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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 ], ]. The ] 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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****] 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. ****] ] 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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*****] ] announces that the ] has extended their ] and limits on gatherings until January 18. *****] ] announces that the ] has extended their ] and limits on gatherings until January 18.
****TV personality ] announces that she has contracted ]. Her contraction of the virus prompts production of her show, '']'', to be halted until January 2021. ****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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****An expert panel advising the ] recommends granting 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 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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'''International relations''' '''International relations'''
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**The ] says that ] will normalize diplomatic relations with ], becoming the fourth ] to do so in recent months, in a deal 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". **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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