2016 Worst Year

The average air quality index (AQI) in Delhi in April this year was 256, the worst for the month since 2016, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.

Two more deaths due to dengue have been reported in Delhi, taking the toll to 17 this year, according to a South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) report released on Monday.

Sharapova, who missed the 2016 tournament because of a doping ban and last year after she was refused a wild card, was broken six times, committed 27 unforced errors and won just five points on her own serve in the second set.

"The worst is over," Lei said at the company's annual meeting in Beijing on Thursday, describing 2016 as a "make-up year".

Experts believe that any respite from such a sell-off is likely only in the second half of the new year 2017.

Last week, Ashley Feinberg, a writer at the website Deadspin and a prolific social media user, dug up and retweeted messages various Americans had sent out at the end of 2015. "2015 was the worst year 2016 cannot get worse," read one. "I'm so ready for 2016 man I'm so over 2015," read another.

It's been a crazy year by most standards, so we sat down and compiled a list of the highlights in 2016. On New Year's Eve, here's a look back.

The year has been rough on everyone, and the world of tech is no exception. Here are the worst moments we remember.

The government's demonetisation programme has had a very negative impact on the sales of automobiles in November, 2016. Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) is calling it a temporary disruption in an otherwise healthy industry, and hopes it passes quickly. But the impact could be deeper than it wishes.

Over the Diwali weekend of 2016, India's air quality was among the world's worst and between 40 per cent and 100 per cent worse in five north Indian cities than at the same time the preceding year, according to global air pollution data.

The hajj reached its high point Sunday when Muslims from across the world converged on a stoney hill in Saudi Arabia, a year after the worst tragedy in the pilgrimage's history.

China put a brave face on their worst Olympics for 20 years but they will work hard to make sure they aren't embarrassed again in 2020 -- when the Games are hosted by arch-rivals Japan.

China failed to take a gold in the 2016 Rio Olympics for the first time since 1984, winning just two team bronze, and for the first time failing to get an individual Olympic medal

The Geneva auto show is probably the most glamorous of all auto shows. This year's show, however, was overshadowed by the diesel scandal triggered by an ongoing feud between the North American EPA and Volkswagen. Electrification became a more universal topic than in past years. Here is our strictly subjective list of the Five Best and the Five Wors...

For the world's worst-performing economies, no good will come from New Year's resolutions to do better. For many, 2016 will only bring more disappointment, say economists surveyed by Bloomberg.

The average air quality index (AQI) in Delhi in April this year was 256, the worst for the month since 2016, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.

Two more deaths due to dengue have been reported in Delhi, taking the toll to 17 this year, according to a South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) report released on Monday.

Sharapova, who missed the 2016 tournament because of a doping ban and last year after she was refused a wild card, was broken six times, committed 27 unforced errors and won just five points on her own serve in the second set.

"The worst is over," Lei said at the company's annual meeting in Beijing on Thursday, describing 2016 as a "make-up year".

Experts believe that any respite from such a sell-off is likely only in the second half of the new year 2017.

Last week, Ashley Feinberg, a writer at the website Deadspin and a prolific social media user, dug up and retweeted messages various Americans had sent out at the end of 2015. "2015 was the worst year 2016 cannot get worse," read one. "I'm so ready for 2016 man I'm so over 2015," read another.

It's been a crazy year by most standards, so we sat down and compiled a list of the highlights in 2016. On New Year's Eve, here's a look back.

The year has been rough on everyone, and the world of tech is no exception. Here are the worst moments we remember.

The government's demonetisation programme has had a very negative impact on the sales of automobiles in November, 2016. Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) is calling it a temporary disruption in an otherwise healthy industry, and hopes it passes quickly. But the impact could be deeper than it wishes.

Over the Diwali weekend of 2016, India's air quality was among the world's worst and between 40 per cent and 100 per cent worse in five north Indian cities than at the same time the preceding year, according to global air pollution data.

The hajj reached its high point Sunday when Muslims from across the world converged on a stoney hill in Saudi Arabia, a year after the worst tragedy in the pilgrimage's history.

China put a brave face on their worst Olympics for 20 years but they will work hard to make sure they aren't embarrassed again in 2020 -- when the Games are hosted by arch-rivals Japan.

China failed to take a gold in the 2016 Rio Olympics for the first time since 1984, winning just two team bronze, and for the first time failing to get an individual Olympic medal

The Geneva auto show is probably the most glamorous of all auto shows. This year's show, however, was overshadowed by the diesel scandal triggered by an ongoing feud between the North American EPA and Volkswagen. Electrification became a more universal topic than in past years. Here is our strictly subjective list of the Five Best and the Five Wors...

For the world's worst-performing economies, no good will come from New Year's resolutions to do better. For many, 2016 will only bring more disappointment, say economists surveyed by Bloomberg.