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Clockwise from top-left: bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; damaged houses during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which killed over 2,000 people; the 2016 Summer Olympics are held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil whilst the Zika virus was spreading; queues outside a bank to exchange demonetized ...
This is the first time in any major North American sports draft that a single school produced the top three selections. [ 63 ] Microsoft files a lawsuit against the United States, stating that it has been prevented from disclosing information to its customers when the government obtains a warrant to read emails or access data through the cloud.
February 7 – North Korea launches a long-range rocket into space, violating multiple UN treaties and prompting condemnation from around the world. [5]February 12 – Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill meet in Cuba, marking the first time the heads of the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches have met in almost 1,000 years.
Timeline of the 2016 United States presidential election ← 2012 November 8, 2016 2020 → The following is a timeline of major events leading up to, during, and after the 2016 United States presidential election. The election was the 58th quadrennial United States presidential election, held on November 8, 2016. The presidential primaries and caucuses were held between February 1 and June 14 ...
International relations Canada–United States relations The immigration website of Canada crashes due to overflow, coinciding with the election in the United States. (CNN) Law and crime The Supreme Court of the United States hears arguments on a case regarding whether the citizenship claim of a child is different if there is an unmarried father versus an unmarried mother who is a U.S. citizen ...
August 4, 2016 at 6:52 AM Ten of Obama's greatest accomplishments When Barack Obama ran for president in 2008, his campaign slogan was "Change we can believe in."
Disasters and accidents A gas explosion at a subway construction site near the South Korean capital Seoul kills four workers and injures ten more. (Yonhap) EgyptAir Flight 804 A French naval vessel detects a possible signal from the missing black box of EgyptAir Flight 804. (CNN) (The New York Times) 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire Residents return to Fort McMurray for the first time since May 1 ...
Related: U.S. News' best places 2016. ... The top five-ranked countries in the Movers subranking – India, Singapore, China, Thailand and Japan – come from the region. Singapore also is seen as ...