast
Dec 31, 2016News Hour: A 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit near Japan’s east coast on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. The moderate quake hit at a shallow depth of 11 kilometres (6.8 miles), 244 kilometres northeast of Tokyo, just... -
The shift to electric vehicles will cost jobs, Continental CEO says
Dec 31, 2016News Hour: The shift to electric vehicles will cost jobs at German automotive supplier Continental, its chief executive told a newspaper, but he said many of those jobs would be offset by new positions related to... -
Grandparents who help out occasionally with childcare live longer than other seniors
Dec 31, 2016News Hour: Grandparents who help out occasionally with childcare or provide support to others in their community tend to live longer than seniors who do not care for other people, according to a study from Berlin,... -
Midea to complete its takeover Kuka after receiving the green light from the US
Dec 31, 2016News Hour: China’s Midea said it will complete its takeover of German robotics maker Kuka in the first half of January after the United States authorities gave the deal a green light. Midea, which launched a... -
Apple to trim the production of iPhones by about 10 percent in 2017
Dec 31, 2016News Hour: Apple Inc will trim production of iPhones by about 10 percent in the January-March quarter of 2017, the Nikkei financial daily reported on Thursday, citing calculations based on data from suppliers. The company had... -
2 bomb explosions in Baghdad killed atleast 25 people
Dec 31, 2016News Hour: Two bombs exploded at a busy market in central Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 25 people and wounding more than 50, police and medics said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but... -
Investors were brave enough to put money in Brazilian stocks in 2016
Dec 31, 2016News Hour: It was a surprisingly great year for investors brave enough to put money in Brazilian stocks, even though the country spent 2016 floundering through its worst recession in a century and rocked by political...
