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• Corinaldo stampede
• Six people are killed and dozens injured as frantic customers
were exiting a packed Lanterna Azzurra club
in Corinaldo in Ancona Province, Marche, Italy. Reports that
pepper gas had been involved are not confirmed. (BBC)
International relations
• European migrant crisis
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) rescue vessel Aquarius 2 ends
migrant rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea, citing
sustained attacks on search and rescue by European
governments, particularly Italy. (BBC)
Law and crime
• Eleven people die, including five hostages, as armed police battle
robbers who had tried to raid two banks in Milagres, Brazil. (BBC)
• Special Counsel investigation (2017–present)
• American attorney Robert Mueller is set to reveal more details
about the Special Counsel investigation as he faces court
deadlines in the cases of two men who worked closely
with Donald Trump. (Huffington Post)
• Jamaican reggae artist Buju Banton (Mark Anthony Myrie) is released
from a U.S. prison and deported back to Jamaica, after serving 7 years
of a 10-year conviction. (Tampa Bay Times)
Politics and elections
• Political appointments by Donald Trump
• U.S. President Donald Trump nominates William Barr to be the
new attorney general, a position he held under George H. W.
Bush from 1991 to 1993. Heather Nauert, a former journalist and
the incumbent Spokesperson for the United States Department of
State, is proposed as U.S. Ambassador to the United
Nations. (BBC) (Reuters)
• Christian Democratic Union of Germany leadership election, 2018
• Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer succeeds Angela Merkel as the
new chairperson of the Christian Democratic Union, one of the
major political parties in Germany. (The Guardian)
Science and technology
• Discoveries of exoplanets
• Scientists from the University of Geneva announce that a
previously-known Neptune-sized exoplanet, HAT-P-11b, has a
slowly-escaping heliumatmosphere. (International Business
Times) (Phys.org)
• Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
• The China National Space Administration successfully
launches Chang'e 4from Xichang Satellite Launch Center which
will attempt the first ever robotic landing on the far side of the
Moon in 2019. (BBC)
December 6, 2018 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
• A car bomb explodes near a police post in Chabahar, Iran. Two police
officers are pronounced dead and around 40 people were wounded in
the attack. Islamic militant group Ansar Al-Furqan claims responsibility.
Iran accuses the perpetrators of being "foreign-backed
terrorists". (Middle East Eye)
Arts and culture
• The Game Awards 2018
• God of War is named Game of the Year at The Game
Awards annual awards ceremony in Los Angeles. (The Telegraph)
Disasters and accidents
• Two U.S. Marine aircraft from Iwakuni air base crash off the coast
of Shikoku, Japan, during a mid-air refueling. One serviceman is
rescued by Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force, while one is found
dead and five are still reported missing. (The Japan Times)
International relations
• A U.S.-sponsored resolution to condemn Hamas fails to get adopted at
the United Nations General Assembly. (AP via Minneapolis Star
Tribune)
Law and crime
• The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs demands that Canada and
the United States clarify the reasons behind the arrest
of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, also asking for her immediate
release. (The Guardian)
• December 2018 Time Warner building bomb threats
• CNN evacuates the Time Warner Center in New York City
during CNN Tonight with Don Lemon after a bomb threat was
called into the building. (CNN)(Variety)
• Afghan parliamentary election, 2018
• Afghanistan’s Electoral Complaints Commission declares all votes
cast in Kabul Province to be invalid due to voter fraud and other
cases of mismanagement. (Reuters)
• Death and state funeral of George H. W. Bush
• Former U.S. President George H. W. Bush is laid to rest at his
Presidential Library in College Station, Texas. (NBC News)
• Yellow vests movement
• The French police union Vigi calls on police officers to begin an
indefinite strike on December 8 and join anti-government
protesters, noting that "a majority of the French continue to back
the movement". (Sputnik News)
• Major landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre are to
shut down amid expected protests this weekend. (The Guardian)
December 5, 2018 (Wednesday)
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Business and economy
• The deputy governor of Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, says that
the country is likely to become a cashless society within the next three
to five years. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
• Two people died while 18 others are injured when a tank truck caught
fire and exploded in the city of Rieti, Italy. (Sky Tg24)
• Tsunami waves reportedly strike parts of New Caled
• Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, also asking for her immediate
release. (The Guardian)
• December 2018 Time Warner building bomb threats
• CNN evacuates the Time Warner Center in New York City
during CNN Tonight with Don Lemon after a bomb threat was
called into the building. (CNN)(Variety)
• Afghan parliamentary election, 2018
• Afghanistan’s Electoral Complaints Commission declares all votes
cast in Kabul Province to be invalid due to voter fraud and other
cases of mismanagement. (Reuters)
• Death and state funeral of George H. W. Bush
• Former U.S. President George H. W. Bush is laid to rest at his
Presidential Library in College Station, Texas. (NBC News)
• Yellow vests movement
• The French police union Vigi calls on police officers to begin an
indefinite strike on December 8 and join anti-government
protesters, noting that "a majority of the French continue to back
the movement". (Sputnik News)
• Major landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre are to
shut down amid expected protests this weekend. (The Guardian)

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