George Michael seen in a 2005 photo. He died at home, his publicist reported on Monday (AEDT).

Singer George Michael dead

Michael - whose real name is Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou - sold more than 100 million albums throughout a career spanning almost four decades.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem.

Netanyahu fires back at UN resolution

Ambassadors of countries that voted for a Security Council resolution that harshly criticizes Israeli settlement activity were called in for a dressing down on Xmas Day.

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If 2016 in gadgets showed us anything, it was how hard manufacturers are pushing to keep up with our insatiable appetite for new stuff