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;Armed conflicts and attacks '''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
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**The ] says the crew of one of their ships saw an ] suffer an ] 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. **The ] says the crew of one of their ships saw an ] suffer an ] 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 ].


;Arts and culture '''Arts and culture'''
*] intellectuals ] and ] hand back their medals of the ], ]'s highest ], to France. They protest the news that ] ] was awarded the ] of the Legion at the same time that prosecutors in ] indicted four top security officials of the Sisi regime over the 2016 ], an Italian doctoral student, in ]. *] intellectuals ] and ] hand back their medals of the ], ]'s highest ], to France. They protest the news that ] ] was awarded the ] of the Legion at the same time that prosecutors in ] indicted four top security officials of the Sisi regime over the 2016 ], an Italian doctoral student, in ].


;Disasters and accidents '''Disasters and accidents'''
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**]s ] and Zazu threaten several ] countries, especially ]. Yasa intensifies into a category 2 storm, remaining in the waters between Fiji and ]. It is expected to reach Fiji on Thursday as a category 4 storm. Zazu also brings heavy rains to ]. **]s ] and Zazu threaten several ] countries, especially ]. Yasa intensifies into a category 2 storm, remaining in the waters between Fiji and ]. It is expected to reach Fiji on Thursday as a category 4 storm. Zazu also brings heavy rains to ].


;Health and environment '''Health and environment'''
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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 ] 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 pm to 4:00 am throughout the holiday season. He also said that ] will only be sold from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm local time, Monday to Thursday.


;International relations '''International relations'''
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**] ] announces that the United States has removed ] from the list of ]. Sudan had recently paid a $335 million settlement to the US government for US victims of terrorist attacks. **] ] announces that the United States has removed ] from the list of ]. Sudan had recently paid a $335 million settlement to the US government for US victims of terrorist attacks.
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**] bans the launching of ] leaflets into ]. The ] have been used by ] and ] activists for decades to spread anti-government propaganda, news from the outside world that is restricted in the North, money, food, and USBs containing South Korean media. The ban also outlaws the use of loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts. Violators of the ban will face up to three years in prison or 30 million won (]27,400) in fines. **] bans the launching of ] leaflets into ]. The ] have been used by ] and ] activists for decades to spread anti-government propaganda, news from the outside world that is restricted in the North, money, food, and USBs containing South Korean media. The ban also outlaws the use of loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts. Violators of the ban will face up to three years in prison or 30 million won (]27,400) in fines.


;Law and crime '''Law and crime'''
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**The ] of ] sentences a ]i national to death after he was found guilty of ]ing 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 ]ing 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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**President Trump announces that ] will resign as ] on December 23. **President Trump announces that ] will resign as ] on December 23.


;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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Health and environment

International relations

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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)
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