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Portal:Current events/2016 December 17

December 17, 2016 (2016-12-17) (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Business and economy
  • The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro suspends plans to eliminate the 100 bolívar note from circulation, in a country where much of the population lives on cash, without bank accounts. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
International relations
  • China–United States relations
    • The Chinese Defense Ministry says it is in talks with the United States about returning an underwater drone taken Thursday from the South China Sea. The Pentagon says the drone, used for gathering weather and temperature data, is not armed. (Reuters) (USA Today)
Science and technology
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