Новости за 01.01.2017

The festive period is often a time to be merry, but one pilot took things a little too far after being found passed out in the cockpit of an aircraft before it was headed for Cancun, Mexico from Calgary, Canada.
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The Washington Post has corrected an article in which it said that Russian hackers had infiltrated the US power grid at a Vermont utility. The newspaper now says authorities have no such “indications” as people on social media claim the outlet promotes “fake news.”
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Brawley, California residents had a shaky end to 2016, though not on account of any over-exuberant festive celebrations but instead a swarm of earthquakes of between 1.1 and 3.9 in magnitude striking off the coast.
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Writer, historian and philanthropist Dimitri Romanov, claimant for the leadership of the Imperial House of Russia, has died at the age of 90 in Denmark after being taken urgently to the hospital last week.
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The world celebrated in style as 2017 finally arrived, putting on some of the biggest fireworks displays ever seen. We take a look back at the celebrations as they unfolded around the globe.
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Security forces in the German city of Cologne say they screened hundreds of North Africans this New Year’s Eve in light of last year’s notorious attacks on women there.
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While the disturbing trend of officer-involved shootings continued to garner national attention in 2016, the year also saw a disturbing rise in police being murdered. Ambushes of cops shook the country, while protests over police brutality continued.
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Gunmen dressed as Santas have attacked a night club in Istanbul, reportedly injuring scores of people and killing at least two, Turkish channel NTV reports. Footage shows armored police vehicles surrounding the building as ambulances are rushed to the scene.
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