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'''Armed conflicts and attacks''' '''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
⚫ *The ] says the crew of one of their ships saw an ] suffer an explosion after being hit by "an external source" off the coast of ], ]. They also say that oil may have leaked from the site of the blast.
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⚫ **The ] says the crew of one of their ships saw an ] suffer an explosion after being hit by "an external source" off the coast of ], ]. They also say that oil may have leaked from the site of the blast.
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**An ] staff member and three ] aid workers are shot dead in ]'s ]. **An ] staff member and three ] aid workers are shot dead in ]'s ].
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****] ] imposes a tough five-week nationwide lockdown. Schools, museums, gyms and all non-essential shops, will be closed from midnight until January 19. ****] ] imposes a tough five-week nationwide lockdown. Schools, museums, gyms and all non-essential shops, will be closed from midnight until January 19.
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****] ] announces that ] will impose a five-day full ] from December 31 at 9:00 pm local time until January 4, as a record 229 deaths were reported in the past 24 hours. ****] ] announces that ] will impose a five-day full ] from December 31 at 9:00 p.m. local time until January 4, as a record 229 deaths were reported in the past 24 hours.
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****] orders schools in the ] to close from tomorrow until the end of the month due to an increase in new COVID-19 cases, which has broken records not seen since the ] began. ****] orders schools in the ] to close from tomorrow until the end of the month due to an increase in new COVID-19 cases, which has broken records not seen since the ] began.
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***] ] announces that public gatherings will be limited to no more than 100 people for indoor events and 250 people for outdoor events, and that the nationwide ] will be extended from 11:00 pm to 4:00 am throughout the holiday season. He also said that alcohol will only be sold from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm local time, Monday to Thursday. ***] ] announces that public gatherings will be limited to no more than 100 people for indoor events and 250 people for outdoor events, and that the nationwide ] will be extended from 11:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. throughout the holiday season. He also said that alcohol will only be sold from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time, Monday to Thursday.


'''International relations''' '''International relations'''
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'''Law and crime''' '''Law and crime'''
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**The ] of ] sentences a ]i national to death after he was found guilty of ] his ] girlfriend two years ago. In Singapore, a charge of murder carries the mandatory ]. **The ] of ] sentences a ]i national to death after he was found guilty of ] his ] girlfriend two years ago. In Singapore, a charge of murder carries the mandatory ].


'''Politics and elections''' '''Politics and elections'''
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**The ] meets in the state capitals to officially elect the next ]. ], the presumptive ], is officially elected president after securing ]'s 55 electoral votes and will be ] on January 20. Outgoing President ] continues to dispute the results of the election, claiming widespread ], despite ]. **The ] meets in the state capitals to officially elect the next ]. ], the presumptive ], is officially elected president after securing ]'s 55 electoral votes and will be ] on January 20. Outgoing President ] continues to dispute the results of the election, claiming widespread ], despite ].
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***The ] is closed to the public for the day and its ] sessions are cancelled due to "credible threats of violence" in response to the election. ***The ] is closed to the public for the day and its ] sessions are cancelled due to "credible threats of violence" in response to the election.
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'''Science and technology''' '''Science and technology'''
*Several ] services go down without warning around 11:50 ], including ], ], and the ] Store. The chatting ] ] and mobile video game '']'' also go down. The cause was revealed to be an “authentication system outage” by the Google Cloud ] account. *Several ] services go down without warning around 11:50 ], including ], ], and the ] Store. The chatting ] ] and mobile video game '']'' also go down. The cause was revealed to be an “authentication system outage” by the Google Cloud ] account.
*Amid controversy over alleged illegal content, ] removes all non-verified user-uploaded videos, which make up the majority of the videos on the platform. Pornhub says that its new measures are now "more strict than any ] platform". *Amid controversy over alleged illegal content, ] removes all non-verified user-uploaded videos, which make up the majority of the videos on the platform. Pornhub says that its new measures are now "more strict than any ] platform".
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December 14, 2020 (2020-12-14) (Monday)

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Science and technology

  • Several Google services go down without warning around 11:50 UTC, including YouTube, Google Search, and the Google Play Store. The chatting app Discord and mobile video game Pokémon Go also go down. The cause was revealed to be an “authentication system outage” by the Google Cloud Twitter account. (IGN) (Newsweek)
  • Amid controversy over alleged illegal content, Pornhub removes all non-verified user-uploaded videos, which make up the majority of the videos on the platform. Pornhub says that its new measures are now "more strict than any social media platform". (BBC News)
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