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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 for the attack. **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 includes 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.
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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 new single-day record of 1,939 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases 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 expansion of the ]'s partial ] measures to 31 other ], beginning tomorrow at 4:00 pm local time. This comes after the country reports a record 3,132 new cases in the past 24 hours. ****] ] 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 cases, according to the ], bringing the total number of confirmed cases 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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****] reports a record 7,935 new 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 cases, bringing the total number 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. *****] 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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****] ] 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. ****] ] 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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****The ] grants Tozinameran ] for usage in the ]. ****An expert panel advising the ] recommends granting Tozinameran ] for usage in the ].
****] approves Tozinameran as a safe vaccine. ****] approves Tozinameran as a safe vaccine.
***] announces that they will begin a testing their vaccine candidate, mRNA-1273, on adolescents aged 12–17 years. ***] announces that they will begin testing their vaccine candidate, mRNA-1273, on adolescents aged 12–17 years.
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**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. **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 ] says that ] will normalise diplomatic relations with ], becoming the fourth ] to do so in recent months. ] ] also says that he recognises "Moroccan sovereignty over the entire ] territory". Morocco says that 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 concerns 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 part of a ]-led "espionage network" targeting the high-tech sector. Russia describes the Dutch accusations as "unfounded", and says that the expulsion 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 will need to be approved by ] ] in order to become law. **]'s ] passes a bill decriminalizing ]. The bill will need to be approved by ] ] in order to become law.
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**The US executes Brandon Bernard for his role in a 1999 murder despite pleas for clemency from thousands and others including ].


'''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.


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⚫ *] 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".
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