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'''Armed conflicts and attacks''' '''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
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**Journalist Malalai Maiwand, an activist for ] and ], and her driver are shot dead on their way to work in ], ]. No group has claimed responsibility. **Journalist Malalai Maiwand, an activist for ] and ], and her driver are shot dead on their way to work in ], ]. The ] claimed responsibility for the attack.
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**A large ] is held in ] to celebrate ]'s victory over ] in ]. ] ] is among the foreign attendees. The parade involves thousands of soldiers, flyovers from helicopters and ]s, and a ] brigade. **A large ] is held in ] to celebrate ]'s victory over ] in ]. ] ] is among the foreign attendees. The parade includes thousands of soldiers, flyovers from helicopters and ]s, and a ] brigade.


'''Business and economy''' '''Business and economy'''
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**The ] expands its ] by €500 billion to €1.85 trillion and extends the scheme to March 2022, saying it expects "a more pronounced near-term impact of the pandemic on the ] economy and a more protracted weakness in ] than previously envisaged". **The ] expands its ] by €500 billion to €1.85 trillion and extends the scheme to March 2022, saying it expects "a more pronounced near-term impact of the pandemic on the ] economy and a more protracted weakness in ] than previously envisaged".
⚫ *] and ] cut financial ties with ] following an investigation by '']'' into ] content and ] on the website. Pornhub says that the moves are "exceptionally disappointing" as well as crushing news for the "hundreds of thousands of models who rely on our platform for their livelihoods".


'''Health and environment''' '''Health and environment'''
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****] reports a record 2,973 new cases in the past 24 hours, according to official figures released by the government. ****] reports a record 2,973 new cases in the past 24 hours, according to official figures released by the government.
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****] reports a new single-day record of 2,234 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide confirmed cases total to 78,499. ****] reports a new single-day record of 2,234 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide number of confirmed cases to 78,499.
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****The ] said a suspected ] cases aboard a ‘cruise-to-nowhere’ was a false alarm after a passenger aboard the ]'s '']'' cruise ship who tested positive for COVID-19 has been found not to have the virus. ****The ] said that a suspected ] case aboard a "cruise-to-nowhere" was a false alarm after a passenger aboard ]'s '']'' cruise ship who tested positive for COVID-19 has been found not to have contracted the virus.
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****] surpasses 40,000 total cases of COVID-19. ****] surpasses 40,000 total cases of COVID-19.
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****] reports a new single-day record of 1,939 new cases, bringing the total of confirmed cases nationwide to 154,392. ****] reports a new single-day record of 1,939 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 154,392.
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****] ] announces the extension of the ]'s partial ] measures to 31 other ], in total 69 municipalities will be affected from tomorrow at 4:00 pm local time. It comes after the country reports a record 3,132 new cases. ****] ] announces the expansion of the ]'s partial ] measures to 31 other ], beginning tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. local time. This comes after the country reports a record 3,132 new cases in the past 24 hours.
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****] ] announces that the ] will delay the reopening of cultural venues and introduce a night-time curfew from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. local time, where stay-at-home order will be lifted as planned on December 15 as it struggles to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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****] reports a new single-day record of 23,679 new cases, according to the ], bringing the total of confirmed cases nationwide to 1,242,203. ****] reports a new single-day record of 23,679 cases, according to the ], bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 1,242,203.
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****], country that approached the no-lockdown strategy, registers a record 7,935 cases in the past 24 hours. ****] reports a record 7,935 new cases in the past 24 hours.
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****] reports a new single-day record of 1,983 new cases, bringing the total of confirmed cases in the province to 134,783. *****] reports a new single-day record of 1,983 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the province to 134,783.
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*****] reports a record 28 new deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the provincial death toll to 587.
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*****] ] announces that the ] has extended their ] and limits on gatherings until January 18.
****TV personality ] announces that she has contracted COVID-19. Her contraction of the virus prompts production of her show, '']'', to be halted until January 2021.
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⚫ ****The ] grants Tozinameran ] for usage in the ].
⚫ ****] approves Tozinameran as a safe vaccine.
⚫ ***] announces that they will begin a study by testing mRNA-1273, their vaccine candidate, on adolescents (ages 12–17 years old).
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****] ] announces the purchase of 10 million doses of the ]n ] vaccine, and says he will be the first person to be injected with the vaccine to prove it is safe. A first shipment of 600,000 doses will take place before the end of the year. ****] ] announces the purchase of 10 million doses of the ]n ] vaccine, and says that he will be the first person to receive the vaccine in order to prove that it is safe. An initial shipment of 600,000 doses will be received before the end of the year.
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⚫ ****An expert panel advising the ] recommends granting Tozinameran ] for usage in the ].
⚫ ****] approves Tozinameran as a safe vaccine.
⚫ ***] announces that they will begin testing their vaccine candidate, mRNA-1273, on adolescents aged 12–17 years.
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**The ] reports a new case of a highly pathogenic strain of ] (]) at poultry farms in ] and ]. Authorities started culling 56,000 chickens at the farm in ] and related facilities, as well as about 67,000 chickens at the farm in ]. **The ] reports new cases of a highly pathogenic strain of ] (]) at poultry farms in ], ] and ], ]. Authorities have started culling 56,000 chickens at the farm in Saiki as well as about 67,000 chickens at the farm in Kinokawa.


'''International relations''' '''International relations'''
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**The ] say that ] will normalise diplomatic relations with ], eventually becoming the fourth ] to do so in recent months. ] ] also says he recognises "Moroccan sovereignty over the entire ] territory". Morocco says the US "will open a consulate in Western Sahara as part of Morocco’s deal with Israel". **The ] says that ] will normalize diplomatic relations with ], becoming the fourth ] to do so in recent months, in an agreement mediated by the United States. ] ] also says that he recognizes "Moroccan sovereignty over the entire ] territory". Morocco says that the United States "will open a consulate in Western Sahara as part of Morocco’s deal with Israel".
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**]'s ] votes to lower the country's financial assistance package to the ] and the ] by ]3.4 million over allegations of anti-Semitic content and incitement to violence in Palestinian school curricula. **]'s ] votes to lower the country's financial assistance package to the ] and the ] by ]3.4 million over concerns of anti-Semitic content and incitement to violence in Palestinian school curricula.
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**The ] expels two ]n diplomats based in ], who it accuses of being a part of a ]-led "espionage network" targeting the high-tech sector. Russia describes the Dutch accusations as "unfounded", and says the explusions of its citizens was "provocative". **The ] expels two ]n diplomats based in ], who it accuses of being part of a ]-led "espionage network" targeting the high-tech sector. Russia describes the Netherlander accusations as "unfounded", and says that the expulsion of its citizens was "provocative".


'''Law and crime''' '''Law and crime'''
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**]'s ] passes a bill decriminalizing ]. The bill needs to be approved by ] ] to become law. **]'s ] passes a bill decriminalizing ]. The bill will need to be approved by ] ] in order to become law.


'''Politics and elections''' '''Politics and elections'''
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**The ] agrees on a compromise deal to unlock €1.8 trillion for the ] and for the ] recovery plan. **The ] agrees on a compromise deal to unlock €1.8 trillion for the ] and for the ] recovery plan.


'''Science and technology'''
⚫ *] and ] cut financial ties with ] following an investigation into ] content and ] on the website by '']''. Pornhub says the moves are "exceptionally disappointing", and crushing news for the "hundreds of thousands of models who rely on our platform for their livelihoods".
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