And they also made news

Updated: Dec 29, 2016, 18:53 IST

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Omran Daqneesh

Five-year-old Syrian toddler Omran Daqneesh was found amid the rubble of his house following airstrikes on rebel-held neighbourhood of Qaterji, Aleppo. The video went viral reminding the world of the atrocities of war and of the daily struggles of the people in the war-torn area. (Reuters photo)

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Murtaza Ahmadi

Dreams came true for a 6-year-old Afghan refugee when his idol Lionel Messi met him at Doha, after a friendly match against Al Ahli Saudi FC in Qatar on December 2016. Back in January, the boy stormed the internet with his picture in a plastic jersey on which ‘ Messi’ was scribbled.(Reuters photo)

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Refugee crisis

Since 2011, the refugee crisis has only been aggravating with the ongoing war in the Middle East, especially in Syria. At least 3,000 migrants have been killed in a treacherous journey across the Mediterranean Sea. Germany, by far has received the majority of asylum seeker application, the countless refugee influx has led to European crisis. Amidst all these crisis there was a silver lining, The Refugee Olympic Team had went on to participate in Rio Olympics 2016. (Reuters photo)

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SpaceX Falcon 9

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was launched from Florida on a NASA cargo run to the International Space Station. Four previous at-sea landing attempts had failed. But the Falcon 9 main-stage rocket achieved a successful ground-based touchdown in December, 2016. (Reuters photo)

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Solar Impulse 2

Powered solely on sun's energy, Solar Impulse 2 made history with its round-the-world flight. It completed a journey of 25,000-miles on July 26, 2016 after it took off 16 months ago in March 2015. It made 16 stops across the world during its journey while demonstrating as to how an aircraft can reduce world's energy consumption by 50%.(Reuters photo)

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Harambe Gorilla

A 17-year-old male gorilla named Harambe was shot dead by a Cincinnati Zoo employee in Ohio, US in May 2016. He was shot because a 3-year-old child entered the mammal’s enclosure. Fearing for the child's life, the gorilla was shot. The incident was recorded and shared over the internet following which it received international coverage and commentary. (Reuters photo)

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Arshad Khan

The blue-eyed chaiwala from Pakistan, Arshad Khan, became an internet sensation when an Islamabad-based photographer Jiah Ali photographed him and posted his picture on Instagram. A latest poll by UK-based newspaper featured him among the 'Top 50 Sexiest Asian Men' as well. (Reuters photo)

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Qandeel Baloch

A 26-year-old social media sensation was murdered by her brother calling it as ‘punishment’ for bring disgrace to family. Qandeel, who shot to fame in 2014 because of her bold avatar on internet. (Reuters photo)

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Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian, a social media celebrity, was robbed at gunpoint in her hotel when she went to Paris Fashion Week in October 2016. She was robbed of jewellery worth $11 million including a $4 million ring. She kept away from all of her social media accounts for nearly 6 weeks. (Reuters photo)

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Pokemon go

Niantic Inc launched its location-based reality game Pokemon go for Indian users on December 14. It was launched for the first time worldwide on July 6, 2016. Since then it has been downloaded more than 500 million times. (Reuters photo)