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   The German chancellor Angela Merkel has made soul lifting speech during her address to German citizens, saying we are stronger than terrorism and all Germans should go into 2017 with optimism and defy terrorism. Again she added that maximum security will be from henceforth a top priority for the government.

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   A United States tech giant apple is considering of making iPhones in India by 2017 . This new development by the firm has not been concluded but one of the firm's  top managerial staff says the plan is to basically reduce cost of labour, boost profit, enhance newer ideas  and be able to come closer to its Asian consumers. 

   Amids the tension between the United States and Russia over the accusations from the Obama administration concerning Russia's involvement in us election hacking, the white house have taken a decision to penalize Russian citizens in the US. More than 85 Russians including top Russian diplomats have been forced to leave the United States.    President Vladimir putin has responded by going against the advice of the Russian foreign minister to expel us diplomats as well, he said he will not retaliate immediately by also forcing us diplomats away from Russia but will be patient to see the reaction of United States president-elect Donald trump.

   Since the crash of a Russian military aircraft that took the lives of all passengers on board at the black Sea divers have always been at the sea bed in search of the air craft's storage device known as the black box . The second black box has been found by the divers and on its way to Moscow for evaluation

   The black box of the Russian military aircraft that crashed into the black Sea killing all over 90 passengers on board has been found by Russian marine search team . Authorities say the black box have probably not suffered any damage and the box will be flown to Moscow for evaluation .

   China has sent its sole aircraft carrier into the western Pacific Ocean for the first time for military drills amid tension from the latest developmental relationship between Taiwan and the United States on South China Sea . This Chinese military exercise is done yearly in the yellow and blue Pacific in order to display military strength against invaders .

   The United States geological survey department has issued a tsunami warning to Chile after an earthquake of 7.7 magnitude hit the country . The earthquake has left thousands of citizens homeless and infrastructure and property worth millions of dollars destroyed . The chilian government has dispatched disaster relief to control the situation .

   The south African telecom giant operating in Nigeria has made a difficult but had-to-do decision by laying off one of its top and most valuable staff , amina oyagbola over bribery scandal. The telecom company took the step to avoid scrutiny by the American government over the bribe offered to president buhari's chief of staff Abba kyari

   A Libyan airline having more than 106 passengers on board which was hijacked by some hijackers have been rescued . The plan which was forced to land at Malta was surrounded by military personnels , the hijackers surrenders peacefully and all passengers and crew members safe .

   China has launched a carbon dioxide monitoring satellite via long match 2D. Making China the third country after the United States and Japan . The rocket was also carrying high resolution micro-nano satellite and two spectrum micro-nano satellites for agriculture and forestry monitoring . This new satellite will enable the world focus on its goal on carbon emissions reduction .

   Plastic rice measuring about 2.5 tonnes has been intercepted and seized from smugglers by the Nigerian customs service . The source of the fake rice is not known but some time last year , plastic rice was found in China . Some of the Nigerian citizens we interviewed said inflation and poor management from the present administration should be held responsible .

   The ex-governor in delta state Nigeria has been released from prison in London . The court ordered the immediate release of Mr James onanefe ibori who was arrested and jailed for corruption charges some time around 2012 . Mr ibori was sentenced to 13 imprisonment and the court was about to confiscate his asserts but the ruling was to James favour .

   A three months old baby girl has been eaten by giant rats in katlehong South Africa . The mother of the child 26 was said to have left the baby at home and went out to party with the twin brother to the deceased child .    The police have arrested her on charges of child neglect , eye witnesses say the child's eyes , tongue and fingers were eaten off including some of her body parts . The remaining twin boy lucky is with the father and is now being taken care of by his father's new girlfriend .

   The Indonesian ambassador to Nigeria Mr Harry surwanto has announced new visa acquisition method for all Nigerians and foreigners willing to travel to Indonesia . The new policy States that visas will no longer be processed at the embassy in Nigeria but in Jakarta Indonesia and that the embassy will only receive application forms .

   The ac352 medium sized helicopter has made its first appearance in China . This helicopter was jointly developed and  built by Airbus France and avicopter China . This new generation medium sized helicopter is designed to harness the world's most advanced technology .

   The United States and China has had a peaceful dialogue over the seizure of the US underwater drone at the south China Sea which has been returned by the Chinese naval ship . US President elect Donald trump says China has stolen the drone but the Chinese defense spokesperson say the comments on China protecting it's territorial waters is uncalled for .    The United States have said that it will continue to fly operate and sail on the south China Sea based on international law of freedom of navigation and that the underwater drone was a research vehicle .

   A suspected terrorist attack has plunged into a Christmas market in Berlin . The attack has killed twelve people and injuring more than fourty five people . Local authorities are investigating the incident and moving the injured for medical attention .

   The Russian military authorities have pledged to defend its territory against any form of violence from any country or organization . The defense chief Mr Valery gerasimov made this declaration when addressing the military during the test of their new nuclear program and that 2017 onwards is combat ready for the Russian military force .

   The French recognition title 'golden ball'  titled ballon D'or award has again been awarded to Cristiano Ronaldo for 2016, making it the fourth time  and out shinning Messi to claim the title. The real Madrid player who has been highly praised by his club for his outstanding performance till date

   The third largest bank by asserts in Italy has announced to cut its workforce by 6500 in 2017 . According to the management of the firm the overhaul process will include the closure of nearly a thousand out of over three thousand of its branches across the globe but mainly in Italy .    The exercise is to raise funds of about £10.6 billion and to write off the bad debt from its balance sheet in order to raise profitability .

   Florida governor Mr rick Scott has officially announced Florida state free from zika virus transmission . The virus for the first time was fought in the state by scientists since it was discovered about a month ago .    The United States center for disease control said that it was going to lift the red area that was marked no go zone for pregnant women . Mr Scott also have said that Florida is now open for businesses and visitors without fear locally transmitted zika virus .

   The European Union have signed a deal agreement with Mali to boost economic growth, create jobs and strengthen migration management in the north African country for asylum seekers in the EU to return back home . The Dutch foreign minister bert Koenders announced this and also said that the EU will strengthen its border security against illegal migrants.

    The organization of petroleum exporting countries OPEC has done a good job by convincing non opec members to see reasons why oil output should be reduced . Today major non opec oil producing giants like Russia have joined the group that have agreed to reduce crude oil oversupply .    More members of the non opec group have joined the campaign to reduce global oil production . This agreement has led to the increase in oil prices by 4% in the market , which is virtually above $56 per barrel . Countries like Nigeria which are undergoing financial crisis should be smiling .

   The meeting held in Vienna between opec and non opec members yielded good result as non opec members agree to cut oil supply by 558,000 barrels per day . Opec says the next meeting will be in may 2017 to monitor the progress of the unified agreement

    In Turkey , two heavy explosions took place near the stadium in besiktas Istanbul . The explosion has left not less than 20 persons injured, properties and facilities were also damaged . Response team are at the scene for rescue operations

   The director of the central intelligence agency CIA, Mr John Brennan has said on a special interview that he believes that Russia aided United States president elect Donald trump to win the election by hacking into the US electoral system.    Earlier this year Russia has been accused by the Obama administration of hacking into us cyber but so Russian authorities have denied the allegations. The trump campaign team have made all efforts to stop all agencies delegated to investigate the 2016 election hacking scandal.

   The Gambian president Mr yahya jammeh who has been on the presidential seat for more than 18 years has announced that he's no longer accepting the election defeat but he wants fresh polls conducted.    According to the news agency of Gambia , Mr president thought the electoral commission will conduct the election in an honest and reliable manner , yahya found out that there were errors in electoral proceedings thereby rejecting the outcome of the election totally .

   A train carrying more than 2050 passengers from the city of aba to port Harcourt for small trading transaction has collided with a trailer that developed fault on the railway . The train and vehicle were badly damaged but no causality has been reported, some dozens of people sustainable injuries and are been taken to nearby hospital for medical attention .

   The United States president Barack Obama has ordered for a proper review of the 2016 election hacking propaganda . He says the results of the investigation might not be made public and he wants the review done before he leaves the white house. Earlier this year the current administration of the US has accused Russia of hacking the election system but have not found any tangible evidence to persecute Russia .

   The Russian government has sent a delegate to meet with some opec and non opec members to discuss unresolved issues relating to global oil cut before the meeting in Vienna on Saturday .    Russia has said they are committed to reduce their output by 300,000 barrels per day from the first quarter of 2017 and that other non opec members are being urged to do the same cut amount in order to boost global oil price .

   The lawmakers of South Korean Parliament has voted to impeach president Park Geun-hye, the motion passed by 234 votes to 56 in the house . Hwang kyo-ahn the prime minister of South Korean will be the interim president .

   John Glenn a former NASA astronaut and the first American astronaut to orbit the earth has died age 95 . He was a Democratic senator in the United States

   The south Korean tech giant Samsung is now working on how to fully regain its global image and trust while apple, the United States mobile Frontier is also heading towards making its products known without any successful rival .    Samsung and Apple are planning to unveil new iPhones by next year, but Samsung looks like it will beat apple this time. The new Galaxy s8 will come with outstanding features and all front glass iPhone with long lasting battery and possibly wireless charging .

   The United States geological survey has issued a tsunami warning to Solomon Island that could occur hours from now after an earthquake of 7.7 magnitude struck the island . No much damages has been accounted but electricity has been disconnected and people in darkness .

   An Asian country Indonesia has been hit by a deadly earthquake of 6.5 magnitude . The natural disaster that took place in aceh killed not less than 96 people , hospitalized dozens and many are still trapped in the rubble . Over 180 houses has been destroyed and displaced inhabitants are sent to temporarily homes and mosque .

   The United States tech giant Microsoft has unveiled a new partnership plan with qualcomm . The plan has made Windows 10 to run on qualcomm chips and also a little lower than Intel operating systems . This new breed of Windows will run on laptops and some tablets of newer designs

   A deadly plane crash in Pakistan has killed all over 43 passengers on board . The plane crash in Islamabad city with flames of fire and it's part scattered around the crash site . Local authorities are investigating on what led to the crash of the airline .

   The Nigerian government has ban the importation of vehicles into the country through land borders . The public relations officer of the Nigerian customs service, Mr wale adeniyi said this on behalf of the President

   The Chinese government has deployed 120 troops to South Sudan as part of 700 member UN peacekeeping force , this is a deepening commitment to the troubled East Africa country which two Chinese army were killed .

   The regent Plaza hotel in karachi , Pakistan has experienced fire outbreak killing 11 and injuring 50 persons including foreigners . The fire came from the kitchen but the cause of the fire is not yet known, those that died were believed to have  suffocated .

   India holds one of the largest species of snakes in the world , the country have more than 200 species of snakes and over fourth two thousand Indians die on yearly bases as a result of snake bit and poisoning . Many Indians hunt for snakes to sell around $2.5 depending on size and species . Snakes hunting has been a long tradition and way of earning a leaving .

   The United States first lady was insulted by a white doctor . Branding the first lady Michelle Obama 'monkey face' and had to resign . Michelle herren says Mrs Obama didn't realize it was racist and that Michelle Obama spoke poor English .

   The ashes of fidel Castro arrived Havana, Cuba for final honour by cuban citizens . Leaders from around the world were in attendance as his remains were paraded around the city of his birthplace . Tens of thousands of people flooded the streets in honour of their hero former communist leader .

   The United States car manufacturing company Ford has said it will go on with its initial plan of shifting small car production to Mexico despite criticism from US President elect Donald trump .

   Coal mine blast has occurred in two separate mining sites in China killing a total of 38 mine workers . The first blast happened in qitaiha city , heilongjiang Provence , killing 21 persons and 22 are still trapped in the mine . Rescue workers were hindered by mining debris . The second blast occurred in inner mongoli killing 17 workers

   The remains of the Brazilian national football team in chapecoense plane crash in Colombia has been flown home for burial . Thousands of Brazilians will be at the teams stadium for a memorial service including Fifa's Gianni infantino .

   The Nigerian president Muhammadu buhari has been advised by the emir of kano Sanusi lamido Sanusi on his proposal to go for external loan of $30 billion which Senate and house of Representatives and assembly refuse to approve to be cancelled. The emir also said that no financial body will grant a country with different exchange rate in running it's economy loan even if the National Assembly makes the approval .    President buhari was also told by Sanusi to reduce or not to have absolute trust on China but the president should diversify his bilateral relationships .

   The United States president elect Donald trump is likely to spark up conflict between China and the US with the phone conversation he had with Tiawan president tsai ing-wen who has vowed never to bow for China when it comes to sovereignty . Trump says he will strengthen economic and especially military ties with Tiawan now that China is strongly having military growth .

   How would you think or feel someone showing resounding proof of the tomb of jesus christ the only son of God . OK, believe it or not christ came on earth through a woman crucified, died , was buried and on the third day he resurrected. His words are life and spirit , am not trying to preach here but jesus christ is as true as our current existence.  The church of the Holy sepulchre in Jerusalem was recently opened after 500 years of scrertcy and some archeologists went in to know if the site show to them has evidence to proof that it's the burial tomb of jesus .    Things like marble slab no one knew existed was found, the slab has an engraved cross on it which is believed was carved in the 12th century, it took 35 experts and 60 hours to clear the dust on the tomb, mr Frederick, one of archeologist said when they realized what they found his knees began shaking.  ........ Leave your comments please . . . . . . .