Wikinews:2016/December
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- Gambian President Yahya Jammeh concedes electoral defeat
- Chinese chef Peng Chang-kuei's death announced
- Indonesian police plane crashes near Batam, fifteen missing
- Gunman kills official, two journalists in Imatra, Finland
- Maha Vajiralongkorn becomes the king of Thailand
- Oakland, California record release party catches fire
- Interpol arrest Karachi fire suspect in Bangkok
- Friendly fire kills five police in Knyazhychi, Ukraine
- German court jails rail worker over Bad Aibling disaster
- PIA flight crashes near Havelian, Pakistan
- Scientists report chemotherapy cocktail may cause adult women to grow new egg cells
- Members of US Senate offer tribute to Vice President Joe Biden
- Telegram introduces bidirectional IFTTT integration
- Macedonia's 'gypsy music queen' Esma Redžepova dies
- Detained journalist Mohamed Tamalt dies in Algeria
- UEFA Champions League 2016-2017: Draw for Last 16 held at Nyon
- Lewandowski signs contract extension with Bayern Munich
- Evacuation corridor allows rebels and civilians to leave Aleppo
- Pakistan International Airlines sacrifices goat, resumes ATR flights
- Despite defectors, U.S. electoral college affirms Trump presidency
- Hijackers divert Libyan passenger jet to Malta
- Borussia M'Gladbach sacks coach Schubert; appoints Hecking
- Man, 62, shot dead in Ronanstown, Dublin
- Austrian cellist, conductor Heinrich Schiff dies
- Fire engulfs 140 buildings in Itoigawa, Japan
- Study confirms efficacy of NewLink Genetics ebola vaccine
- Plane carrying 92 crashes into Black Sea near Sochi
- Actress and singer Debbie Reynolds dies, one day after daughter's death
- Around 7,100 cheetahs remain, say experts
- South African killer, rapist, serial escapee Ananias Mathe dies
- U.S. responds to Russian election hacking with expulsions, sanctions
- Helsinki court jails anti-drug chief Jari Aarnio for drug smuggling