What news grabbed your attention in 2017?
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7. “AMERICA FIRST” – US pulls out of international organizations and agreements.
14. BITCOIN – Value of cryptocurrency skyrockets to record high despite tighter regulations.
1. 19TH CPC NATIONAL CONGRESS – Socialism with Chinese characteristics enters a new era.
6. BREXIT TALKS – “Sufficient progress” for EU-UK to move on with divorce deal.
4. VIOLENCE & TERRORISM – Las Vegas shooting, Manchester Arena bombing, London Bridge attack and etc.
5. FIGHT AGAINST ISIL – ISIL suffers major defeats and heavy territorial losses in Syria and Iraq
12. KOREAN PENINSULA – DPRK in war of words with US as prospects of full-blown conflict increase
13. ROHINGYA CRISIS –Thousands of Rohingya minorities flee military violence in northwest Myanmar
2. CHINA’S VISION FOR WORLD – “A community of shared future for mankind”
8. CATALAN REFERENDUM – Independence referendum in Catalonia plunges country in political turmoil
9. FRENCH ELECTION – Emmanuel Macron beats far-right opponent Marine Le Pen.
11. ZIMBABWE CRISIS – Robert Mugabe resigns as president of Zimbabwe amid political crisis
10. GERMAN ELECTION – German Chancellor Angela Merkel re-elected for fourth term
15. TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE – First total eclipse in nearly a century sweeps across North America.
16. HURRICANES – 2017 is the most expensive hurricane season in the US history.
17. MEXICO EARTHQUAKE – A 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolts central Mexico and kills over 200 people
3. QATAR DIPLOMATIC CRISIS – Saudi-led quartet cuts off diplomatic ties with Qatar.