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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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**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.


;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". *] 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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**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.


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**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". **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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**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 Dutch accusations as "unfounded", and says that the expulsion of its citizens was "provocative".


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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.


;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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December 10, 2020 (2020-12-10) (Thursday)

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