The Big Stories of October 2016

Halloween wasn't the only scary thing this October with revelations about political candidates in the US to the internet under attack.

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The big news this month was around the US Election and Donald Trumps remarks about sexually assaulting women sending his campaign into a nose dive. The battle against ISIS raged on with battles for control of Mosul putting ISIS on the back foot. In Europe the refugee crisis saw the infamous "Jungle" in Calais being torn down by authorities. Elsewhere nature took it's toll with natural disasters claiming lives in Haiti and more. One of the only positives came in the form of 150 countries agreeing on a climate change deal.

Business

Samsung saw their share price plummet after the drama around the Galaxy Note 7 exploding and having to be recalled twice while VW's emissions scandal settlement was approved by a judge. Meanwhile Brexit was still in the news with leaders around Europe discussing the way forward.

Technology

The internet suffered one of its biggest attacks when multiple devices that make up IoT, or the Internet of Things, were used to take down infrastructure sending many high profile sites offline while Samsung fared no better with the exploding Galaxy Note 7 wreaking havoc on their stock price and reputation.

The Big Stories of September 2016

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The world saw the refugee struggle continue with France pushing to shut down the infamous "Jungle" refugee camp while out at sea hundreds died when a ship capsized. Typhoons in China killed dozens this month while Italy tried to rebuild after last months devastating earthquakes. Over in the US, New York City was rocked by explosions in the Chelsea district by homemade bombs, the suspect was arrested two days later. We saw another mass shooting, this time at a Washington Mall and the US Election heated up with the first debates pitting Clinton vs Trump. Charlotte, North Carolina was rocked by protests after another unarmed black man was shot by police.

Business

Carrying over from the world of politics Donald Trump faced criticism for not providing his tax returns while in Europe they pushed for multi national corporations to pay more in taxes. The VW scandal was still in the news with management suspensions and investor lawsuits while China hosted the G20. Elsewhere Twitter gained attention with news of it's possible sale while Deutsche Bank had investors worried after it was hit with a massive fine.

Sports

In the world of sports we saw the Paralympics showcase the best in perseverance against all odds while the US Open had some shockers with the Williams sister losing out. US protests made their way on to the field with NFL players refusing to stand for the national anthem due to police shootings.

Entertainment

The Emmy Awards saw the usual winners with Game of Thrones taking top honors while young talent also took to the stage with Rami Malek and Tatiana Maslany winning for best leads. In sad news famous celebrity couple Brangelina announced a divorce while the case against Bill Cosby continued with the judge allowing phone records.

Technology

Cyber crime was in the news with the Democrat party emails being hacked to the medical records of athletes being stolen but they were nothing compared to Yahoo's announcement that over 500 million accounts had been hacked. Elsewhere we saw the launch of the iPhone 7 which was met with skepticism and the month ended with Elon Musk announcing plans to colonize Mars.

Style

Finally in the fashion world it was time for the seasonal showings in the form of New York Fashion Week leading the way followed by London Fashion Week and then on to Milan Fashion Week and finally ending with Paris Fashion Week.

What Happened at Rio Olympics 2016

August has come and gone along with the biggest event in sports, the Olympics. This years Rio Olympics were undoubtedly the most controversial from athletes not attending to concerns about Zika and crime to the political climate in Brazil. There's no doubt this years Olympics was going to be talked about.

Breaking Records

There were clear favourites with Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt living up to the hype and setting new records and growing their medal counts. Surprises came in the form of younger unknown swimmers and new world records on the race tracks.

Breaking Bones

As with any event when you push yourself there are bound to be injuries. There were some scary crashes and dislocated elbows, Gymnasts snapped bones in their legs and divers seriously bruised their egos.

Controversy

While certain aspects of Rio's instability did feature with muggings, shootings and green pools it was the Olympics itself which brought it's own controversy as the Russian's fought to have their athletes accepted and the Olympics torch itself came under threat. However, the Gold for most ludicrous controversy went to US swimmer Ryan Lochte.

The Big Stories of July 2016

Welcome to the second half of the year featuring terrorist attacks, sporting scandals and more to round off the big stories of July 2016.

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We begin again with brutality in the form of mass murder when a deranged terrorist drove a truck through a crowd of people in Nice, France killing innocent people along with a hostage situation at a church. But that wasn't all for July with police shootings in the US resulting in protests and attacks on the police themselves and an attempted coup in Turkey fell apart sending the military scrambling for the borders. The month then ended with a young man in Munich going on a shooting spree along with bombings in Baghdad and Germany. And if all the wasn't bad enough the US Election's held Armageddon themed conventions to scare people into voting for them.

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The business world saw Yahoo being sold for a pitiful $5billion for the one time technology giant while Nintendo stocks went on a roller coaster ride with the success of Pokemon Go. Elsewhere Europe tried to tackle the issue of Brexit and VW continued to piece together it's shattered reputation all the while the taxman stood by with his hand stretched out.

Sports News

July was the month of sports with Wimbledon coming to an end with wins from Serena Williams and Andy Murray along with the Euro 2016 which saw Portugal take the title. While some came to an end other events continued with the Tour de France experiencing a bizarre set of accidents while the controversy around the Olympics in Rio continued and doping bans addressed by Russia.

Entertainment News

The entertainment world kicked things off with the BET Awards followed by Emmy nominations. Later celebrities were besieged by nerds at the annual Comic-Con which saw new movies launched and celebrities questioned by fans.

Technology News

Google was back under fire from Europe for various issues while Microsoft joined them on the hot seat for tracking users with Windows 10. Facebook didn't fare much better with law suits from the families of terrorist victims and controversial sales of guns via their platform.

The Big Stories of June 2016

Half way through the year and things just got weird, from a mass shooting in the US to Britain leaving the EU not to mention violence at Euro 2016 and drama over the Olympics. Buckle in as we look back at June 2016.

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The month saw a mass shooting in Orlando, Florida sending sent shock waves around the world as the deadliest terror attack in US history since 9/11. Following the tragedy law makers in the US finally took a stance agreeing to vote on gun control measures but after 4 bills failed to pass the Democrats resorted to a sit in. Elsewhere in the world West Virginia was hit with massive flooding killing more than 20 people while China saw a tornado kill over 50 people.

The month ended with another shocking twist when Britain stunned the world by voting to leave the EU in the infamous Brexit vote. Following the vote markets tumbled around the globe.

Business News

The Brexit sent markets scurrying in the last half of the month with the British pound hitting a 30 year low and gold prices shooting up. In other news VW said they would pay diesel owners up to $7,000.00 to settle the emissions scandal.

Sports News

The Euro 2016 was marred by violence with fights breaking out between Russian and English fans with France threatening to deport Russian fans. The Rio Olympics also ran into problems with money issues, controversial banning of Russian athletes and the killing of a mascot.

Entertainment News

The Tony Awards made history with the cast of Hamilton taking top honors while the entertainment world lost a young actor, Anton Yelchin, in an unfortunate freak accident when he was crushed by his vehicle.The month ended with the BET Awards which held a tribute to Prince.

Technology News

Apple held it's annual WWDC where it revealed the new iOS10 and move from OS X to macOS while at Facebook Mark Zuckerburg fought to keep control of the company he created.

Style News

In the world of fashion it was the men's turn to shine as Paris featured Men's Fashion Weeks from Dior to Kenzo and more.