Reuters reports, on the basis of anonymous Chinese bankers, that the State Administration of Foreign Exchange is instructing them to keep quiet about any negative analysis of prospects for the yuan. (Reuters)
As the homicide rate in El Salvador declines, the country records its first day in the last two years without a homicide. (CNN)
Politics and elections
President-elect of the United States Donald Trump holds his first post-election press conference in New York City. (CBS News)
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction releases a report on Afghanistan, saying that the Afghan Armed Forces are not capable of securing the country and have lost more territory to the Taliban, the most since the United States invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
Norway becomes the first country to start a complete switch-off of national FM radio stations. The change, from the analogue FM system to digital audio broadcasting, is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Some, such as the Norwegian Local Radio Association, are concerned about the impact on motorists and the elderly. (New Scientist) (BBC)