Bowing out, Hollande leaves successor to fix French economy
PARIS (Reuters) – French voters elected Francois Hollande in 2012 on promises to fix the floundering economy. Five years on, he is leaving much unfinished work to his successor.
Venezuela confirms bigger bills amid world’s highest inflation
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela will introduce six new notes and three new coins starting in mid-December to help alleviate practical problems in doing business with the world’s most inflationary currency, according to the central bank.
MH370 families want investigation to focus more on debris from plane
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – Family members of those lost aboard a Malaysia Airlines flight that went missing in 2014 criticized Malaysian investigators on Sunday for not doing enough to find debris, which could give more clues about what happened.
Syrian rebels weakened in Aleppo battle by their own divisions
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) – As the Syrian government and its allies prepared to ramp up their attack on Aleppo in November, one of the rebel groups defending the opposition-held part of the city took up arms against another, seizing its stores of ammuniti…
Iran vows ‘firm response’ unless Obama stops sanctions renewal
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani demanded on Sunday that Barack Obama block an extension of sanctions passed by the U.S. Congress, saying Tehran would otherwise “firmly respond”.
Fake U.S. embassy in Ghana shut down after decade issuing visas
ACCRA (Reuters) – Authorities in Ghana have busted a fake U.S. embassy in the capital Accra run by a criminal network that for a decade issued illegally obtained authentic visas, the U.S. State Department said.
Putin says Trump clever, will understand new responsibilities
MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is a clever man and will quickly understand his new responsibilities, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with NTV TV.
Afghan president says Taliban wouldn’t last a month without Pakistan support
AMRITSAR, India (Reuters) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday that the Taliban insurgency would not survive a month if it lost its sanctuary in neighboring Pakistan, urging its neighbor to take on militant groups on its soil instead of givin…
Floods kill at least 13 people in central Vietnam
HANOI (Reuters) – Floods brought by torrential rain since late November have killed at least 13 people in central Vietnam while more heavy rain is expected in coming days, the government and state media said on Sunday.
Philippines urges Bangladesh to share results of heist investigation
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine government wants Bangladesh to share the findings of its investigation into how unknown hackers pulled off one of the world’s largest cyber bank heists, to help speed up recovery of the stolen funds.
