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Plane with expelled Russian diplomats leaves US: Russian media

A plane carrying 35 Russian diplomats expelled from the United States over Moscow's alleged interference in the presidential election took off from Washington on Jan.1 and landed in Moscow on Jan. 2, Russian news agencies reported.

"The plane has taken off, everyone is on board," said the Russian embassy in Washington, quoted by the state-owned RIA Novosti agency.

Offenbach opera at Zorlu

The Zorlu PSM screenings of Royal Opera House productions continue with "Les Contes D'Hoffman" (The Tales of Hoffman), a well-regarded opera by Jacques Offenbach. 

The opera will be at Zorlu PSM on Dec. 29. 

Panasonic, Tesla to start production of solar cells in New York

Panasonic Corp and Tesla Motors said on Dec. 27 they have agreed to start production of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules at a factory in Buffalo, New York, as reported by Reuters. 

In a joint statement, the two companies said they plan to start production of PV modules in the summer of 2017 and increase to one gigawatt of module production by 2019.

2016 in 15 Reuters photos (photos)

The year of 2016 is about to come to an end. It was a year of full of tragedy, suffering and conflict. But it also had moments of hope and inspiration. From the U.S. presidential town hall debate to the Rio Olympics – the award-winning photographers of Reuters have really captured it all.

Christine Lagarde to stand trial for negligence in France

In a strange turn of affairs, IMF chief Christine Lagarde will be taking time off her day job solving the world’s financial crises in order to solve a legal crisis of her own on Monday – a trial — in which she has been accused of negligence after the French state handed over $425 million to Bernard Tapie, a tycoon friend of the French president’s in 2008.

Dump Trump?

Nearly 100,000 indignant citizens of New York petitioned to have Melania Trump leave the city after an announcement first came out that the First Lady-elect intended to stay there until her son finishes out the school year.

 

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