December2016
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An earthquake with magnitude of 7.7 Chile, USGS says
Dec 25, 2016News Hour: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 struck 225 km (140 miles) southwest of Puerto Montt in southern Chile on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey said. A tsunami warning was issued for... -
Iran negotiated to pay only about half the announced price for 80 new Boeing airliners
Dec 25, 2016News Hour: Iran said on Sunday it had negotiated to pay only about half the announced price for 80 new Boeing airliners in an order that the American planemaker had said was worth $16.6 billion. Boeing... -
Snapchat to acquire Cimagine
Dec 25, 2016News Hour: Messaging app Snapchat is buying Israeli augmented reality startup Cimagine Media for an estimated $30-$40 million, marking Snapchat’s first acquisition in Israel, the Calcalist financial daily reported on Sunday. Cimagine developed True Marketless Augmented... -
Barack Obama and Michelle Obama sent their final Christmas salutations from the White House
Dec 25, 2016News Hour: US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama sent their final Christmas salutations from the White House on Saturday, highlighting common values uniting Americans of all faiths. “The idea that we are our brother’s... -
Barack Obama and Shinzo Abe to pay tribute at Pearl Harbor
Dec 25, 2016News Hour: Seven months after President Barack Obama visited Hiroshima, the city where World War II all but ended, his Japanese counterpart is paying his respects at the site where the brutal conflict began. Prime Minster... -
Russian military plane crashed in the Black Sea with 91 people onboard
Dec 25, 2016News Hour: A Russian military plane crashed Sunday in the Black Sea as it made its way to Syria with 91 people onboard, including musicians heading to celebrate the New Year with troops. Local news agencies,... -
Santa Claus to visit Tehran on Christmas
Dec 25, 2016News Hour: Tehran might not seem like the most obvious pitstop for Santa Claus, but Iranians love the chintzy side of Christmas and it is also one of the safest places in the Middle East for... -
Platinum Partners arrests are scant consolation for alleged victims
Dec 24, 2016News Hour: When six executives of Platinum Partners, including founder Mark Nordlicht, were arrested on Monday on federal charges of running a more than $1 billion hedge fund fraud, people who had long alleged they were... -
Save Santa’s Sherry!
Dec 24, 2016News Hour: A worrying slump in sales of Father Christmas’s favorite tipple, sherry, has prompted a British trade group to start a campaign to ensure the fortified wine doesn’t fall off menus. ‘Save Santa’s Sherry’ was... -
Tees off with Tiger Woods, Trump, taking a break from White House prep
Dec 24, 2016News Hour: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday took a break from preparing to take office to engage in a pastime beloved by presidents since Dwight Eisenhower: playing 18 holes of golf. Trump, who made waves...
