Name: Reporters Take: US Elections, Brexit and more top stories from 2016
Uploaded: 2016-12-26T14:07:38+05:30
Duration: 24 min 9 s
Description: The big stories from South Asia and around the globe including US elections, Brexit and demonetisation. Our correspondents take a look back at the biggest stories from 2016.

 EU and the US, talking alongside Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and told them don't treat EU worse than Mexico and Canada over subsidies.  

US-EU subsidy spat: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's stern message to US | World News | WION

 Washington is facing some backlash from its European allies - European Union, Britain and others on settled by parts of a US law. The multi-billion dollar company inflation reduction act, subsidies and tax cuts for US purchases of electric vehicle if they 'buy American'. 

U.S.-EU spat over America's Inflation Reduction Act

 Elon Musk tweeted in 2018 that he had secured funding to take his company, tesla, private. The stocks rose but when it was revealed that this was untrue, the stocks of Tesla fell rapidly. Shareholders of tesla argued that this caused billions of dollars in damages and that Musk's tweet constituted of fraud as he misled his shareholders, and tried to squeeze the investors. However, a San Francisco Jury found him not guilty of fraud after a three-week trial. 

Elon Musk Acquitted In Tesla Fraud Case

 Pope Francis is in the last leg of his visit to Africa and is currently visiting South Sudan, which has been ravaged by poverty and civil war since the past five years. The Pope urged the top leaders to end bloodshed, and change the course of history for the embattled and impoverished country.  

Pontiff visits war-ravaged South Sudan

 Worsening power blackouts in South Africa have put vulnerable people at risk and placed significant strain on emergency services, as the country copes with government-enforced 'loadshedding'. State-owned power utility Eskom is currently implementing a high level of blackouts, with households and businesses going without electricity for up to 10 hours daily until further notice. Paramedics describe the impact on the quality of healthcare they are able to provide as a result of the power cuts. 

South Africa blackouts put pressure on healthcare

The big stories from South Asia and around the globe including US elections, Brexit and demonetisation. Our correspondents take a look back at the biggest stories from 2016.

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Reporter's Take: US Elections, Brexit and more top stories from 2016