Syria ceasefire, backed by Russia and Turkey, holds after initial clashes
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the general “calm continues”.
Monte Paschi to issue $15.8 billion in debt after EU approves support: Paper
Italy’s Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, which is being bailed out by the state, plans to issue $15.8 billion of debt.
After a roller-coaster ride in 2016, here’s what sterling could do in 2017
It has been a roller-coaster ride for sterling in 2016 as it plunged to levels not seen in more than a generation.
Love all: Serena Williams gets engaged to Reddit co-founder Ohanian
“Down on 1 knee. He said four words. And/r/isaidyes,” the 35-year-old American tennis star posted on the site.
Zero-hours workers ‘face £1,000 pay penalty’
Zero-hours contract workers earn £1,000 a year less than permanent employees, a think tank says.
We are vulnerable right now to a flu epidemic: Bill Gates
Bill Gates is worried that too much regulation will stop the world from controlling a major flu outbreak.
2016 in pictures: A look back at the top news events of the year
From the Middle East to mainland Europe, CNBC takes a look at some of 2016’s most striking photographs.
Read all about it: The fakest news stories of 2016
CNBC looks at some of the top performing fake stories of 2016.
The new OPEC: Who will supply the lithium needed to run the future’s electric cars?
Out with the oil and in with electric.