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Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Johnson (pictured) wins the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship, tying Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for most titles at seven.
A train derailment near Kanpur, India, kills more than 140 people.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 strikes near Kaikoura, north of Christchurch, New Zealand, triggering tsunami warnings, causing widespread damage, and killing at least two people.
Canadian singer, songwriter, and poet Leonard Cohen dies at the age of 82.
A tram derails on the Tramlink in Croydon, London, killing seven people and injuring more than fifty others.

November 24, 2016 (Thursday)

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Disasters and accidents

2016 Atlantic hurricane season
- Costa Rica declares a national emergency as Hurricane Otto prepares to make landfall after killing at least three people in Panama. (The Guardian)
At least 40 people are dead and others injured and trapped after a construction platform at a power plant in the Chinese city of Fengcheng in Jiangxi province collapses. (ITV)

Politics and elections

United States presidential election, 2016
- Green candidate Jill Stein is seeking donations to determine the accuracy of the election results in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. (CNN)

November 23, 2016 (Wednesday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

2016 India–Pakistan military confrontation
- Pakistani officials say nine civilians have been killed after cross-border Indian shelling hit their passenger bus in Neelam Valley, northeast of Muzaffarabad, while three Pakistani soldiers were killed in other cross-border firing incidents. (Reuters), (The Washington Post)

Business and economy

Economy of Brazil
- The Brazilian Development Bank announces plans to repay up to $29 billion in loans to the Government of Brazil in order to stem a burgeoning deficit. (Reuters)

International relations

Iran–United States relations
- Ayatollah Khamenei warns that Iran will retaliate if sanctions that breach the Nuclear Deal are approved. (Huffington Post)

Law and crime

White supremacist Thomas Mair is found guilty of the murder of British Member of Parliament Jo Cox and is sentenced to life imprisonment with a whole life order. (The Guardian)
Serial killer Stephen Port is found guilty of four rape-murders. (BBC)
Cameroon security forces arrest about 100 people after days of protests against alleged discrimination against the English-speaking minority. (TReuters via Trust)
A Texas jury awards T. Boone Pickens and his Mesa Petroleum partners $140 million as a result of systemic underpayment of profits and ownership from 160 oil wells in Reeves and Pecos counties. (CNBC)

Politics and elections

Presidential transition of Donald Trump
- President-elect Donald Trump names former critic South Carolina governor Nikki Haley as United States Ambassador to the United Nations. (BBC)
- Former chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party Betsy DeVos is named as United States Secretary of Education. (The Detroit News)

November 22, 2016 (Tuesday)

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Business and economics

The board of TransAsia Airways decides to dissolve the company after halting flights on Tuesday. (Bloomberg) (The Wall Street Journal) (The New York Times)

Disasters and accidents

2016 Fukushima earthquake
- A 6.9 magnitude earthquake off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture injures 15 people, and triggers a 1 meter tsunami that causes a temporary power disruption at Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant. (weather.com) (BBC) (News Corp via the West Australian)
A 56-vehicle pile-up on the G5 Beijing–Kunming Expressway in China's northern Shanxi province, leaves at least 17 people dead and 37 others injured. (BBC)
2016 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Otto impacts Panama. A tropical storm watch is issued for Nicaragua from Bluefields to Sandy Bay Sirpi. (NOAA)
European migrant crisis
- Rescuers recovered 8 bodies and saved 1400 migrants adrift on the Mediterranean Sea today. (IANS via the Indian Express)
- A German court acquits seven Islamists who formed a "Sharia police force" in the city of Wuppertal in 2014 after determining that they were not violating a law against "intimidating or militant uniforms". (RT) (Deutsche Welle‎)

Law and crime

Former Egyptian Interior Minister Habib el-Adly is placed under house arrest on embezzlement charges. (Daily News Egypt)

Politics and elections

Presidency of Donald Trump
- Trump's aide Kellyanne Conway announces that the president-elect will not seek new charges against Hillary Clinton for possible crimes related to her email server. (New York Times)

Sports

In ice hockey, the identity of the Las Vegas team that will become the NHL's 31st franchise in the 2017–18 season is unveiled as the Vegas Golden Knights. (ESPN)

November 21, 2016 (Monday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
- A largely ineffective 48-hour ceasefire comes to a head as both sides violate the terms of the armistice and continue clashing. At least 35 are killed, including 4 civilians. (Yahoo)
War in Afghanistan
- November 2016 Kabul suicide bombing
  - At least 32 people are killed and another 80 injured in a suicide bombing at a Kabul Shia mosque. ISIL claims responsibility. (Reuters)
Boko Haram insurgency
- A militant attack on a base in Lake Chad leaves six Cameroonian soldiers dead. (AFP via NDTV)
Libyan Civil War
- A car bomb in Benghazi kills three children and injures 20 others. (Reuters)
South Sudan Conflict
- A detachment of Japanese troops land in South Sudan to aid in U.N. peacekeeping operations, Japan's first such action since World War II. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

Novelist, playwright and short story writer William Trevor dies in Devon, England. (The New York Times) (The Guardian) (The Irish Times)

Disasters and accidents

2016–17 North American winter
- The death toll from "Winter Storm Argos" in the U.S. state of New Hampshire rises to five. (Weather Underground)
The President of Bolivia Evo Morales declares a national emergency due to water shortages caused by a drought. (Phys Org)
2016 Chattanooga school bus crash
- At least six people are killed as an elementary school bus carrying dozens of students crashes in Chattanooga, Tennessee. (CBS News)

International relations

Russia–United States relations, APEC Peru 2016
- President Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin meet in Peru on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference to discuss involvement in the Syrian Civil War. (MSN)
NATO–Russia relations
- Russia deploys its S-400 missile system in Kaliningrad, an exclave between Poland and Lithuania, in response to "NATO expansion" near its borders. The United States criticizes the move as "destabilizing" to Europe. Russia announced the planned deployment over a decade ago. (Reuters via Trust)

Law and crime

Philippine criminal law
- Concern is raised by the United Nations and human rights groups after Rodrigo Duterte proposes a law that allows jailing children as young as nine for certain crimes. (AFP via MSN)
Corruption investigation of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
- Testimony begins in a corruption case against former President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. (Miami Herald)

Politics and elections

Presidency of Donald Trump
- President-elect Donald Trump says the United States will quit the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on his first day in office. (BBC)

Sports

In soccer, Jürgen Klinsmann is fired as manager of the US men's national team after five years in charge, following losses to archrival Mexico and Costa Rica that left the USMNT at the bottom of their World Cup qualifying group. (ESPN)

November 20, 2016 (Sunday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Internal conflict in Myanmar
- At least 8 people are killed and more than a dozen others are injured following an attack on Tatmadaw checkpoints, police outposts and the 105th Mile Trade Center by several insurgent groups in Muse, Shan State. The State Counselor's office issues a statement claiming that the Kachin Independence Army, Ta'ang National Liberation Army and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army were involved in the attack. (Anadolu)
Syrian Civil War
- Six people are killed in a suspected chlorine gas attack in Aleppo, Syria. (CNN) (Reuters) (FOX News)
Turkish military intervention in Syria
- A Turkish Army soldier is killed and two others injured in an ISIL bombing near the Syrian city of al-Bab. (Reuters via LBC)
Libyan Civil War (2014–present)
- At least 16 people are killed and 50 others are wounded in clashes between rival tribes in Sabha, Libya after a monkey attacks a girl and pulls off her headscarf. (Reuters), (FOX News)

Disasters and accidents

Pukhrayan train derailment
- At least 142 people are killed and over 200 injured as the Indore–Patna Express derails near Pukhrayan in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. (The New York Times) (Indian Express) (Fox News) (The Telegraph) (Reuters)
- Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu orders an inquiry. (Hindustan Times)
- Rescue efforts continue as dozens of people are still trapped in carriages. (CNN)
2016–17 UK and Ireland windstorm season
- Storm Angus brings strong winds and heavy rain to southern England and the Channel Islands. (BBC)

Law and crime

2016 South Korean political scandal
- An interim report by South Korean prosecutors implicates President Park Geun-hye in a political scandal involving her close friend Choi Soon-sil. Three people have been indicted in relation to the scandal. President Park cannot be indicted due to a constitutional provision preventing a sitting President being indicted except for treason or insurrection. (Yonhap) (CNN)
Four policemen are killed in Brazil after their helicopter is shot down by a "gang". (BBC) (Reuters)

Politics and elections

French presidential election, 2017
- The Republicans hold a primary election to select a candidate for next year's election. Partial results indicate that a second round of voting will occur with François Fillon and Alain Juppé as the two candidates in the second round. (BBC) (Reuters)
Haitian presidential election, 2016–17
- Voters in Haiti go to the polls for the first round of a presidential election. (AP)

Sport

Craig Reedie is elected for a second term as President of the World Anti-Doping Agency. (BBC)
2016 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles
- In tennis, Andy Murray defeats Novak Djokovic 6–3, 6–4 in the final of the 2016 ATP World Tour finals and finishes the year as the world's number 1. (The Guardian)
2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
- In motorsport, Jimmie Johnson wins the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship with a victory in the final race of the season. It is his 7th Cup championship, which ties the all-time record set by Richard Petty in 1979 and Dale Earnhardt in 1994. (USA Today)

November 19, 2016 (Saturday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Iraqi Civil War
- At least 12 tribal fighters were killed by ISIL insurgents. The attack occurred in Shirqat. (Reuters)
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present), Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
- The Saudi-led coalition announces a 48 hour ceasefire in Yemen from noon. (Bloomberg) (Reuters, AFP via Breaking News)
- A missile killed a Saudi soldier in Asir province (Reuters)
Terrorism in Pakistan
- At least four are killed in an attack in Quetta, Pakistan. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility. (Live Mint) (FOX News)
Insurgency in Northeast India
- Three soldiers are killed in an ambush in Assam. (Times of India)

Business and economics

After a software error, Mexicans purchase US$2500 Dell Alienware laptops for just US$33 each. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

2016–17 UK and Ireland windstorm season
- The Met Office issues warnings for parts of South East England as Storm Angus prepares to make landfall. (BBC)
An air ambulance on its way to University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City crashes in Elko, Nevada. 4 people, including 3 crew and one patient are killed, and vehicles on the ground are damaged during the crash. (NBC News)

Politics and elections

Bersih 5 rally
- Tens of thousands of people protest in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, calling for Prime Minister Najib Razak to step down amid an ongoing corruption scandal involving 1Malaysia Development Berhad. (Reuters)

Science and technology

An Atlas V rocket launches the GOES-R geosynchronous environmental satellite that will cover the Western Hemisphere for weather forecasting. (Florida Today)

Sports

In NASCAR, Daniel Suárez wins the season's final race in the second-tier Xfinity Series, the Ford EcoBoost 300, claiming the season title in the process. The Mexican becomes the first foreign driver ever to win a season championship in any of NASCAR's three U.S.-based national touring series. (ESPN)

November 18, 2016 (Friday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Moro conflict
- At least 14 are killed in clashes with suspected Abu Sayyaf militants in Sulu, Philippines. (The New York Times) (Inquirer)

Syrian Civil War
- Syrian government air raid hits a children's hospital in rebel-held east Aleppo, forcing medical staff to evacuate patients, including several newborn babies still in incubators. (Aljazeera)
- Witnesses and activists report that at least 49 people are killed in east Aleppo in heavy government air strikes that started late yesterday. (Aljazeera)

Health

Zika virus outbreak
- The World Health Organization declares an end to its global health crisis over the spread of the Zika virus as it has been shown to be a dangerous mosquito-borne disease like malaria or yellow fever. (New York Times)

Law and crime

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit denies the release of Brendan Dassey, subject of the 2015 documentary series Making a Murderer. (CNN)
The New York Attorney General announces that Donald Trump has settled three lawsuits by former students of Trump University for $25 million. (BBC)

Politics and elections

Presidential transition of Donald Trump
- Officials serving on President-elect Donald Trump's transition team reveal selections for high-level positions, including Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General, Mike Pompeo for Director of the CIA and Michael T. Flynn for National Security Advisor. (NPR)

Science and technology

Shenzhou program
- China's Shenzhou 11 returns to Earth after completing China's longest manned space mission to date. (Reuters via Yahoo!)

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Ongoing events
Business Indian currency demonetisation Trans-Pacific Partnership Disasters Atlantic hurricane season Pacific hurricane season Pacific typhoon season UK and Ireland windstorm season Law Black Lives Matter protests Dakota Access Pipeline protests Philippine Drug War Political Brexit aftermath Ethiopian protests European migrant crisis (timeline) Presidential transition of Donald Trump South China Sea disputes More details on ongoing conflicts below Sport 2016 Formula One season 2016–17 NBA season 2016–17 NHL season 2016 NFL season 2016–17 Premier League edit sidebar

Recent deaths
November 23: Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili 23: Ralph Branca 22: M. Balamuralikrishna 21: William Trevor 20: Konstantinos Stephanopoulos 19: Irving A. Fradkin 18: Denton Cooley 18: Sharon Jones 16: Melvin Laird 15: Mose Allison 15: Sixto Durán Ballén 15: Holly Dunn 14: Marti Friedlander 14: Gwen Ifill 13: Leon Russell 12: Lupita Tovar 11: Ilse Aichinger 11: Aileen Mehle 11: Robert Vaughn 9: Jack Bodell 8: Raoul Coutard 7: Leonard Cohen 7: Janet Reno 7: Jimmy Young 6: Marc Sleen 5: Ralph J. Cicerone 5: Marek Svatoš 4: Mansour Pourheidari 3: Clive Derby-Lewis 3: Kay Starr 2: Bob Cranshaw 2: Oleg Popov October 31: Natalie Babbitt 30: James Galanos 30: Tammy Grimes 30: Curly Putman edit sidebar

Ongoing conflicts
Africa Algeria and Tunisia Maghreb insurgency ISIL insurgency in Tunisia Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria Boko Haram insurgency Central African Republic Civil war Democratic Republic of the Congo Kivu conflict ADF insurgency Ituri conflict Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Libya Civil war Mali Northern Mali conflict Somalia Civil war South Sudan Ethnic violence (South Sudanese Civil War) Sudan War in Darfur South Kordofan conflict Sudanese nomadic conflicts Americas Mexico Mexican War on Drugs Peru Internal conflict in Peru Asia Afghanistan Afghanistan War China Xinjiang conflict India Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Insurgency in Northeast India India and Pakistan Kashmir conflict Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines Moro conflict Cross border attacks in Sabah Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Papua conflict Myanmar Internal conflict in Burma Pakistan War in North-West Pakistan Balochistan conflict Philippines CPP-NPA-NDF rebellion Thailand South Thailand insurgency Europe Armenia and Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Georgia Abkhaz–Georgian conflict Georgian–Ossetian conflict Russia Chechen–Russian conflict North Caucasus insurgency Ukraine War in Donbass Russian military intervention in Ukraine Middle East Egypt Sinai insurgency Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria Arab–Israeli conflict Iran Iran–PJAK conflict Iraq American-led intervention in Iraq Iranian intervention in Iraq Iraq and Syria (map) Military intervention against ISIL Israel and Lebanon Israeli–Lebanese conflict Israel and Palestine Gaza–Israel conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Syria American-led intervention in Syria Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War Turkish military intervention in Syria Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon Turkey Turkey–PKK conflict Turkey–ISIL conflict Yemen Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Al-Qaeda insurgency edit sidebar

Elections and Referendums
Recent October 30: Georgia, Parliament (2nd round) 30: Ivory Coast, Referendum 30: Moldova, President November 1: Palau, President, National Congress 6: Bulgaria, President, Referendum 6: Nicaragua, President, National Assembly 8: United States, President, Senate, House of Representatives 13: Bulgaria, President (2nd round) 13: Moldova, President (2nd round) 20: Haiti, President Upcoming November 26: Kuwait, National Assembly 27: Switzerland, Referendum December 1: Gambia, President 4: Austria, President (2nd round) 4: Italy, Constitutional referendum 4: Uzbekistan, President 7: Ghana, President, Parliament 11: Macedonia, Assembly of the Republic 11: Romania, Chamber of Deputies, Senate edit sidebar

Trials
Recently concluded Australia: Brett Peter Cowan, Craig Thomson, Robert Hughes, Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara Canada: Luka Magnotta China: Guo Youming, Zhu Zuoli, Wan Qingliang, Ji Jianye, Li Chuncheng, Jiang Jiemin, Liao Shaohua, Ni Fake, Ling Jihua, Chen Baihuai, Zhou Yongkang, Gu Junshan, Yao Mugen, Guo Boxiong Egypt: Hosni Mubarak, Peter Greste, Mohamed Morsi Germany: Bernie Ecclestone, Uli Hoeness, Christian Wulff Iran: Mohammad Reza Rahimi Israel: Hussam Qawasmeh Jordan: Abu Qatada Philippines: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Joel Villanueva Romania: Liviu Dragnea, Dan Diaconescu, Gheorghe Ștefan, Gabriel Sandu, Dorin Cocoş, Dumitru Nicolae Russia: Eston Kohver South Africa: Shrien Dewani, Oscar Pistorius South Korea: MV Sewol crew members Spain: Lionel Messi Turkey: Kenan Evren, Tahsin Şahinkaya United Kingdom: Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, Ray Wilkins, Liam Adams, R v Grillo and Grillo, Ian Watkins, William Roache, Dave Lee Travis, Nicholas Jacobs, Nigel Evans, Max Clifford, Stuart Hall, Dappy, Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson, Rolf Harris, Tulisa Contostavlos, Chris Denning, Ray Teret, Gary Glitter, Fred Talbot, Adam Johnson, Ched Evans United States: Abu Hamza al-Masri, Michael Grimm, Jesse Jackson Jr., Bob McDonnell, Vilma Bautista, Kermit Gosnell, Chris Brown, Justin Bieber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, James Eagan Holmes, Sheldon Silver, Javaris Crittenton, Dylan Quick, Paul Anthony Ciancia, Dean Skelos, International ECCC: Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan ICC: Germain Katanga ICTY: Radovan Karadžić Ongoing China: Bai Enpei, Pan Yiyang, Yang Weize Germany: Beate Zschäpe Indonesia: Mary Jane Veloso Iran: Babak Zanjani Netherlands: Geert Wilders Philippines: Andal Ampatuan, Jr., Leila de Lima, Rodrigo Duterte, Jovito Palparan Romania: Darius Vâlcov, Dan Șova, Elena Udrea, Radu Mazăre, Gheorghe Nichita, Marian Vanghelie, Cătălin Voicu Russia: Alexei Navalny United States: Etan Patz International ICTY: Ratko Mladić Upcoming China: Wu Changshun Estonia: Edgar Savisaar Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi United Kingdom: Rolf Harris United States: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Aaron Hernandez, Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz, Rick Perry, Bill Cosby International ICC: Laurent Gbagbo edit sidebar