포털:현재 사건/2020년 12월
Portal:Current events/December 20202020년 12월은 윤년의 12번째이자 마지막 달이었다.화요일에 시작된 달은 31일 만에 목요일로 끝났다.
포털:현재 이벤트
이것은 2020년 12월부터 위키피디아의 Current events Portal의 보관된 버전이다.
재해 및 사고
- 오스트레일리아 산불 시즌 2020-21
- 아레시보 천문대
- 인도네시아 자바섬에서 가장 높은 산인 세메루가 폭발한다.(detikNews)
보건 및 환경
- COVID-19 전염병
- 북아메리카의 COVID-19 전염병
- 미국의 COVID-19 전염병
- 플로리다에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 미시시피 주의 COVID-19 전염병
- 오리건 주의 COVID-19 전염병
- 텍사스 주의 COVID-19 전염병
- 텍사스는 지난 24시간 동안 15,182명의 새로운 환자가 발생했다고 발표했는데, 이는 전염병이 시작된 이후 하루 만에 새로운 기록이다.( 댈러스 모닝 뉴스)
- 캐나다에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 미국의 COVID-19 전염병
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 호주에서 COVID-19 전염병
- COVID-19 백신
- 북아메리카의 COVID-19 전염병
국제 관계
법과 범죄
- 2020년 트라이어 공격
- 브라질 카메타에서 무장괴한들이 은행을 공격해 도로를 봉쇄하고 인질 여러 명을 납치해 돈을 훔치는 사건이 발생했다.공격자들은 머리에 총상을 입고 인질을 살해하고, 경비원과 경찰관은 부상을 입는다.여러 발의 총성과 폭발도 보고됐다.공격 대상은 전날 밤 크리시우마에서 강탈당한 같은 은행인 방코두브라질 지점인 것으로 보인다.(BBC)
정치와 선거
- 파푸아 분쟁
- 서파푸아 연합해방운동은 잠정적인 '정부 대기'를 선언하고 베니 웬다를 임시 대통령으로 지명한다.(가디언)
과학기술
무력 충돌 및 공격
재해 및 사고
- 미국 알래스카주 하인즈에서는 이례적으로 높은 빗방울이 홍수와 산사태를 일으킨다.수많은 집이 파괴되고, 6명이 실종된다.(KTOO-TV) (CNN)
보건 및 환경
- COVID-19 전염병
- 북아메리카의 COVID-19 전염병
- 미국의 COVID-19 전염병
- 캘리포니아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 로스엔젤레스는 COVID-19의 확산을 막기 위한 노력의 일환으로 집에서 더 안전한 주문을 발행한다. (로스앤젤레스 타임스)
- 일리노이 주의 COVID-19 전염병
- 매사추세츠 주의 COVID-19 전염병
- 뉴멕시코 주의 COVID-19 전염병
- 뉴멕시코는 COVID-19의 확인된 총 10만 건을 능가한다.또 사상 최대인 40명이 새로 사망해 주 전체 사망자 수는 1629명으로 집계됐다. (뉴멕시코 정치 보고서)
- COVID 추적 프로젝트에 따르면 미국에서 하루 만에 입원한 COVID-19 환자는 10만 명을 넘는다(NBC 뉴스(NBC News)
- 미국이 COVID-19를 1400만 건을 돌파한 지 일주일도 안 돼 1300만 건을 돌파했다.(더 힐)
- 캘리포니아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 캐나다에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 퀘벡의 COVID-19 전염병
- Geneviéve Guilbault 퀘벡 부총리는 도가 COVID-19 확산을 막기 위해 쇼핑몰과 상점의 용량 제한을 강화할 것이라고 발표한다. (글로벌 뉴스)
- 알버타에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 제이슨 케니 앨버타 총리는 1월 초까지 접종이 예상되는 백신을 보급하기 위한 COVID-19 백신 태스크포스(TF)를 발표한다.(서드베리 스타)
- 퀘벡의 COVID-19 전염병
- 미국의 COVID-19 전염병
- 유럽에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 일본의 COVID-19 전염병
- 참의원은 모든 주민에게 COVID-19 백신을 무료로 제공하는 법을 통과시킨다.새 법에는 백신 비용도 모두 정부가 부담한다고 돼 있다.(프랑스 24)
- 키르기스스탄의 COVID-19 전염병
- 필리핀의 COVID-19 전염병
- 일본의 COVID-19 전염병
- 바누아투에서 COVID-19 전염병
- COVID-19 백신
- 북아메리카의 COVID-19 전염병
- 뉴질랜드의 기후 변화
- 재신다 아던 총리는 한국이 기후변화 비상사태를 선포했다고 발표하고 2025년까지 탄소중립이 될 것이라고 약속한다.(미국 뉴스앤월드 리포트)
법과 범죄
무력 충돌 및 공격
- 나가노카라바흐 분쟁
- 아제르바이잔은 2020년 나고르노-카라바흐 전쟁 당시 아제르바이잔 병사 2783명이 사망했다고 밝히고 있다.(알자지라)
- 말리 내전
재해 및 사고
- 2020년 캘리포니아 산불
- 미국 캘리포니아 주 오렌지카운티에서 산불이 발생해 2000에이커가 넘는 지역으로 번져 대피령이 내려졌다.(로스앤젤레스 타임스)
- 아본머스 폭발
보건 및 환경
- COVID-19 전염병
- 북아메리카의 COVID-19 전염병
- 미국의 COVID-19 전염병
- 캘리포니아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 노스다코타 주의 COVID-19 전염병
- 노스다코타주 국회의원들은 주 의회 의사당에서 다가오는 입법 시즌을 위해 마스크 명령을 내린다.이 조치는 1월 5일부터 시행된다. (그랜드 포크 헤럴드) (U.S. News & World Report)
- 아이오와 주의 COVID-19 전염병
- 버몬트 주의 COVID-19 전염병
- 버몬트주 신규 확진자는 최근 24시간 동안 178건으로 사상 최대를 기록, 전체 확진자는 4642명으로 늘었다.(버몬트 공영라디오)
- 조 바이든 대통령 당선자는 비벡 머시 박사와 제프리 진드스가 COVID-19 대유행 사태에 대한 그의 행정부의 대응을 이끌 것이라고 발표한다.그는 또한 닥터에게 물었다.앤서니 파우치 백악관 코로나바이러스 태스크포스(TF)에 남아서 수석 의료고문이 된다.(폴리시코)
- 캐나다에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 알버타에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 퀘벡의 COVID-19 전염병
- 프랑수아 레고 퀘벡 총리는 사례 증가 속에 도내 최대 10명의 성탄절 모임을 허용하려던 계획을 취소했다.(글로브 및 메일)
- 미국의 COVID-19 전염병
- 유럽에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 그리스에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 이탈리아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 헝가리에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 러시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 최근 24시간 동안 러시아에서 신규 확진자가 2만8145건으로 사상 최대 증가해 전국 총 확진자가 237만5546명으로 늘었다(모스크바타임스).
- 영국의 COVID-19 전염병
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 칠레의 COVID-19 전염병
- COVID-19 백신
- 북아메리카의 COVID-19 전염병
- 2020년 H5N8 발생
국제 관계
법과 범죄
과학기술
- COVID-19 전염병과 관련된 잘못된 정보
- 페이스북은 각국이 유통을 준비함에 따라 COVID-19 백신과 관련된 오보를 제거하겠다고 발표한다.(CNBC)
- 중국 우주 프로그램
무력 충돌 및 공격
보건 및 환경
- COVID-19 전염병
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 한국에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 바레인에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 일본의 COVID-19 전염병
- 일본은 지난 24시간 동안 기록적인 45명의 새로운 사망자가 발생했다고 발표했다.(Nippon.com)
- 유럽에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 오스트리아의 COVID-19 전염병
- 헝가리에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 슬로베니아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 토마호 간타 보건장관은 현재 제한사항으로는 감염률을 낮추지 못함에 따라 슬로베니아는 올해 안에 대규모 COVID-19 검사를 실시할 계획이라고 발표한다.테스트는 12월 11일 또는 12일 이후에 시작되어야 하며, 그 때 첫 10만개의 테스트 키트가 국가에 전달될 것으로 예상된다. (슬로베니아 타임스) (바론)
- 북아메리카의 COVID-19 전염병
- 미국의 COVID-19 전염병
- 미국은 227,885건의 새로운 COVID-19를 기록, 전날 세운 기록을 갈아치웠다. (WEYI-TV를 통한 AP통신)
- 캐나다에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 미국의 COVID-19 전염병
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
국제 관계
- 미크로네시아 연방-미국 관계
- 미크로네시아 연방은 미 공군과 함께 연례 크리스마스 드롭 작전을 주최하는 것을 거절한다.태평양 섬 주민들에게 식량 등 인도적 지원을 전달하는 연례 작전은 COVID-19의 위협을 이유로 미크로네시아 대통령 데이비드 W. 파누엘로에 의해 취소됐다(RNZ).
- 로힝야 난민 위기, 아슈레이안 프로젝트
법과 범죄
- 미국의 비의료용 대마초 탈범죄화
- 2020년 노바스코샤 공격
- 영국 리버풀의 조 앤더슨 시장은 뇌물 공여와 목격자 협박을 공모한 혐의로 다른 4명과 함께 체포되었다.그는 이후 노동당으로부터 당원권 정지 처분을 받는다. (BBC)
정치와 선거
- 2020년 몬테네그로 국회의원 선거
- 몬테네그로 의회는 중도 우파, 친서민 소수, 녹색 정당으로 구성된 새로운 연립정부를 승인하고 몬테네그로 민주사회당(DPS)의 30년 동안의 통치를 공식적으로 종료한다.즈드라브코 크리보카피치 신임 총리는 DPS가 구축한 국가기구를 해체하고 부패와 조직범죄를 뿌리뽑겠다고 다짐한다.(로이터)
과학기술
- 그레이트 인터넷 메르센 프라임 서치(Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search)는 지수가 1억 미만인 모든 메르센 수의 테스트를 완료했다.마일스톤 이후, 서버는 트래픽 증가를 경험했고, 유지보수를 촉진했고, 통상적으로 다가올 마일스톤에 대한 실시간 진행 보고서를 보여주는 "마일스톤" 페이지의 상단 부분을 일시적으로 제거했다.(Mersenne Forum)(YCombinator)
무력 충돌 및 공격
재해 및 사고
- 중국 충칭시 용촨구의 한 탄광에서 일산화탄소 누출로 최소 18명의 광부가 사망했다.실종된 광부 6명을 찾기 위한 수색과 구조 작업이 진행 중이다.(가디언)
- 화재는 미국 뉴욕시의 미들콜레지아 교회를 부분적으로 파괴한다. (ABC 뉴스)
보건 및 환경
- COVID-19 전염병
- 북아메리카의 COVID-19 전염병
- 캐나다에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 알버타에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 온타리오 주의 COVID-19 전염병
- 퀘벡의 COVID-19 전염병
- 퀘벡은 하루 동안 2,031건의 새로운 기록을 발표하여 총 14만9,908건의 확진 환자가 발생했다고 발표했다.캐나다 지방에서도 하루 만에 2000건이 넘는 사례가 보고된 것은 이번이 처음이다.(CFCF-DT)
- 미국의 COVID-19 전염병
- 캐나다에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 유럽에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 러시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 헝가리에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 터키의 COVID-19 전염병
- 영국의 COVID-19 전염병
- Keir Starmer 노동당 대표는 그의 직원 중 한 명이 COVID-19 양성반응을 보인 후 스스로 고립되었다고 말했다. (BBC)
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 북아메리카의 COVID-19 전염병
정치와 선거
- 2020년 쿠웨이트 총선
- 쿠웨이트인들은 총선에서 50명의 선출 가능한 국회의원들에게 투표하는 것으로 나타났다.(Kuwait Times)
- 스톤헨지는 영국 정부의 기념비 인근에 도로터널 건설 계획에 항의하기 위해 시위대가 현장에 모인 뒤 일반인에게 폐쇄된다.(AP)
과학기술
보건 및 환경
- COVID-19 전염병
- 아바나 증후군
- 엘루루루 발생
법과 범죄
정치와와와거거거거
- COVID-19 전염병이 정치에 미치는 영향, 아리조나 주의 COVID-19 전염병
- 선거
- 2020년 베네수엘라 국회의원 선거
- 앵글로폰 위기
- 마이아 산두 대통령 당선인의 지지자들이 몰도바에 모여 러시아가 지지하는 정부의 사퇴와 새로운 의회선거를 촉구하고 있다.(샌프란시스코 크로니클)
과학기술
스포츠
- NFL 시스
- 2020 포뮬러 원 월드 챔피언십
- 레이싱 포인트의 세르히오 페레즈가 바레인 인터내셔널 서킷에서 2020년 사히르 그랑프리를 우승하며 첫 포뮬러 원 우승을 차지, 멕시코 포뮬러 원 드라이버로는 페드로 로드리게스가 1970년 벨기에 그랑프리 우승 이후 첫 우승을 차지했다.(가디언)
비즈니스 및 경제
- 중-미 무역전쟁, 틱 검열톡
- 스웨덴 가구업계의 거인인 이케아(IKEA)는 고객들이 디지털 대체품으로 이동함에 따라 7년간의 전통을 끝내고 유명한 연간 카탈로그 인쇄를 중단할 것이라고 밝혔다. (레테일 가제트)
- 이스라엘-아랍에미리트 관계
- 아부다비 왕가의 일원인 셰이크 하마드 빈 칼리파 알 나흐얀이 올해 양국 관계 수립에 이어 이스라엘 프리미어리그 클럽 베이타르 예루살렘 FC의 지분 50%를 매입한다.(BBC)
및 및경
- 전염병 전염병병
- 전염병
- 은 COVID-19 전병병병에 있다.
- 에서의
- 워싱턴 D.C.의 COVID-19 전염병
- 미시간 주의 COVID-19 전염병
- 와이오밍에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 마크 고든 와이오밍 주지사는 주 전체에서 실내공간에 대한 마스크 의무화, 집합 규모 제한 강화, 특정 사업장에 대한 시간 단축 등을 발표했다.마스크 의무화는 12월 9일부터 시행되며 1월 8일까지 지속된다. (Wyoming Tribune Eagle)
- 에서의 .
- 에서
- 이탈리아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- Luciana Lamorgese 내무장관은 COVID-19 양성반응을 보였다. (La Repubblica)
- 전염병 COVID-19 전병병병.
- 빅토르 오르반 총리는 한국이 1월 11일까지 COVID-19 규제를 유지할 것이라고 발표한다. (News.trust.org
- 리투아니아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 인 COVID-19 전염병병
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 호주에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 전염병
- 엘루루루 발생
국계 계
- 마테오 브루니 홀리시 프레스 국장은 프란치스코 교황이 2021년 3월 8일부터 이라크 중동의 국가인 이라크를 방문하라는 이라크 공화국과 현지 가톨릭 교회의 초청을 수락한 뒤 15개월 만에 첫 국제 사도 방문에 나선다고 밝혔다(바티칸 뉴스).
법과 범죄
- 이슬람 수호 전선, 인도네시아의 이슬람
- 미국프로미식축구리그(NFC)가 직장 성추행 혐의로 워싱턴 축구팀에 대한 수사를 발표한다.(워싱턴포스트)
- 자자법법
정치와와와거거거거
스포츠
- 올림픽 벨라루스 선수단
- 국제올림픽위원회(IOC)는 만장일치 투표 끝에 경쟁력 있는 브레이크댄싱을 스포츠로 만들기로 결정하고 2024년 파리 올림픽에 출전할 예정이다(Deadline.com
무력 충돌 및 공격
예술과 문화
- 프란치스코 교황은 성 요셉 선언 150주년 기념 사도자 파트리스 코데("아버지의 마음으로")를 만국교회의 후원자로 발표한다.교황은 특별한 성년을 선포한다.요셉(2020년 12월 8일 - 2021년 12월 8일).(바티칸 뉴스)
재해 및 사고
- 프랑스 알프스에서 헬리콥터가 추락해 5명이 숨지고 1명이 다쳤다.헬기는 항공구조대원을 태우고 훈련 중이었다. (로이터)
- 미국 웨스트버지니아주 벨에서는 화학공장에서 발생한 폭발로 벨과 주변 지역에 현재 취소된 대피소가 발령됐다. 이 폭발로 1명이 숨지고 3명이 다쳤다.대피소와 함께 벨이 거주하는 카나화카운티의 학교도 12일 휴교했다.(미국 투데이)
및 및경
- 전염병 전염병병
- 아프리카에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 모로코에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 모로코는 시노팜 COVID-19 백신이 모든 시민들에게 무료로 제공될 것이며 다음 주 안에 출시될 것이라고 말한다. (로이터)
- 모로코에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 전염병
- 에서의
- 미국은 COVID-19 환자 1,500만 명을 넘어섰으며, 22명 중 1명꼴로 전염병이 시작된 이후 양성 반응이 나왔다. (USA Today)
- 에서의
- 워싱턴 D.C.의 COVID-19 전염병
- 미시간 주의 COVID-19 전염병
- 매사추세츠 주의 COVID-19 전염병
- 콜로라도 주의 COVID-19 전염병
- 은 COVID-19 전병병병에 있다.
- 에서의
- 에서의 .
- 아프리카에서 COVID-19 전염병
- H5N8 발생
법과 범죄
정치와와와거거거거
- 2020년 라이베리아 상원의원 선거, 2020년 라이베리아 국민투표
- 내부시장법안, 브렉시트
- 마이클 고브 영국 내각관방장관은 영국 정부가 내부 시장법안의 모든 쟁점 조항을 철회할 것이라고 발표한다.고브 대통령과 마로시 셰프초비치 유럽연합 집행위원회 부위원장은 아일랜드와 북아일랜드에 관한 의정서, 국경 검문, 식량 및 의약품 공급, 국가 보조금 규칙에 대한 '명확화' 등 브렉시트 탈퇴 합의의 모든 쟁점에 대해 '원칙적인 합의'를 발표한다.(더 내셔널)
과학기술
- 네팔과 중국은 지구상에서 가장 높은 산인 에베레스트산의 높이가 8,848.86m(29,031.7피트)라는 데 의견을 같이한다.(로이터)
- 인터넷 최다 방문 사이트 중 하나인 포르노허브는 뉴욕타임스(NYT)의 아동학대 콘텐츠 호스팅 의혹에 이어 사용자들의 동영상 다운로드를 금지하고 특정 '파트너 계정'에 대한 업로드를 제한하고 있다. (로이터) (BBC)
무력 충돌 및 공격
및 및경
- 전염병 전염병병
- 전염병
- 에서의
- 전국적으로는 사상자 수가 사상 처음으로 9.11 테러의 사망자 수를 넘어 3100명을 넘어섰다.
- 워싱턴 D.C.의 COVID-19 전염병
- 미 국방부 관계자들은 화이자바이오의 4만 4천 회를 받을 것이라고 말한다.NTech의 Tzinameran 백신.다만 병사들이 백신을 접종하는 것은 의무사항이 아니다.(CBS뉴스) (미국 뉴스앤월드 리포트)
- .
- 앨라배마 주의 COVID-19 전염병
- 이 발생했다.
- 미시간 주의 COVID-19 전염병
- 은 COVID-19 전병병병에 있다.
- 캐나다가 Pfizer-Bio를 승인하다NTech의 COVID-19 백신이며, 연말까지 24만 9천 회를 받을 것으로 예상된다. (CBC)
- 에서의
- 에서의 .
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 은 COVID-19 전염병병
- 에서의 .
- 싱가포르의 COVID-19 전염병, 크루즈선의 COVID-19 전염병
- 은 한국에서의 COVID-19 전병병병.
- 아랍에미리트에서 COVID-19 전염병, COVID-19 백신
- 보건복지부는 시노팜의 비활성화된 바이러스 백신 BBICP-CorV의 등록을 발표하며, 3단계 임상시험의 중간 분석 결과 BBIBP-CorV가 COVID-19 감염에 대해 86%의 효능을 갖는 것으로 나타났다고 밝혔다(로이터).
- 전염병
국계 계
법과 범죄
정치와와와거거거거
과학기술
-
- 스페이스X 스타쉽(프로토타입 SN8)이 차량 파괴가 가장 예상되는 고고도 시험비행(The Independent)에 이어 텍사스 보카치카 발사장에서 사상 처음으로 벨리 플롭 기동 착륙 시도를 수행한다.
무력 충돌 및 공격
비즈니스 및 경제
- COVID-19 전염병의 경제적 영향
- 유럽중앙은행은 "유행이 유로존 경제에 미치는 단기적인 영향과 인플레이션의 장기화 약화를 예상한다"면서 "유행성 긴급구입 프로그램을 5,000억 유로로 확대하고 2022년 3월까지 연장한다"고 밝혔다. (로이터)
- 마스터카드와 비자는 이 웹사이트에서 아동 성학대 내용과 강간 포르노에 대한 뉴욕 타임즈의 조사 이후 포르노허브와 재정적인 관계를 끊었다.포르노허브는 이번 조치가 "예외적으로 실망스러울 뿐 아니라" "생계를 위해 우리의 플랫폼에 의존하는 수십만 모델들"에 대한 충격적인 소식"이라고 말한다. (블룸버그)
및 및경
- 전염병 전염병병
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 에서의 .
- 도쿄도는 지난 24시간 동안 602건의 신증상자를 발표해 현내 전체 확진자 수가 4만5529명으로 집계됐다고 밝혔다.(니케이 아시아)
- 정부가 발표한 공식 통계에 따르면, 일본은 지난 24시간 동안 2,973건의 새로운 사례를 보고하고 있다.(교도 뉴스)
- 말레이시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 싱가포르의 COVID-19 전염병, 크루즈선의 COVID-19 전염병
- 은 한국에서의 COVID-19 전병병병.
- 에서의 .
- 에서의 .
- 벨라루스에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 에서
- 프랑스에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 전염병
- 로버트 코흐 연구소에 따르면 독일이 하루 동안 2만3679건의 신기록을 발표해 전체 확진자 수가 124만203명으로 집계됐다고 한다. (RND)
- 에서 발생
- 전염병
- 은 COVID-19 전병병병에 있다.
- 온타리오 주의 COVID-19 전염병
- 온타리오주에서는 하루 동안 1,983건의 신기록을 발표하여 도내 전체 확진자 수가 13만 4,783명으로 집계되었다(CFTO-DT).
- 브리티시 컬럼비아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 온타리오 주의 COVID-19 전염병
- 에서의
- 은 COVID-19 전병병병에 있다.
- COVID-19 백신
- 아르헨티나에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 알베르토 페르난데스 아르헨티나 대통령은 러시아 스푸트니크 5세 백신 1000만 접종 사실을 발표하고 안전성을 입증하기 위해 백신을 처음 접종하겠다고 밝혔다.올해 안에 60만 회분의 초기 선적을 받는다.(프랑스 24)
- 토지나메란
- Moderna는 12-17세의 청소년들을 대상으로 백신 후보물질인 mRNA-1273을 테스트할 것이라고 발표했다. (CNBC)
- 아르헨티나에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- H5N8 발생
국계 계
- 이스라엘-모로코 정상화 협정, 이스라엘 국제 인정, 이스라엘-모로코 관계, 서부 사하라의 정치적 지위, 2020년 서부 사하라 충돌
- 노르웨이의 대외 관계
- 노르웨이의 스토팅은 반유대적 내용과 팔레스타인 학교 교육과정에서의 폭력 선동에 대한 우려로 팔레스타인 국가 당국과 팔레스타인 영토에 대한 국가의 재정 지원책을 340만 달러까지 낮추기 위해 투표한다. (이넷 뉴스) (유럽 유대 언론)
- 네덜란드-러시아 관계
법과 범죄
- 부탄의 성소수자 권리
- 부탄 의회는 동성애를 처벌하지 않는 법안을 통과시켰다.이 법안은 법이 되기 위해서는 지그메 케샤르 남계엘 왕척왕의 승인을 받아야 할 것이다. (로이터)
정치와와와거거거거
무력 충돌 및 공격
- 북부 코카서스의 반란, 러시아의 테러
- 카라차이체르케시아 우크케켄 마을에서 체포하려던 남성이 자폭해 경찰관 6명이 부상하고 있다.연방보안국(Federal Security Service)은 민간인이 다치지 않았으며 당국이 그의 신원을 확인하려 했다고 밝혔다. (로이터)
- 나이지리아의 범죄
및 및경
- 완화화화화
- 전염병 전염병병
- 에서의 .
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 에서의
- 캘리포니아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 네브라스카에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 피트 리케츠 네브라스카 주지사는 주 내 입원이 20%로 떨어진 후 주 정부가 실내 모임에 대한 제한을 해제할 것이라고 발표했다.그러나 COVID-19의 확산을 막기 위해 경계심을 늦추지 말 것을 당부한다. (오마하 월드헤럴드(KETV)
- 미국은 COVID-19로 인한 사망자가 3,309명이라고 발표했는데, 이는 하루 만에 새로운 기록이다.(마켓워치)
- COVID-19 백신
- 토지나메란
- 이집트는 시노팜 백신 5만 개를 첫 출하해 아프리카 국가로는 처음으로 COVID-19 백신을 접종한다.이번 출하량은 아랍에미리트(UAE)에서 선물한 것으로 최근 3단계 검사 결과를 토대로 백신의 효능이 86%라고 발표했다.(이집트 스트리트)
- 호주는 CSL Limited와 퀸즐랜드 대학이 만든 COVID-19 백신 후보물질에 대한 임상시험을 실험 참가자들이 거짓 양성 HIV 결과를 반환한 후 중단했다. (ABC Australia)
- 사노피와 글락소스미스클라인(GlaxoSmithKline)은 COVID-19 백신 후보가 2021년 말까지 준비가 완료되지 않을 것이라고 발표한다.(프랑스 24)
- 트럼프 행정부는 모데르나 백신 1억 t을 추가로 구매하겠다고 발표한다.(CBS뉴스)
- 뉴질랜드의 COVID-19 전염병, COVID-19 전염병과 관련된 여행 제한
법과 범죄
- 미국에서 COVID-19 전염병, 펜실베이니아에서 COVID-19 전염병 동안 얼굴 마스크
- 존 E. 존스 3세 펜실베이니아 미들구 연방판사는 톰 울프 주지사의 주 전체 마스크 의무화와 연락처 추적 시스템을 일시적으로 차단하려는 시도를 거부했다고 발표한다.(패트리어트 뉴스)
- 홍가보보가가법법법법법법
- 사건
- 교토 애니메이션 방화 사건
- 오스트리아의 이슬람교
- 연방수사국에 따르면 51년 만에 자원봉사 코드브레이커 팀이 악명 높은 조디악 킬러의 암호를 풀었다고 한다.암호에는 "나를 잡으려고 많은 재미를 보길 바란다" "이제 나를 위해 일할 노예가 충분하기 때문에 나를 더 빨리 패러다임[sic]으로 보낼 것이기 때문에 가스실이 두렵지 않다."(로이터)
정치와와와거거거거
- 2020년 미국 대선 관련 선거 후 소송
- 2020년 아르메니아 시위
- 미 상원은 7400억 달러 규모의 2021 회계연도 국방수권법(NDAA)을 찬성 84표 대 반대 13표로 통과시켜 대통령 거부권을 무효화하기에 충분하다.도널드 트럼프 대통령은 현재 소셜미디어 기업에 법적 면책특권을 주는 통신예절법 230조항과 NDAA에 군사기지를 남군 장성에게 지명하는 것을 금지하는 조항에도 반대한다(로이터).
무력 충돌 및 공격
및 및경
- 전염병 전염병병
- 전염병
- 은 COVID-19 전병병병에 있다.
- 에 COVID-19가 있다.
- 서스캐처원(Saskatchewan)은 11명의 사망자를 발표했는데, 이는 전염병 발생 이후 단 하루 만에 새로운 기록이다. (Regina Leader-Post)
- 에 COVID-19가 있다.
- 에서의
- 플로리다에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 미국은 COVID-19 건수 1600만 건을 넘어섰다.(USA 투데이)
- 은 COVID-19 전병병병에 있다.
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 에서의 .
- 호주에서 COVID-19 전염병
- COVID-19 백신
- 전염병
- H5N8 발생
국계 계
- 호주에서 COVID-19 전염병, 뉴질랜드에서 COVID-19 전염병, COVID-19 전염병과 관련된 여행 제한
- 스위스의 대외 관계, 2020년 벨라루스 대통령 선거에 대한 국제적 반응과 시위
- 이스라엘의 국제적 인정, 부탄의 대외 관계
- 부탄과 이스라엘은 처음으로 완전한 외교 관계를 수립하는데 동의한다.(예루살렘 포스트)
법과 범죄
무력 충돌 및 공격
및 및경
- 전염병 전염병병
- 전염병
- 에서의
- 은 COVID-19 전병병병에 있다.
- 에 COVID-19 전염병서.
- Pfizer-Bio의 첫 번째 선량NTech 백신은 캐나다에 도착한다. (CBC)
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- COVID-19 백신
- 전염병인 COVID-19 병병병병.
- 바레인 국립보건규제청은 3단계 임상시험 결과 86%의 효능이 나타난 후 시노팜이 개발한 BBIBP-CorV 백신의 등록을 승인한다.(걸프뉴스)
- 쿠웨이트에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 전염병인 COVID-19 병병병병.
- 은 한국에서의 COVID-19 전병병병.
- COVID-19 백신
- 아프리카에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 에스와티니에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 암브로즈 만드불로 딜라미니 총리가 COVID-19로 몇 주간의 입원 끝에 52세의 나이로 사망한다.그는 바이러스의 결과로 사망한 최초의 국가 수반이다. (스웨질랜드 뉴스)
- 마우리타니아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 에스와티니에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 남아메리카에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 브라질의 COVID-19 전염병, COVID-19 백신
- 브라질 대법원은 에두아르도 파즈엘로 보건부 장관에게 전국적인 예방접종 프로그램 시작일을 정하라고 명령한다. (로이터)
- 우루과이에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 브라질의 COVID-19 전염병, COVID-19 백신
- 전염병
- 전염병
국계 계
법과 범죄
- 이란의 여성
- 이란 테헤란의 한 법원은 두 명의 여성 인권 운동가에게 총 15년의 징역형을 선고했다.2018년 체포된 호다 아미드와 나즈메 바헤디는 "이슬람공화국을 상대로 여성과 가족 문제를 놓고 미국 정부와 공모했다"는 혐의를 받았다.(알 아라비야 영어)
- 의 .
- 미국의 연방기관인 CISA가 러시아 해커 용의자에 의해 뚫렸지만 러시아는 이를 부인하고 있다.원인과 무엇이 위반되었는지와 함께 가해자는 아직 밝혀지지 않았다. (NPR)
스포츠
- 클리블랜드 인디언스의 이름과 로고 논란
- 클리블랜드 인디언스는 2021시즌 이후 이름을 바꿀 것이라고 발표한다.(뉴스위크)
무력 충돌 및 공격
- 페르시아만 위기
- BW그룹은 사우디 아라비아 제다 해안에서 유조선이 '외부원'에 맞아 폭발하는 것을 목격했다고 밝혔다.이들은 또 폭발 현장에서 기름이 유출됐을 가능성이 있다고 말한다.(이스라엘 타임스)
- 티그레이 분쟁
- 에티오피아 티그레이 지역에서 국제구조위원회 직원 1명과 덴마크 난민위원회 구호요원 3명이 총에 맞아 숨졌다.(텔레그래프)
예술과 문화
- 이탈리아 지식인 코라도 아우기아스와 조반나 멜랑드리가 프랑스 최고 훈장인 레지옹오르 훈장을 프랑스에 돌려주고 있다.이들은 2016년 로마 검찰이 카이로에서 이탈리아 박사과정 학생인 줄리오 레제니의 납치·고문으로 시시 정권의 최고 보안관료 4명을 기소한 것과 동시에 압델 파타 엘시시시 대통령이 레지옹 대십자 훈장을 받았다는 소식에 항의하고 있다(AP)
재해 및 사고
및 및경
- 전염병 전염병병
- 전염병
- 에서의
- 미국의 COVID-19로 인한 사망자 수가 30만 명을 넘는다.(CNN
- 에서의
- 매사추세츠 주의 COVID-19 전염병
- 은 COVID-19 전병병병에 있다.
- 에서의
- 에서의 .
- 에서의
- 인 COVID-19 전염병병.
- Mark Rutte 총리는 5주 동안 전국적으로 강력한 봉쇄를 가했다.학교, 박물관, 체육관, 모든 비필수 상점들은 자정부터 1월 19일까지 문을 닫는다. (AP)
- 인 COVID-19 전염병병
- 레제프 타이이프 에르도안 대통령은 지난 24시간 동안 229명의 사상자가 발생한 것으로 집계됨에 따라 현지시간으로 12월 31일 오후 9시부터 1월 4일까지 5일간 전면 폐쇄를 단행할 것이라고 발표했다. (아랍뉴스)
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 남아프리카에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 전염병
국계 계
법과 범죄
정치와와와거거거거
과학기술
무력 충돌 및 공격
재해 및 사고
- 시즌 2020 2020 2020-21
- 열대성 사이클론 야사는 5등급 폭풍으로 강화된다.오늘 중으로 피지로 향할 것으로 보인다.(FBC뉴스)
- PST 오전 6시 55분~7시경에 캘리포니아 북부에서 진도 4.0의 지진이 두 차례 발생하며 샌프란시스코까지 산호세에서 북쪽으로 감지된다.부상자나 사망자는 없는 것으로 알려졌다.(산호세 머큐리 뉴스)
및 및경
- 전염병 전염병병
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 아프리카에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 은 COVID-19 전병병병에 있다.
- 온타리오 주의 COVID-19 전염병
- 의 COVID-19
- 퀘벡주 프랑수아 레고 총리는 COVID-19 확산을 줄이기 위해 12월 25일부터 1월 11일까지 도내 모든 비필수 사업장을 폐쇄한다고 발표한다(The Globe and Mail).
- 쥐스탱 트뤼도 총리는 모데나의 백신을 16만8000회 투여하라고 국가가 지시했다고 발표한다.(로이터)
- 인 COVID-19 전염병병
국계 계
법과 범죄
- 헝가리의 성소수자 권리
- 필리핀 마약 전쟁
- 핀란드계 캐나다인 패션 거물 피터 니가드가 미국 당국에 성매매와 공갈 혐의로 기소돼 캐나다 경찰에 체포됐다.미국은 캐나다에서 그의 송환을 요구하고 있다.니가드는 혐의를 부인하고 있다. (BBC)
정치와와와거거거거
과학기술
- 침해 미국국연방이 breach이이이이이이이이이이해해해해해해.
- 로버트 오브라이언 미국 백악관 국가안보보좌관이 여러 연방 정부 기관을 대상으로 한 사이버 공격에 대해 연설하기 위해 워싱턴으로 돌아가 유럽 여행을 방해하고 있다.미국 국가안전보장회의(NSC)가 대통령 정책지령 41. (폴리시코) (넥스트고브)에 근거한 '사이버 통합 조정단' 구성을 발표한다.
무력 충돌 및 공격
비즈니스 및 경제
및 및경
- 전염병 전염병병
- 에서의 .
- 에서의
- 웨일스에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 마크 드레이크포드 제1부 장관은 모든 필수적이지 않은 소매, 레저, 피트니스 센터와 모든 접대 시설이 12월 25일부로 폐쇄될 것이라고 발표한다.한국은 또한 12월 28일부터 가장 높은 "4단계" 규제로 옮겨갈 것인데, 이것은 사람들이 크리스마스 모임을 두 가구로만 제한하라는 명령을 받게 된다는 것을 의미한다.(Sky News)
- 웨일스에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 에서
- 전염병
- 로버트 코흐 연구소의 자료에 따르면 독일은 지난 24시간 동안 사상 최대인 952명의 사망자가 발생했다고 한다.
- 인 COVID-19 전염병병.
- 인 COVID-19 전염병병
- 전염병 의 COVID-19 전병병병
- 에서의
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 은 COVID-19 전염병병
- 조코 위도도 대통령은 COVID-19 백신이 모든 인도네시아인들에게 무료로 제공될 것이라고 발표하면서, 보건 최전방 근로자들과 가난한 사람들에 대해서만 무료 예방접종 프로그램을 제한하기로 한 정부의 이전 결정을 수정했다.(자카르타 글로브)
- 에서의 .
- 은 한국에서의 COVID-19 전병병병.
- 은 COVID-19 전염병병
- 에서의
- 호주에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 인 COVID-19 전염병병
- 브라질은 총 700만 건의 COVID-19 사례를 넘어 인도와 미국에 이어 세 번째 국가가 됐다.(예루살렘 포스트)
- 에서의 .
- H5N8 발생
국계 계
법과 범죄
- 그레첸 휘트머 납치 음모
- 1988년 발생한 팬암 103편 폭파사건과 관련해 미 법무부가 새로운 혐의를 벗을 것이라는 게 소식통의 주장이다. (AP)
- 2019년 7월 필리핀에서 체포된 남성이 미국에서 911테러를 모의한 혐의로 뉴욕 연방검찰에 기소됐다.용의자는 테러조직 알 샤바브가 필리핀의 한 비행학교에 다니며 상업용 여객기를 납치하는 방법을 연구하도록 지시한 것으로 알려졌다(NBC뉴스).
과학기술
- COVID-19 전염병과 관련된 잘못된 정보
- 트위터는 자사 플랫폼에서 COVID-19 백신에 대한 허위 및 오해의 소지가 있는 주장을 금지할 것이라고 밝혔다. (로이터)
- 중국 우주 프로그램
무력 충돌 및 공격
예술과 문화
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- 낸시 슈크리 말레이시아 관광문화부 장관은 유네스코 무형문화유산 보호 정부간 위원회가 판툰과 왕캉을 유네스코 무형문화유산 목록에 등재했다고 발표한다.이는 판툰이 인도네시아와 공동 후보지로, 왕강식은 중국과 공동 후보지로 선정되는 등 말레이시아가 다른 국가와 함께 유네스코의 인정을 받은 첫 사례다.(NST)
- 핀란드 사우나 문화는 유네스코 목록에 새겨져 있다.핀란드 문화재청은 핀란드 사우나 커뮤니티 및 사우나 문화의 발기인과 함께 사우나 전통의 생명력을 보호하고 풍습과 웰빙의 일부로서 그 중요성을 강조할 것을 약속하고 있다.
재해 및 사고
및 및경
- 전염병 전염병병
- 에서의 .
- 에서의
- 프랑스에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 전염병
- 로버트 코흐 연구소는 바덴-뷔르템베르크에서 약 3,500건이 최초 보고되지 않았기 때문에 새로운 기록인 지난 24시간 동안 총 3만 건 이상의 개정 사례가 있다고 보고했다.(현지 독일)
- 인 COVID-19 전염병병.
- 네덜란드는 하루 동안 1만2844건의 신기록을 발표해 전체 확진자 수가 65만2525명으로 집계됐다고 NL타임스(NLT)가 보도했다.
- 네덜란드 보건부 장관 Hugo de Jonge는 Pfizer-Bio를 이용한 백신 접종이라고 말한다.NTech 백신은 유럽 의약청이 다음 주 사용을 승인하면 1월 8일부터 시작될 예정이다. (ABC 뉴스)
- 폴란드에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 이 발생함
- 유행성
- 인 COVID-19 전염병병
- 우크라이나의 COVID-19 전염병
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 은 COVID-19 전염병병
- 에서의 .
- 도쿄도는 감염자 수가 계속 증가함에 따라 처음으로 보건의료 경보 단계를 최고 수준으로 상향 조정한다.이는 도쿄가 최근 24시간 동안 822건의 신규 사건 발생 기록을 보도하면서 나온 것이다.(스트레이츠타임즈)
- 팔레스타인에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 사우디아라비아의 COVID-19 전염병
- 은 한국에서의 COVID-19 전병병병.
- 전염병
- 에서의
- 미국이 COVID-19 건수 1700만 건을 돌파한다.(데일리비스트)
- 캘리포니아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 텍사스 주의 COVID-19 전염병
- 워싱턴 D.C.의 COVID-19 전염병
- 은 COVID-19 전병병병에 있다.
- 에 COVID-19 전염병서.
- 온타리오 주의 COVID-19 전염병
- 캐나다는 7,002건이 넘는 사건들을 보도했는데, 이는 하루 만에 최고 기록이다. (글로벌 뉴스)
- 에서의
- 호주에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 뉴사우스웨일스 북부 해변의 발병 건수는 17건에 달해 주에서 2차 파동이 우려된다.서부 오스트레일리아와 퀸즐랜드가 뉴사우스웨일즈에서 오는 사람들에게 국경 제한을 다시 적용했다.au)
- 에서의 .
법과 범죄
- 안락사의 합법성
- 스페인 하원의원회의는 안락사의 탈법화를 승인하여 여섯 번째 국가가 된다. (La Banggardia)
- 칠레 중의원은 안락사를 허용하는 법안을 승인한다.(La Tercera)
- 아다스 이스라엘 학교 성추행 사건
- 오스트레일리아의 인권
- 옴부즈만 보고서에 따르면 빅토리아 주 정부가 지난 7월 COVID-19 대유행 사태에 대응해 공공주택 탑에 '하드 락(hard clock)'을 잠시 부과하기로 한 것은 인권침해였다.주 정부는 이 보고서의 권고에도 불구하고 탑 주민들에 대한 사과를 거부하고 있다.(가디언)
- 남부 연합 전투기의 현대적 표시
- 앤드루 쿠오모 뉴욕 주지사는 남부연합 전투 깃발, 스와스티카, 그 밖의 '증오의 상징'을 국유 재산에 표시하고 판매하는 것을 금지하는 법안에 서명한다.쿠오모는 이 법이 언론의 자유를 침해할 수 있다는 우려를 해소하겠다고 약속했다.
- 제프리 엡스타인(Jeffrey 엡스타인)의 동료 장 뤼크 브루넬(Jean-Luc Brunel)이 강간 및 성매매 혐의로 프랑스에서 체포된다.(뉴욕 데일리 뉴스)
과학기술
- 침해 미국국연방이 breach이이이이이이이이이이해해해해해해.
- 인도우주연구기구는 통신위성 CMS-01을 사티시 다완 우주센터에서 정지궤도로 성공적으로 발사했다. (Space.com)
스포츠
- 러시안 도핑
- 스포츠중재재판소 판결 이후 러시아는 도핑으로 2020년 하계 올림픽, 2022년 동계 올림픽, 기타 세계선수권대회 등 2년간 국제스포츠가 금지된다.(AP)
무력 충돌 및 공격
- 아프가니스탄 전쟁
- 소말리아 내전
- 티그레이 분쟁
- 에티오피아는 메켈레 함락 이후 현재 은신 중인 지도자 데브레시온 게브레마이클 등 티그레이 인민해방전선 간부들의 포로로 이어지는 정보에 대해 1000만 버르(약 25만 달러)의 포상금을 지급한다.(프랑스 24)
재해 및 사고
및 및경
- 전염병 전염병병
- 전염병
- 에서의 .
- 오스트리아의 COVID-19 전염병
- 이탈리아의 COVID-19 전염병, 이탈리아의 COVID-19 전염병 차단
- 크로아티아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 프랑스의 COVID-19 전염병, 부룬디에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 전염병
- 로버트 코흐 연구소의 자료에 따르면 독일이 지난 24시간 동안 33,777건의 신증상자를 발표해 전국적으로 총 143만 9,938명의 확진자가 발생했다고 한다. (빌트)
-
- Igor Matovich 총리는 COVID-19에 대해 양성 반응을 보인다. (슬로바크 스펙터)
- 스페인에서 COVID-19 전염병, COVID-19 백신
- 에서 발생
- 전염병 의 COVID-19 전병병병
- 아프리카에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 말레이시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 말레이시아에서 확인된 총 COVID-19 건수는 9만 건을 넘는다.(말레이시아 인사이트)
- 에서 이 발생했다.
- 말레이시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
법과 범죄
- ~2021년 미국 인신매매
- 멕시코의 마약 전쟁
- 아리스토텔레스 산도발 전 멕시코 할리스코 주지사가 푸에르토 바야르타에서 발생한 테러로 사망하고 있다.엔리케 알파로 라미레스 현 주지사는 산도발이 "직접 공격"의 희생자라고 말했다. (로이터)
- 미 연방대법원은 트럼프 대 뉴욕 연방대법원이 트럼프 대 뉴욕 연방대법원의 6 대 3 판결에서 미등록 이민자를 배척해 2020년 미국 인구조사국(Census Bureau)의 결과를 보고하도록 요구하는 트럼프 행정부의 메모에 대한 도전은 시기상조이며 사법적 검토는 시기상조라는 판결을 내렸다.데이터를 수집한 후까지 채취해야 한다.FBI는 그 결과를 보고하기 위해 12월 31일까지의 마감일을 앞두고 있는데, 그들은 이전에 이 결과를 놓칠 수도 있다고 지적했었다.(뉴욕 타임스)
- 이슬람 수호 전선, 인도네시아의 이슬람
정치와와와거거거거
과학기술
- 침해 미국국연방이 breach이이이이이이이이이이해해해해해해.
- 최근의 몇몇 의학 연구에 대한 리뷰는 기억 T 세포가 교차 반응성으로 알려진 현상에 역할을 할 수 있다는 것을 보여주는데, 이것은 연구자들이 어떤 경우에는 특정 사람들에게 바이러스에 노출되거나 바이러스에 감염되지 않았거나 백신 접종을 받지 않았더라도 COVID-19를 유발하는 바이러스에 어느 정도의 면역력을 줄 수 있다는 것을 발견했다.e. COVID-19를 유발하는 바이러스와 이와 관련된 다른 코로나바이러스는 사스와 메르스를 유발하는 구조적, 임상적 유사성이 있다(MSN).
- 영국 남극조사국은 지표면적이 5800평방킬로미터인 역대 최대 빙산 중 하나인 빙산 A-68이 남조지아 섬으로 접근하면서 남대서양에서 두 동강 난 것으로 확인했다.새로운 작은 빙산은 A68D로 명명되었다.
재해 및 사고
및 및경
- 전염병 전염병병
- 에서의 .
- 에서의
- 인 COVID-19 전염병병
- 은 COVID-19 전염병병병
- Wales에서 COVID-19 전염병, 우려의 변종 202012/01
- 영국, COVID-19 200만 건 돌파
- 이 발생함
- 포르투갈, COVID-19 총 사망자 6000명 돌파
- 은 COVID-19 전병병병.
- 스위스에서의 COVID-19 전염병, COVID-19 백신
- 인 COVID-19 전염병병
- 터키, COVID-19 200만 건 돌파
- 에서의
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 은 COVID-19 전염병병
- 에서의 .
- 이 발생함
- 인 COVID-19 전염병병.
- 이스라엘에서 COVID-19 전염병, COVID-19 백신
- 아프리카에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 호주에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 시드니 북부 해변 협의회 지방정부 구역은 수요일까지 부분 폐쇄에 들어간다.(ABC 오스트레일리아)
- 콜롬비아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 은 COVID-19 전병병병에 있다.
- 에서의 .
정치와와와거거거거
스포츠
- 호주에서 COVID-19 전염병, COVID-19 전염병이 스포츠에 미치는 영향
- 2020년 시드니에서 호바트까지의 요트 경주는 태즈메이니아 정부가 북부 해변에서 COVID-19가 발생하여 그레이터 시드니에서 온 모든 여행객에게 14일간의 검역 요건을 부과한 후 76년 역사상 처음으로 취소되었다. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
무력 충돌 및 공격
비즈니스 및 경제
재해 및 사고
및 및경
- 전염병 전염병병
- 전염병
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 은 COVID-19 전염병병
- 이란에서 COVID-19 전염병, 우려의 변종 202012/01
- 이스라엘에서 COVID-19 전염병, 우려의 변종 202012/01
- 이스라엘은 사스-CoV-2의 새로운 변종이 발견됨에 따라 덴마크, 남아공, 영국에서 오는 여행객들의 입국을 금지하고 있다.이들 국가에서 입국하는 이스라엘 시민들은 국영 검역 호텔에서 최대 14일간 격리해야 한다.(예루살렘 포스트)
- 카타르의 COVID-19 전염병, COVID-19 백신
- 보건부는 화이자바이오의 인가를 승인한다.카타르에서 긴급 사용을 위한 NTech 백신 (Gulf Times)
- 사우디아라비아에서 COVID-19 전염병, 우려의 변종 202012/01
- 은 한국에서의 COVID-19 전병병병.
- 에서의 .
- 벨기에에서 COVID-19 전염병, 우려의 변종 202012/01
- 전염병인 COVID-19 염병병병.
- 정부가 내일부터 1월 31일까지 불가리아와 영국을 오가는 모든 항공편의 운항을 중단한다고 발표한다.영국에서 이미 도착한 사람은 누구나 10일간 격리해야 한다.(소피아 글로브)
- 덴마크의 COVID-19 전염병, 클러스터 5
- 그리스에서 COVID-19 전염병, 우려의 변종 202012/01
- 그리스는 사스-COV-2의 새로운 변종이 영국에서 발견됨에 따라 현지 시간으로 내일 오전 6시부터 7일간 영국에서 입국하는 사람들을 대상으로 검역 절차를 도입한다. (그리스 여행 페이지)
- 아일랜드의 COVID-19 전염병, 관심의 변종 202012/01
- 네덜란드의 COVID-19 전염병, 우려의 변종 202012/01
- 터키에서 COVID-19 전염병, 우려의 변종 202012/01
- 영국의 COVID-19 전염병
- 영국은 지난 24시간 동안 35,928건의 새로운 환자가 발생했다고 보고했다.정부 자료에 따르면 영국 현지 당국의 90%가 지난 한 주 동안 환자 수가 증가했다고 한다.(데일리 텔레그래프)
- 2020년 H5N8 발생
법과 범죄
정치와 선거
스포츠
무력 충돌 및 공격
예술과 문화
비즈니스 및 경제
- 미국의 COVID-19 대유행의 경제적 영향, KAES
재해 및 사고
- 하와이 카라우에아 화산이 폭발하면서 하와이 카운티 민방위청이 주민들에게 실내에 머물 것을 촉구하고 나섰다.그 폭발은 일련의 작은 지진에 뒤이어 일어났다.앞서 2018년 5월 분화로 수백 채의 가옥이 파괴됐다(CNN)
보건 및 환경
- COVID-19 전염병
- 북아메리카의 COVID-19 전염병
- 미국의 COVID-19 전염병
- 뉴욕(주)에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 뉴욕시 COVID-19 전염병, 우려의 변종 202012/01
- 델라웨어 주의 COVID-19 전염병
- 일리노이 주의 COVID-19 전염병
- 워싱턴 (주), COVID-19 전염병 202012/01
- 미국이 COVID-19 건수 1800만 건을 돌파한다.(프랑스 24)
- 뉴욕(주)에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 캐나다에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 미국의 COVID-19 전염병
- 유럽에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- COVID-19 전염병과 관련된 여행 제한
- 노르웨이에서 COVID-19 전염병, 우려의 변종 202012/01
- 러시아에서 COVID-19 전염병, 우려의 변종 202012/01
- 러시아는 사스-CoV-2의 새로운 변종 때문에 자정을 기해 영국을 오가는 모든 항공편의 운항을 일주일간 중단한다고 발표한다.(모스크바 타임스)
- 포르투갈에서 COVID-19 전염병, 스페인에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 스웨덴에서 COVID-19 전염병, 우려의 변종 202012/01
- 벨라루스에서의 COVID-19 전염병, COVID-19 백신
- 덴마크의 COVID-19 전염병, 클러스터 5
- COVID-19 전염병에 대한 유럽 연합의 대응
- COVID-19 전염병과 관련된 여행 제한
- 아시아에서 COVID-19 전염병
- 인도에서 COVID-19 전염병
- COVID-19 대유행, Maharashtra, 202012/01
- 정부는 SARS-CoV-2의 새로운 변종 출현으로 인도에서 영국으로 가는 모든 비행을 잠정 중단하기로 했다.정체는 내일 오후 11시59분 IST를 시작으로 12월 31일까지 계속된다.(힌두스탄타임스)
- 인도는 7월 3일 이후 가장 낮은 1만9556건의 COVID-19를 보고했다. (로이터)
- 한국에서의 COVID-19 전염병
- 홍콩에서 COVID-19 전염병, 우려의 변종 202012/01, COVID-19 전염병과 관련된 여행 제한
- 인도네시아의 COVID-19 전염병
- 인도네시아, COVID-19 사망자 2만 명 돌파
- 요르단에서의 COVID-19 전염병, 우려의 변종 202012/01
- 오만의 COVID-19 전염병, 우려의 변종 202012/01
- 파키스탄의 COVID-19 전염병
- 파키스탄 상원의원 칼숨 페르벤은 COVID-19로 사망한다. (더 익스프레스 트리뷴)
- 싱가포르의 COVID-19 전염병, COVID-19 백신
- 인도에서 COVID-19 전염병
- COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
- COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt
- Egypt reports 664 new cases in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day total in a months, bringing the nationwide total to 125,555 cases. (Egypt Independent)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco
- Morocco's government announces that they will impose a nationwide curfew from 9:00 pm to 6:00 am local time and will require all cafes, shops, supermarkets, and restaurants to close at 8:00 pm beginning December 23. In Casablanca, Marrakech, Agadir, and Tangier, all restaurants will be closed for three weeks. (Morocco World News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Sudan, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- Sudan will ban all travellers from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and South Africa beginning December 23 due to the discovery of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- New South Wales detects two cases of the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in travellers returning from the United Kingdom. (The Australian)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia, COVID-19 vaccine
- Colombia announces that it will receive 1.7 million doses of the Tozinameran vaccine. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Antarctica
- The first cases of COVID-19 in Antarctica are reported. 36 people test positive for the virus after spending a week at the Base General Bernardo O'Higgins, in the Chilean Antarctic Territory. (Infobae)
- 북아메리카의 COVID-19 전염병
International relations
- Sudan–United States relations
- The United States Congress formally reinstates Sudan's sovereign immunity. Sudan had paid the U.S. a $335 million settlement to victims of al-Qaeda attacks. The U.S. will partially pay off Sudanese bilateral debt, and its debt to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), while making another US$700 million available until September 2022 for assistance to the country. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Essex lorry deaths
- Two men are found guilty at London's Old Bailey of the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese people whom they were smuggling into the UK. The 39 people suffocated in a lorry during the journey across the North Sea, from Zeebrugge to Purfleet, in October 2019. (BBC)
- Halle synagogue shooting
- Germany's Federal Court of Justice sentences the perpetrator of the 2019 synagogue shooting to life imprisonment with subsequent preventive detention. (Reuters)
- 2020 Belarusian protests
- Former Miss Belarus winner Volha Khizhynkova is released from prison after 42 days for protesting against President Alexander Lukashenko. (Zee News)
- Outgoing United States Attorney General William Barr announces charges against a bomb maker for his role in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 near Lockerbie, Scotland. (BBC)
Politics and elections
- Poisoning of Alexei Navalny
- A report surfaces that a Federal Security Service agent allegedly involved in the plot to poison the Russian opposition leader was "duped" by Navalny into admitting that the poison was planted in Navalny's underpants. (CNN)
- 2020 United States anti-lockdown protests
- About 300 demonstrators attempt to storm the Oregon State Capitol during a special legislative session closed to the public, but they are warded off by the Oregon State Police. The group, which called for reopening Oregon in the wake of COVID-19 mitigation measures, included members of groups such as Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer. (The Daily Beast) (Statesman Journal)
- The Constitutional Court of Kosovo nullifies the parliamentary vote that elected Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti in June, after discovering that one of the members who voted was ineligible due to a prison sentence. The ruling mandates that Acting President Vjosa Osmani must call a new election to be held no longer than 40 days from the announcement. (RFE/RL)
Science and technology
- Great conjunction
- The planets Jupiter and Saturn appear at their closest in the sky since 1623, in an event known as a great conjunction. The closest approach will occur at 18:22 UTC, when the two planets will be one-tenth of a degree apart; they will appear to be a binary object to the naked eye. (Euronews)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Afghanistan
- December 2020 Afghanistan attacks
- Four prison doctors are killed after a magnetic bomb attached to their vehicle exploded in Kabul. A civilian passerby also died in the attack. The bombing follows a series of recent assassination attempts and targeted killings of prominent Afghan figures. (Channel News Asia)
- December 2020 Afghanistan attacks
- War in Darfur
- The United Nations Security Council votes to end the United Nations–African Union Mission in Darfur on December 31, beginning a complete withdrawal of peacekeeping forces by June 30, 2021. (Middle East Monitor)
Business and economy
- Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, CARES Act
- President Donald Trump says that he might not sign the $900 billion relief bill, which was passed by both the House and Senate. He also calls for Congress to amend the bill and increase stimulus checks to Americans earning under $75,000 per year from $600 to $2,000. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi agrees to work with Congress to increase the payout amount. (The Washington Post) (BBC) (WFLA-TV)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
- Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- COVID-19 pandemic in Guatemala
- Guatemala announces a mandatory two-week quarantine for anyone who has recently visited the United Kingdom or South Africa in an effort to prevent the spread of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2. The restrictions will last for two months. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Guatemala
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Maryland
- NIAID director Dr. Anthony Fauci receives the Moderna vaccine at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. (ABC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Mississippi
- Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announces that he has extended the mask mandate to 78 counties in the state. (AP)
- COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state), Variant of Concern 202012/01
- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo orders hospitals in the state to begin testing for the new SARS-CoV-2 variant from the United Kingdom. (WNBC)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.
- White House Coronavirus Task Force director Deborah Birx says that she will retire after President-elect Joe Biden's transition is completed. (NPR)
- Overall deaths in the U.S. for this year are projected to surpass three million mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, thus making 2020 the deadliest year in U.S. history. The numbers also represent an approximate 15 percent increase compared to the previous year, which is the largest single-year percentage increase since 1918. (AP)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Maryland
- COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
- COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec
- Quebec reports 2,183 cases, a new-single day record. (The Globe and Mail)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec
- Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 vaccine
- COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq
- Iraq signs a preliminary deal to receive 1.5 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine Tozinameran. Ministry of Health spokesman Seif al-Badr says troops and the elderly will be prioritized for vaccinations. (France 24)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
- Malaysia signs a deal to receive 6.4 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine. (The Star)
- COVID-19 pandemic in United Arab Emirates
- The United Arab Emirates announces that they will roll out the Sinopharm vaccine to all adult UAE citizens. (Financial Times)
- Abu Dhabi is expected to lift restrictions in the city beginning December 24. (Al Arabiya)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq
- COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- Singapore bans all long-term passport holders and short-term visitors who had travel history to the United Kingdom within the last 14 days to enter the country beginning tomorrow at 11:59 p.m. local time due to the emergence of a new strain of SARS-CoV-2. (The Straits Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
- Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun announces that the country will ban gatherings of more than five people and order all ski resorts and tourist attractions to close from December 24 until January 3 in order to contain the third wave of COVID-19. (Al Jazeera)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- Sri Lanka's Civil Aviation Authority bans all flights to and from the United Kingdom beginning on December 23 to prevent a new strain of SARS-CoV-2 from spreading to the country. (Adaderana)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan
- Taiwan reports their first locally transmitted case since April 12 after an unidentified patient tested positive for COVID-19. (Bloomberg)
- COVID-19 vaccine
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in France, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- France agrees to reopen its border with the United Kingdom after it was closed for 48 hours due to the spread of a new variant of the virus in England. Planes, boats, and Eurostar trains will resume services tomorrow but only British, French, and EU citizens or residents who show a negative COVID-19 test result from the previous 72 hours will be allowed to travel until January 6. (BBC)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
- Taoiseach Micheál Martin announces a return of "Level 5" lockdown in the country with specific adjustments from Christmas Eve until at least January 12. (The Journal)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia
- Finance Minister Eduard Heger tests positive for COVID-19. (TV Noviny)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- The United Kingdom reports a record 36,804 new cases in the past 24 hours. In addition, the country also reports 691 new deaths, the highest daily total in nearly a month. (Sky News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in France, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- COVID-19 pandemic in Peru
- COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- Fiji announces it will close its borders from Thursday until next Monday to review border quarantine processes after a new variant of the virus was found in the United Kingdom. (RNZ)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi
- Malawi closes its borders for 14 days and restricts public gatherings to no more than 100 people due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. (Malawi 24)
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
International relations
- Israel–Morocco relations
- Israel–Morocco normalization agreement
- El Al operates the first direct commercial flight between Israel and Morocco following the normalization agreement between the two countries on December 10. Senior Advisor to the U.S. President Jared Kushner and Israel's National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat are among the high-level officials on board the flight. (AFP via Barron's)
- Israel–Morocco normalization agreement
- Colombia–Russia relations
- Migración Colombia confirms the expulsion of two Russian diplomats accused of espionage. (Reuters)
- Cayman Islands–United States relations, COVID-19 pandemic in the Cayman Islands
- The appeals court of the Cayman Islands reduces the prison sentence of Georgia teenager Skylar Mack from 4 months to 2 months. Mack was arrested on November 29 for breaching quarantine rules. (CBS News)
- China–South Korea relations, Russia–South Korea relations
- South Korea says it has scrambled fighter jets after four Chinese and fifteen Russian military aircraft entered its air defense identification zone. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says that it was notified in advance by China of a joint military exercise between China and Russia. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Cabinet of Indonesia
- President Joko Widodo announces a year-end reshuffle of the Onward Indonesia Cabinet with the replacement of six ministers who had been in the cabinet since October 2019, including two ministers who were arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission due to separate bribery cases. (The Jakarta Post)
- Sandiaga Uno, businessman and former candidate of the 2019 presidential election, is appointed as the new Tourism and Creative Economy Minister. It is the first time in Indonesian history that all candidates who previously ran in a presidential election serve together in the same cabinet. (Jakarta Globe)
- 2021 Israeli legislative election
- Governor Gavin Newsom appoints Secretary of State Alex Padilla to fill in the California U.S. Senate seat left vacant by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. As a result, Padilla is the state's first Hispanic Senator from California. (The New York Times)
Science and technology
- Chinese space program
- The maiden flight of the Long March 8 orbital launch vehicle is launched from Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site at 04:37 UTC, carrying five satellites. (Reuters)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Central African Republic Civil War
- A coalition of rebel groups briefly seize the city of Bambari from the Central African Republic government and United Nations before being driven off in a UN counter-offensive. (France 24)
- War in Afghanistan
- December 2020 Afghanistan attacks
- Yousuf Rasheed, CEO of the Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan, is killed by unknown gunmen in Kabul. His driver is also shot and later died of his wounds. It is the latest targeted killing of a prominent Afghan figure. (TOLO News)
- December 2020 Afghanistan attacks
- Metekel conflict
- Metekel massacre
- More than 100 people are killed and at least 30 others wounded in a massacre in Metekel, Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia. (BBC)
- Metekel massacre
Business and economy
- Shortages related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- Lufthansa ships 80 tonnes of fresh food to the United Kingdom to prevent shortages amid fears that the lifting of the French blockade of the France–UK border will not prevent shortages in some supermarkets. The airline says "additional special cargo flights" are planned to meet demand. Thousands of trucks remain outside of Dover. (The Guardian)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)
- COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- Mayor Bill de Blasio orders people traveling from the United Kingdom to quarantine or face fines due to the discovery of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. (CBS News)
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that 1 million Americans have received the vaccines. (Politico)
- COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
- Health Canada approves the Moderna vaccine and expects that up to 168,000 doses will arrive in Canada by the end of the year. (CBC)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in Karnataka, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- Karnataka imposes a night curfew from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. IST until January 2 due to fears of a mutant version of SARS-CoV-2 that was found in the United Kingdom. It becomes the second Indian state to do so after Maharashtra. (NDTV)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Karnataka, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
- The number of recovered patients in Indonesia increases by a record 5,981 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of recovered patients to 558,703. (detikNews)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- Japan bans the entry of non-Japanese citizens from the United Kingdom beginning tomorrow, following the emergence of a more infectious strain of SARS-CoV-2. (The Straits Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
- Malaysia discovers a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 named A701B in Sabah. It has been deemed to be more infectious. (The Star)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- President Rodrigo Duterte approves the suspension of flights from the Philippines to the United Kingdom from tomorrow at 12:01 a.m. local time until December 31 due to concerns about the new strain of SARS-CoV-2. (ABS-CBN News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Qatar
- Qatar begins administering the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine tozinameran to its citizens at designated health centers in the country. Those aged over 70, adults with chronic health conditions and healthcare personnel are to be prioritised for the vaccine. (The Peninsula Qatar)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- Singapore reports the first case of a mutated variant of SARS-CoV-2 from the United Kingdom when 17-year-old girl who had studied in the United Kingdom tested positive for COVID-19. (The Straits Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- South Korea suspends flights to and from the United Kingdom until December 31 over concerns about the new strain of SARS-CoV-2. (KBS World)
- COVID-19 pandemic in India
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- The United Kingdom reports a record 39,237 new cases in the past 24 hours. In addition, the country also reports 744 deaths, the highest single-day total since April 29. (ITV)
- Health Secretary Matt Hancock announces a ban on travel from South Africa due to the discovery of a mutated variant of SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa. (Business Standard)
- Hancock also announces that more locations in England will be placed in Tier 4 restrictions beginning on Boxing Day, including Oxfordshire, West Sussex, and the remainder of East Sussex. (The Guardian)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic
- The government announces that the Czech Republic will be moving to the highest level of PES measures beginning on December 27. This means that all non-essential shops will be closed and a curfew between 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. local time on Sunday will be enforced. There will also be no exceptions on New Year's Eve. (Expats.cz)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
- Germany reports a record 962 deaths in the past 24 hours, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute, bringing the nationwide death toll to 27,968. (dpa International)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
- Italy surpasses 70,000 deaths from COVID-19. (Huffington Post)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
- Switzerland begins a mass vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine tozinameran. A ninety-year-old woman in Lucerne is the first Swiss citizen to receive the vaccine. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
International relations
- Belarus–United States relations, International reactions to the 2020 Belarusian presidential election and protests
- The Trump administration imposes additional sanctions against Belarusian officials and four offices for human rights abuses that occurred during protests against President Alexander Lukashenko. (The Hill)
Law and crime
- 2020 Saint-Just shooting
- Three police officers are killed and a fourth wounded after they responded to a domestic violence incident in Saint-Just, Puy-de-Dôme, France. The gunman, who set his house on fire, is later found dead. The gunman's partner was rescued. (BBC)
- Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Stranded lorry drivers clash with police in Kent, England, amid frustrations over ongoing delays at the border with France. At least one person has been arrested for obstructing a highway, according to the police. (The Guardian)
Politics and elections
- Elections in Israel
- Parliament is dissolved as the deadline to approve the 2020 state budget expires without an agreement, requiring elections within 90 days, for the fourth time in less than two years. (The Times of Israel)
- Presidency of Donald Trump
- U.S. President Donald Trump pardons former presidential campaign manager Paul Manafort, former adviser Roger Stone, and real estate developer Charles Kushner. Manafort was convicted of tax fraud and obstructing an investigation; Stone of lying to Congress; Kushner of tax evasion, campaign finance offences and witness tampering. (BBC)
- Moldovan Prime Minister Ion Chicu announces that he will resign ahead of President-elect Maia Sandu's inauguration. (Al Jazeera)
Science and technology
- A ~8 metres (26 ft) asteroid falls over Nangqên, in western China on the Qinghai-Tibet border. This was the largest asteroid to hit Earth since the Kamchatka meteor in 2018, and the largest to fall over land since the Chelyabinsk meteor in 2013. (Daily Mail) (JPL Center for NEO Studies)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Metekel conflict
- Metekel massacre
- The Ethiopian National Defense Force clashes with armed bandits involved in yesterday's massacre, killing 42 of them and seizing weapons. (Al Arabiya English)
- Metekel massacre
- Boko Haram insurgency
- Pemi attack
- Boko Haram jihadists storm Pemi, a Christian village in Borno State, Nigeria, shooting people and burning down a church and a hospital, killing at least 11 civilians. A priest is kidnapped. (BBC)
- Pemi attack
- Insurgency in the Maghreb
- Niger says seven troops and 11 Islamist militants have been killed in clashes in Tillabéri, ahead of Sunday's general election. (Arab News)
- War in Afghanistan
- December 2020 Afghanistan attacks
- Gunmen on a motorbike shoot dead a women’s rights activist and her brother near their home in Kohistan, Afghanistan. (Al Jazeera)
- December 2020 Afghanistan attacks
Business and economy
- Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, CARES Act
- Republicans in the House block an attempt by Democrats, empowered by a veto threat from President Donald Trump if not amended, to pass a $2,000 relief bill for Americans. However, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces that the House will still hold a vote on the bill on Monday. (CNBC) (NBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- European migrant crisis
- At least 20 African migrants die when their boat sinks off the coast of Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean Sea to the Italian island of Lampedusa. The coast guard confirmed they had rescued people and were searching for others who were on the boat, which was carrying a total of 45 people. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces that American passengers traveling from the United Kingdom will be required to test negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours due to the emergence of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2. The order is expected to take effect on December 28. (MarketWatch)
- United Airlines and Delta Air Lines will require passengers from the United Kingdom to test negative for COVID-19 due to the emergence of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in California
- California surpasses two million cases of COVID-19, becoming the first U.S. state to do so. (CBS News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas
- Arkansas reports 3,204 new cases on Christmas Eve, a new single-day record. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
- Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, COVID-19 vaccine
- Mexico begins vaccinations with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. An intensive care unit nurse in Mexico City becomes the first person in the country to receive the vaccine. (The Washington Post)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario
- Ontario reports 2,447 cases on Christmas Eve, a new single-day record. (The Chronicle-Journal)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec
- Quebec reports 2,349 cases over the past 24 hours, a new single-day record. (Montreal Gazette)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
- Tokyo reports a record 888 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the prefecture to 54,018. (NHK World)
- Nationwide, a record 3,743 new cases are reported in Japan in the past 24 hours. (The Japan Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China, Variant of Concern 202012/01, travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- China says it will suspend all direct flights to and from the United Kingdom indefinitely due to the new variant of SARS-CoV-2. (CNA)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- Indonesia issues a ban on travellers from the United Kingdom and restricts entry to people from mainland Europe and Australia to prevent the spread of the new variant of SARS-CoV-2. COVID-19 Task Force Chief Doni Monardo says that these measures will remain in place until January 8. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Israel
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Health Ministry announce that a third nationwide lockdown will begin from December 27 at 5:00 p.m. local time for at least two weeks in order to curb the resurgence of COVID-19. (The Times of Israel)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
- COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- Russia reports a record 29,935 new cases and 635 deaths in the past 24 hours, thus bringing the nationwide totals to 2,963,688 confirmed cases and 53,096 deaths. (Arab News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia, COVID-19 vaccine
- Serbia officially begins its vaccination programme against COVID-19, with Prime Minister Ana Brnabić becoming the first person to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. (Anadolu Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey, COVID-19 vaccine
- Turkey announces that CoronaVac is 91.25% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on data in interim studies. These initial results follow Phase III trials that involved 7,371 volunteers. (Daily Sabah)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine
- Ukraine surpasses one million cases of COVID-19. (Kyiv Post)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South America
- COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina, COVID-19 vaccine
- Over 300,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine arrive in Argentina. (Livemint)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Chile, COVID-19 vaccine
- Chile begins its vaccination campaign against COVID-19 after the arrival of 10,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to the country. (Prensa Latina)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina, COVID-19 vaccine
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
International relations
- European Union–United Kingdom relations, Trade negotiation between the UK and the EU
- The United Kingdom and the European Union agree on a post-Brexit trade deal. (BBC)
Law and crime
- In Pakistan, the Sindh High Court orders the release of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, initially sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl in Karachi in 2002. The government opposes his release on the basis of public safety; both the government and Pearl's family will appeal the decision. (Al Jazeera)
- A 37-year-old man is charged with murder and hate crimes in Los Angeles, California, U.S., after killing a 82-year-old man in a hospital room for praying. Both men were in the hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. (BBC)
- The President of Burundi, Évariste Ndayishimiye, pardons four journalists jailed since 2019 for offences related to "undermining state security" following a petition by human rights groups and the journalists themselves. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2020 Moldovan presidential election
- Maia Sandu is sworn in as the first female President of Moldova. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Central African Republic Civil War
- Three United Nations peacekeepers from Burundi are killed and two others injured in the Central African Republic during two attacks by unknown gunmen. The shootings are carried out two days before the general election in the country. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
- A boat overturns and sinks due to strong winds on the Ugandan side of Lake Albert, killing 26 people. (BBC)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong
- The authorities extends the compulsory quarantine in designed hotels to 21 days for visitors from outside China, Macau, and Taiwan beginning tomorrow and also ban all people who stayed in South Africa over the past 21 days from entering Hong Kong in order to prevent the spread of new variants of SARS-CoV-2. (The Straits Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
- Indonesia reports a record 258 deaths and 6,324 recoveries in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide totals to 20,847 deaths and 570,304 recoveries. (CNN Indonesia)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
- Japan reports their first cases of the new variant of SARS-COV-2 in five people who arrived from the United Kingdom. (The Japan Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Kyrgyzstan
- Kyrgyzstan surpasses 80,000 cases of COVID-19. (Xinhua News Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- Lebanon reports their first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a passenger on a Middle East Airlines flight from London on December 21. (The National)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia, COVID-19 vaccine
- Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives a COVID-19 vaccine. (The Hill)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
- South Korea reports a record 1,241 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total to 54,770 cases. (Yonhap News Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in France, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- France reports their first case of the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a French citizen who travelled from London to Tours, France on December 19. (Sky News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan confirms that the Republic has detected the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from the United Kingdom as the country reports more than 1,000 for the first time in two months. (Independent.ie)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- Rospotrebnadzor orders a 14-day quarantine for anyone who travels from the United Kingdom, with the exception of aircraft crew members, beginning tomorrow due to the spread of a more contagious variant of SARS-CoV-2. (The Moscow Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey
- Turkey signs a deal with BioNTech to receive up to 30 million doses of their vaccine. (Daily Sabah)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- The United Kingdom exceeds 70,000 deaths from COVID-19. (The Independent) (BBC)
- COVID-19 pandemic in France, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
- COVID-19 pandemic in Mali, COVID-19 pandemic in France
- Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé dies from COVID-19 in France two months after he was released by jihadist militants in a prisoner swap. (France 24)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco, COVID-19 vaccine
- Morocco is expected to acquire 65 million vaccine doses from AstraZeneca and Sinopharm. (ABC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa
- South Africa reports a record 14,796 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total to 983,359 cases. (The Citizens)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Mali, COVID-19 pandemic in France
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
Law and crime
- 2020 Nashville bombing
- An explosion occurs in a recreational vehicle in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., causing structural damage and injuring three people. Police believe the explosion was an "intentional act". (CNN) (The Tennessean)
- The explosion also results in AT&T service outages across the U.S. due to infrastructure damage to a service facility located near the blast site. Cellular, wireline telephone, Internet, and U-verse television service, as well as multiple local 9-1-1 and non-emergency phone networks, are among the services affected. (WKRN-TV) (The Tennessean)
- 2018 Puebla helicopter crash
- Four people are arrested for a helicopter crash in Puebla, Mexico, that killed Governor Martha Érika Alonso, her husband, and former Governor Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas. (ABC News)
- A court in Russia sentences prominent historian Oleg Sokolov to 12 and a half years in prison for the murder and dismemberment of his student lover. Sokolov, a former history professor at St. Petersburg State University, pled guilty to the murder. (Reuters)
Sports
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
- Greg Norman, Australian former world number one champion of the 1986 and 1993 Open Championships, tests positive for COVID-19 and is hospitalized in the United States due to having symptoms. (BBC)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- The Israeli military (IDF) carries out several airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, in response to overnight rocket attacks in Israel. IDF says it targeted a rocket manufacturing site, underground infrastructure and a military post. Two minor injuries are reported. The attacks caused power outages in the eastern part of the strip. Hamas claims the strikes damaged a children's hospital, a centre for disabled people, and damaged the windows of several residential buildings. IDF claims that the damage was due to detonations of ground munitions. (Al Jazeera) (The Times of Israel)
- Kashmir conflict
- India arrests 75 Kashmiri political leaders and activists for "preventive custody" due to recent violence following local elections. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
- Twelve climbers die during avalanches and blizzards on mountains north of Tehran, Iran. Fourteen others went missing but are rescued alive. (The Guardian)
- A fire inside an intensive care unit for COVID-19 patients at a hospital in Obour, Egypt, kills seven people and injures five others. (ABC News)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
- COVID-19 vaccine
- Spain receives its first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine tozinameran in Guadalajara, a day before the country begins its vaccination programme. (Euro Weekly News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Community of Madrid, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- Madrid reports the nation's first four cases of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2. (The Guardian)
- COVID-19 vaccine
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland enters a six-week lockdown in an effort to reduce the number of COVID-19 infections. All "non-essential" shops and businesses will be closed, while "essential" shops must close each day by 20:00 GMT during the first week of the lockdown. No gatherings will be allowed between 20:00 and 6:00 each day, and anyone travelling to Northern Ireland must self-isolate for at least 10 days. (BBC)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland
- COVID-19 pandemic in Belarus, 2020 Belarusian protests
- Two men jailed for protesting against President Alexander Lukashenko say they tested positive for COVID-19, after developing symptoms in jail and not receiving treatment. (AP)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
- The German state of Saxony-Anhalt begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19, which also began nationwide. A 101-year-old woman in a nursing home become one of first people in the country to get vaccinated. (DW)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary
- Hungary begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine tozinameran. The first vaccinations are being delivered at two hospitals in Budapest. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
- Russia surpasses three million cases of COVID-19, becoming the fourth country to do so after the United States, India, and Brazil. (Arab News) (Mint)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- Sweden reports their first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 after a traveller from the United Kingdom tested positive for COVID-19. (The Hill)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
- COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- Ontario reports its first two cases of a new SARS-COV-2 variant in a couple from Durham Region with no known travel history, exposure, or high-risk contacts. Ontario is the first province in Canada to identify a case of this new variant. (CBC)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issues guidelines stating that people with underlying health conditions can receive the vaccine. (The Hill)
- One out of every 1,000 Americans have died from COVID-19, according to a comparison of census and death toll estimates. (CNN)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
- Tokyo reports a record 949 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the prefecture to 55,851. (The Japan Times)
- The Japanese Foreign Ministry will ban non-resident foreign nationals from entering Japan from December 28 until the end of January after several cases of a more infectious variant of SARS-CoV-2 were reported in the country. Japanese citizens and foreign residents will be required to self-quarantine for 14 days when they enter the country. (CNN)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
- Indonesia reports a record 6,389 recoveries in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of recoveries to 576,693. (detikNews)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Iran
- Iran extends a nighttime traffic curfew that runs from 9:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. local time to 330 lower-risk "yellow" cities in an effort to sustain a recent decrease in the numbers of new cases and deaths. (Hindustan Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
Law and crime
- 2020 Nashville bombing
- Federal investigators identify a person of interest in yesterday's bombing in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, and join local police in raiding his home. (AP)
- Authorities announce that they suspect the incident was a suicide bombing, following the discovery of human remains at the blast site. (CNN)
- Breonna Taylor protests, 2020 United States racial unrest
- A statue of Breonna Taylor, a black woman killed by police during a raid at her home in March 2020, has been smashed and destroyed during a racist assault. The statue was erected two weeks ago in Oakland, California. (BBC)
- Crime in Germany
- Four men are seriously injured in a mass shooting in Kreuzberg, Berlin. The city's attorney said that rival gangs may have been responsible for the shooting. (BBC)
- Crime in China
- China lowers the age of criminal responsibility to 12 years old for "abominable" crimes such as murder or causing injury that leads to death or severe disabilities by extremely cruel means. The measure was passed by the National People's Congress Standing Committee. (Al Arabiya)
- Don Carter Lanes shooting
- Three people are killed, and three others are injured, during a mass shooting at a bowling alley in Rockford, Illinois. Police believe the suspect, in custody, identified as a soldier from Florida, randomly selected his victims. (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- 2021 Ethiopian general election
- The government sets June 5 as the date for the 2021 parliamentary elections. The elections were delayed to 2021 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic with the delay being a cause of the ongoing Tigray conflict. (Reuters)
Sports
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports, 2020 NFL season
- The Cleveland Browns announce that they will close their facility and delay their flight to New Jersey for an upcoming matchup with the New York Jets after a player on the team tested positive for COVID-19. (Reuters)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Boko Haram insurgency
- Boko Haram jihadists storm a village near Gamboru, Borno State, Nigeria, killing three people and kidnapping more than 40 others. It is the second mass abduction by the Islamist group this month. (Al Jazeera)
- Spillover of the Syrian Civil War in Lebanon
- Hundreds of Syrian refugees flee a makeshift camp in North Governorate, Lebanon, after local youths storm the camp and torch tents, wounding three people, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. (Reuters)
- War in Darfur
Business and economy
- Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- President Donald Trump signs the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which contains a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package, before Monday's deadline, in order to avert a government shutdown. This comes after Trump called the bill a "disgrace" last week. (The Washington Post) (Politico)
Disasters and accidents
- In Cameroon, a bus travelling from Douala, to the capital Yaoundé collides with a truck and plunges into a ravine, killing at least 37 people and injuring 19 others. (AFP via The Economic Times)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
- COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
- COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- British Columbia reports their first case of the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from a man in Island Health who returned from the United Kingdom on December 15 and tested positive on December 19. (CBC)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec
- Quebec reports 6,783 cases and 110 deaths between 24 and 26 December, bringing the total number of cases to 192,655 and deaths to 8,023. (Toronto Star)
- COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- The U.S. surpasses 19 million cases of COVID-19, having averaged 185,000 daily cases over the past week. (The Hill)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Oman
- Oman officially begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The country is the last Gulf Cooperation Council member state to begin vaccinations. Health Minister Ahmed Al-Saidi is one of the first citizens to receive a dose of the vaccine. (Arab News)
- The Supreme Committee decides to reopen Oman's land, sea, and air borders on December 29 after closing them on December 21 due to fears of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2. All travellers must show a negative PCR test within 72 hours before entering the country and must have valid health insurance. In addition, all travellers must quarantine for seven days and take another test after completing their quarantine. (Hindustan Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- Jordan reports their first two cases of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a couple who travelled from the United Kingdom. (Medical Xpress)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Arabia announces that they will lift their flight ban on non-Saudis leaving the country. (Al Arabiya)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
- South Korea extends its current social distancing measures aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19 until January 3, as record numbers of new cases are being reported. (The Straits Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Oman
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Austria
- Austria begins administering the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine tozinameran to its citizens. An 84-year-old woman becomes the first Austrian to be vaccinated against COVID-19 at the Medical University of Vienna. (ORF)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic
- The Czech Republic begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine tozinameran, with Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and World War II veteran Emilie Řepíková among the first people to get vaccinated. (Expats.cz)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
- Greece officially begins a vaccination programme against COVID-19, with ICU nurse Efstathia Kambissiouli, President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis among the first people to get vaccinated. (The National Herald)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Norway, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- Norway reports its first cases of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2, after two people who travelled from the United Kingdom earlier in December test positive for COVID-19. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- Portugal reports their first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from the United Kingdom in Madeira. (PUBLICO)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Romania
- Romania begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 using the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine tozinameran. The first person vaccinated is a 26-year-old doctor from Bucharest. (Digi24)
- The European Union begins a mass vaccination campaign against COVID-19. (NBC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Austria
- COVID-19 pandemic in South America
- COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
- Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourão tests positive for COVID-19. (Diário do Nordeste)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Uruguay
- COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa
- South Africa surpasses one million cases of COVID-19, becoming the first African country to reach this milestone. (Voice of America)
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
Law and crime
- Kaiyuan stabbing attack
- Seven people are killed and seven others injured in a mass stabbing in Kaiyuan, Liaoning, China. The attacker has been arrested. (BBC)
- 2020 Nashville bombing
- Authorities officially identify the perpetrator of Friday's suicide bombing in Nashville, Tennessee, as 63-year-old Anthony Quinn Warner and conclude that he had been acting alone. (The Tennessean)
Politics and elections
- 2020 Nigerien general election
- Citizens in Niger head to the polls to elect their President in their first democratic power transfer since the country's independence from France. The election comes amidst a growing Islamist insurgency as Mohamed Bazoum is the favourite to succeed incumbent Mahamadou Issoufou, who is stepping down after serving two five-year terms. (DW)
- 2020 Central African general election
- Elections in the Central African Republic are underway, after a campaign marred by violence between government and rebel forces. (BBC)
Science and technology
- The Solar Orbiter spacecraft makes its closest approach to Venus. (Space.com)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Insurgency in the North Caucasus
- Aftermath of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
- An Azerbaijani soldier is killed and another injured in a shooting in Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan blames the attack on "an Armenian armed group"; all the six attackers are shot dead. (Al Jazeera)
- Mali Civil War, Operation Barkhane
- Three French Army troops are killed when their armoured personnel carrier hits a roadside bomb in Hombori, Mali. (France 24)
Business and economy
- Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- The United States House of Representatives passes the CASH Act, a bill that increases direct payments from $600 to $2,000, with a vote of 275–134. The bill is expected to head to the United States Senate for a vote. (Newsweek) (The Hill)
- U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders announces that he will filibuster a Senate vote to override President Donald Trump's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 if the Senate doesn't vote on providing $2,000 direct payments to Americans. (Politico)
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism, COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka reopens the island for tourism after closing it for nine months. (Business Insider)
- Russian-led consortium Nord Stream AG says it has completed the construction of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline in Germany's exclusive economic zone in the Baltic Sea. The U.S. had previously threatened to impose wider sanctions on the project if work continued. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- The Russian-flagged fishing trawler Onega capsizes near the Novaya Zemlya archipelago in the Barents Sea. 17 fishermen are missing and presumed dead, while two have been rescued. Search and rescue operations in the area have been suspended due to strong winds and low temperatures. (AFP via The Moscow Times)
- A power outage lasting several hours affects over 10 million people in Mexico, including in the capital Mexico City. (Reuters)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium
- Belgium officially begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19, with a 96-year-old Flemish man from Antwerp becoming the first person to receive Pfizer-BioNTech's tozinameran vaccine. (Euronews)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Finland, Variant of Concern 202012/01, 501.V2 variant
- Finland reports its first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from the United Kingdom, after a person who travelled from Western Europe tested positive for COVID-19. (Yle)
- A separate, second variant from South Africa is also reported in Finland, after two people tested positive for COVID-19. (News 24)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
- Spain surpasses 50,000 deaths from COVID-19. (Anadolu Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland, 501.V2 variant
- Switzerland reports its first two case of new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from South Africa after two people tested positive for COVID-19 despite having no clear traveling history to South Africa. (Business Insider South Africa)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- The United Kingdom reports a record 41,385 new cases in the past 24 hours. It is the first time that the country has reported more than 40,000 cases since the beginning of the pandemic. (BBC)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
- Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi announces that the country will ban all international travellers for two weeks starting January 1, citing concerns over new variants of SARS-CoV-2. Government officials are exempt from this ban. (Merdeka.com)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
- Transport Minister Yuichiro Hata, who died yesterday, tested positive for COVID-19. He is the first Japanese lawmaker to die from the virus. (The Asahi Shimbun)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- Saudi Arabia extends the suspension of all international commercial flights, as well as all entry through land and sea ports for another week due to concerns about the new variant of SARS-CoV-2. (Gulf News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- South Korea reports its first cases of a more infectious variant of SARS-CoV-2, after three South Korean nationals who arrived from the United Kingdom tested positive for COVID-19, including an elderly man who has since died. (Yonhap News Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
- COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- Alberta reports its first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a person who travelled from the United Kingdom. (Daily Hive)
- Canada surpasses 15,000 deaths from COVID-19. (Global News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa
- President Cyril Ramaphosa announces that the country will move from level 1 to level 3 from midnight until January 15. This means that all alcohol sales are banned, wearing of masks in public places is compulsory, most gatherings other than funerals are banned, and the nationwide curfew will be extended from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. local time. (Bloomberg)
- COVID-19 vaccine
- Novavax announces it will begin phase 3 trials of its vaccine candidate in the United States and Mexico. (NBC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
International relations
- European Union–United Kingdom relations, trade negotiation between the UK and the EU
- European Union ambassadors unanimously approve the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the United Kingdom. (BBC)
- China–European Union relations
- The European Union announces that it is close to reaching an investment deal with China. The deal would immensely impact the global economy, especially with the U.S.-China trade war. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
- Japan–United States relations, COVID-19 vaccine
- The United States Forces Japan announces that American troops in the country will begin vaccinations and prioritize front-line medical workers. (The Japan Times)
Law and crime
- 2020–2021 United States racial unrest, Andre Hill protests
- Officer Adam Coy, who fatally shot Andre Hill was fired. Coy had failed to follow the required protocol by not turning on his body camera and failed to aid the dying man. Hill's killing was the second police-involved shooting in Columbus, Ohio in weeks, setting off renewed protests against the authorities for excessive use of force. (NPR)
- COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
- A court in China sentences a citizen journalist to four years in prison for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" while reporting during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year in Wuhan. The journalist's lawyer says that they will probably appeal the verdict. (Reuters), (BBC)
- A court in Saudi Arabia sentences women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul to five years and eight months in prison on grounds of "various activities prohibited by the anti-terrorism law". The verdict comes despite pressure from international organizations to release her. (DW)
Politics and elections
- The United States House of Representatives votes 322–87 to override President Donald Trump's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. (NBC News)
Business and economy
- Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocks an attempt by Senate Democrats to increase the direct payments from $600 to $2,000. However, McConnell also said that the Senate will consider a process to provide $2,000 in stimulus checks to Americans, a measure that is supported by both Democrats and President Donald Trump. (NBC News) (Business Insider)
- The first commercial Boeing 737 MAX flight in the United States since worldwide groundings began in March 2019 occurs. The flight, between New York City's LaGuardia Airport and Miami International Airport, was operated by American Airlines. (CNBC)
Disasters and accidents
- 2020 Petrinja earthquake
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Petrinja, Croatia, destroying half of the town. Several other cities in the country are also affected. At least seven people are killed, five of whom were in Glina, one in Petrinja, and one in Žažina. Several others are also injured. (BBC)
- The Krško Nuclear Power Plant in neighboring Slovenia, which produces around 20 percent of the country's electricity, is shut down as a precaution. Preventive inspections at the plant are ongoing. (AFP via NDTV) (IAEA)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.
- Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff receive the Moderna vaccine. (CBS News)
- President-elect Joe Biden announces that three more officials will join his COVID-19 Advisory Board. (Politico)
- COVID-19 pandemic in California
- California extends a regional stay-at-home order in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley due to rise of hospitalizations in the state. (NBC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Colorado, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- Colorado reports the United States' first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from the United Kingdom. The patient is a man in his 20s who is in isolation in Elbert County and has no travel history. (The Washington Post)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Kentucky
- Governor Andy Beshear announces that the state will extend its mask mandate for another 30 days after reporting 2,990 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. (WKYT-TV)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.
- COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario
- Ontario reports a record 2,553 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, along with 1,939 new cases yesterday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the province to 175,908. (Global News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- Quebec reports its first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a person who had been in contact with a family member who travelled from the United Kingdom on December 11 and tested positive for COVID-19 on December 13. (Montreal Gazette)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland reports a record 1,566 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 68,762. (RTÉ)
- A record 53,135 new cases are reported in the United Kingdom in the past 24 hours. (ABC News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
- Ireland reports a record 1,546 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 88,439. (The Irish Times)
- Ireland officially begins a vaccination programme against COVID-19 using Pfizer-BioNTech's tozinameran vaccine, with a 79-year-old woman from Dublin becoming the first person to receive the vaccine. (RTÉ)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Belarus, COVID-19 vaccine
- Belarus begins vaccinations with Russia's Sputnik V vaccine. (The Moscow Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark
- Denmark extends its hard lockdown until January 17 due to substantial increases in numbers of cases and hospitalizations in the country. (The Straits Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
- South Korea reports a record 40 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 859. (Al Jazeera)
- United States Forces Korea begins a vaccination programme against COVID-19 using the Moderna vaccine. Healthcare providers and first responders are among those who will initially receive the vaccine. (Stars and Stripes)
- COVID-19 pandemic in India, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- India reports six cases of a more contagious variant of SARS-CoV-2 in individuals who travelled from the United Kingdom and are now in isolation. (BBC)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, 501.V2 variant
- Japan reports its first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from South Africa in a 30-year old woman who arrived in Japan on December 19 and later tested positive for COVID-19. (The Japan Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- Pakistan reports its first cases of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from the United Kingdom. The patients are three people who travelled from the UK to Sindh and later tested positive for COVID-19. (The Hindu)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
- The Philippines extends its travel ban to 19 "flagged" countries and territories from midnight until January 15 in order to prevent new variants of SARS-CoV-2 from entering the country. (CNA)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- The United Arab Emirates reports the first case of new variant of SARS-CoV-2 originated from the United Kingdom. (Gulf News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
- COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, 501.V2 variant
- Queensland reports Australia's first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from South Africa in a woman who arrived in the state on December 22 and later tested positive for COVID-19. (ABC Australia)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Samoa
- The government of Samoa suspends travel from the United Kingdom and South Africa in response to a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in those countries. (RNZ)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, 501.V2 variant
- COVID-19 pandemic in South America
- COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina, COVID-19 vaccine
- Argentina begins a vaccination campaign using the Russian Sputnik V vaccine. (Europa Press)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Chile, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- Chile reports its first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a resident of Panguipulli who traveled from Madrid on December 23. (La Tercera)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina, COVID-19 vaccine
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
International relations
- United Kingdom–Vietnam relations
- The United Kingdom and Vietnam sign a free trade agreement, which will take effect on December 31, following a meeting between UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh at the State Guest House in Hanoi, Vietnam. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Shooting of Tamir Rice
- The United States Department of Justice announces it will not charge the two Cleveland police officers who killed Tamir Rice. (NBC News)
- 2020–2021 United States racial unrest, Shooting of Breonna Taylor
- The Louisville Metro Police Department announces that they will fire Joshua Jaynes and Myles Cosgrove, two of the officers involved in the botched raid of Breonna Taylor's home. (The New York Times)
- The Investigative Committee of Russia accuses opposition leader and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny of fraud for allegedly using public funds from his organization for personal needs. The accusation comes after the federal prison service demanded that Navalny report to its office today or face jail time. (DW)
- Jonathan Pollard, a convicted spy who spent 30 years in prison in the United States for spying, returns to Israel. (The Times of Israel) (Politico)
Politics and elections
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics
- COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria
- President Abdelmadjid Tebboune returns to Algeria following treatment in Germany for COVID-19 since November. (AFP via Barron's)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria
- Abortion in Argentina
- Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Bill
- The Senate begins to debate the legalization of abortion up until the 14th week of pregnancy. If passed, Argentina will become the third Latin American country to allow abortion to be performed on demand, after Cuba and Uruguay. The Catholic Church opposes the move. The bill has already been approved by the lower house. (Reuters)
- Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Bill
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Yemeni Civil War
- 2020 Aden attacks
- At least 25 people are killed and more than 110 others wounded in an attack at the Aden International Airport, shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed government arrived from Saudi Arabia. Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed is taken to safety along with the Saudi ambassador and all remaining government members. The Houthis are blamed for the attack, but the group has denied responsibility. Another blast was later reported at the presidential palace, where the cabinet was meeting. (The Washington Post)
- 2020 Aden attacks
- Syrian civil war
- Syrian state media reports that an ambush on a bus near Palmyra killed at least 37 people. A senior military defector in the region says that the bus was transporting Syrian Army troops and pro-government militia from Deir ez-Zor to the Tiyas Military Airbase. (Reuters) (SOHR)
Disasters and accidents
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in California
- California reports its first case of a more contagious variant of SARS-CoV-2 from the United Kingdom in a patient from Southern California. (ABC News)
- California reports a record 442 deaths on Tuesday, bringing the statewide death toll to 24,987. (The Hill)
- Los Angeles County surpasses 10,000 deaths from COVID-19 and is averaging 150 daily deaths. (KABC-TV)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Alabama
- Outgoing U.S. Senator Doug Jones of Alabama announces he will quarantine at his home after his wife tests positive for COVID-19. (AL.com)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Colorado, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- Colorado authorities announce the possible discovery of a second case of the SARS-CoV-2 variant from the United Kingdom in the state. (CNN)
- COVID-19 pandemic in North Dakota
- North Dakota records 96 hospitalizations in the past 24 hours, making it the first time since September 24 that there have been less than 100 hospitalizations in the state. (AP)
- COVID-19 pandemic in California
- COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario
- Ontario reports a record 2,923 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the province to 178,831. (CBC)
- Toronto reports a record of 1,069 cases in the past 24 hours. (Global News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario
- COVID-19 pandemic in El Salvador, COVID-19 vaccine
- El Salvador approves a vaccine made by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca for use in the country. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland
- Scotland reports a record 2,045 new cases in the past 24 hours. (The Herald)
- COVID-19 vaccination programme in the United Kingdom
- The United Kingdom approves a vaccine made by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca for use in the country. Health Secretary Matt Hancock says that the rollout of this vaccine will begin on January 4. (BBC)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic
- The Czech Republic reports a record 16,329 new cases in the past 24 hours as the positivity rate reaches a new record of 48.5%. (Radio Prague International)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
- Germany reports a record 1,129 deaths in the past 24 hours, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute, marking the first time that the country has surpassed 1,000 daily deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. (DW)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
- Taoiseach Micheál Martin confirms that the country will close all non-essential retail under full level 5 restrictions that will remain in place for at least one month and will also delay the reopening of schools until January 11. Authorities also agree to extend travel bans to South Africa and the United Kingdom until January 6. (RTÉ)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Malta, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- Malta reports its first three cases of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from the United Kingdom. Two of the cases are reported in people who travelled from the UK, while the third is still being investigated. (Times of Malta)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey
- Turkey receives their first shipment of three million doses of Sinovac's CoronaVac. (Hurriyet Daily News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine
- Ukraine signs an agreement to buy up to 1.8 million doses of Sinovac's CoronaVac. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says the first shipment of vaccines could arrive in February. (Business Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- Taiwan reports its first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 after a teenager who returned from the United Kingdom on Sunday tested positive for COVID-19 the following day. (Focus Taiwan News Channel)
- As a result of this case, Taiwan will ban all non-resident foreigners from entering the country beginning on January 1. Legal residents, as well as people given special permission, and the spouses and children of Taiwanese nationals will be excluded from this ban. (Radio Taiwan International)
- COVID-19 pandemic in India, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- India extends their suspensions of flights from the United Kingdom until January 7 in order to prevent the spread of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2. (Hindustan Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore
- Singapore officially begins its vaccination campaign against COVID-19, with healthcare workers being among the first to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine tozinameran. (CNA)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand
- Thailand imposes a ban on large gatherings and events in controlled zones across the country in order to reduce the number of cases. 250 new cases are reported in the past 24 hours. (Bangkok Post) (CNA)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- COVID-19 pandemic in South America
- COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina
- Argentina approves a vaccine made by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca for use in the country, becoming the second country after the UK to approve this vaccine. (France 24)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Bolivia
- Bolivia signs a deal with Russia's Russian Direct Investment Fund to secure 2.6 million Sputnik V vaccines. (Sputnik V)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina
- COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia, 501.V2 variant
- Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya confirms Zambia's first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from South Africa and also confirms that a second wave of the pandemic has emerged. (Xinhua)
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
International relations
- United States–European Union relations, Trump tariffs
- The United States announces plans to impose additional tariffs on certain products from France and Germany, particularly aircraft parts, in retaliation to tariffs imposed by the European Union on similar U.S. products this year. (AFP via The Straits Times)
Law and crime
- Abortion in Argentina
- Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Bill
- Argentina legalizes abortion by a Senate vote of 38 to 29, with one abstention. President Alberto Fernández has indicated that he will sign the bill into law. (The New York Times)
- Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Bill
- Islam in Indonesia
- Indonesia bans any activities held by the Islamic Defenders Front, a hardline Islamic group led by the controversial cleric Muhammad Rizieq Shihab. The Coordinating Political, Legal, and Security Minister Mahfud MD says the ban is necessary because the group no longer has any legal standing as a mass organisation. (The Straits Times)
Politics and elections
- Trade negotiation between the UK and the EU
- The United Kingdom's House of Commons approves the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the European Union by 521 votes to 73. (BBC)
- Prime Minister Boris Johnson formally signs the agreement into law. (Sky News)
- 2021 Ugandan general election
- Bobi Wine, challenger to the incumbent President Yoweri Museveni who has been in office since 1986, is arrested along with his entire campaign team in the town of Kalangala. No information about the arrest has been made available. (CNN via MSN)
Science and technology
- 2020 in paleontology
- Scientists at the Russian Academy of Sciences announce the discovery of a "well-preserved" woolly rhinoceros carcass in Abyysky District, Sakha, Russia, which was revealed by melting permafrost in August. The Russian Academy of Sciences says that the woolly rhinoceros was likely 3 or 4 years old when it died by drowning in the river, and could be anywhere from 20,000 to 50,000 years old. (ABC News)
Sports
- 2020–21 Premier League, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
- A proposed match between Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham F.C. at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium that would have taken place in the evening is postponed due to a significant rise of COVID-19 cases in the clubs across the league. (Sky Sports)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
- Allied Democratic Forces militants kill at least 25 people in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Local officials say most of the victims were farmers working in the fields, and that some victims were decapitated. (DW)
Arts and culture
- Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces a change, effective January 1, to the wording of the country's national anthem, in which the word "young" in the second line "For we are young and free" is changed to "one", in an effort to reflect the country's long indigenous history. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
- Mining in Papua New Guinea
- Two people are confirmed dead and 15 others are feared dead after a landslide at an informal alluvial mining camp in Goilala District, Central Province, Papua New Guinea. (RNZ)
- Migrants' African routes
- The Algerian Civil Defence says that 20 people were killed and 11 others injured when a vehicle carrying illegal migrants overturned in Tamanrasset. Tamanrasset is a crossing point for illegal migrants from neighboring countries, specifically Mali and Niger. (AFP via Channelstv)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in England
- The United Kingdom reports a record 55,892 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,488,780. (ITV)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium
- Health officials report that at least 26 residents of a retirement home in Mol have died from complications related to COVID-19 since a volunteer dressed as Sinterklaas, who later tested positive for the virus, visited the home on December 5. Officials, however, have not confirmed that the volunteer was the source of the outbreak at the home, where 85 others have also tested positive. (AFP via The Straits Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic
- The Czech Republic reports a record 16,939 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 718,661 as the positivity rate reaches 52%. (Irozhlas)
- COVID-19 pandemic in France
- France reports their first case of a more contagious variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a man who travelled from South Africa to the Haut-Rhin region and later tested positive for COVID-19. (The Straits Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal
- Portugal reports a record 7,627 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 413,678. (SIC Noticias)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China, COVID-19 vaccine
- China approves BBIBP-CorV made by Sinopharm for general use, after the vaccine was considered to be 79.34% effective. (CNN)
- The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports their first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2. The patient is a 23-year-old woman who travelled from the United Kingdom to Shanghai on December 14 and later tested positive for COVID-19. (France 24)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
- Indonesia receives their second shipment of 1.8 million doses of CoronaVac from Sinovac. (Jakarta Globe)
- Indonesia also reports a record 7,356 recoveries in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of recoveries to 611,097. (Berita Satu)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
- Tokyo reports a record 1,337 new cases in the past 24 hours. It is the first prefecture to surpass 1,000 daily cases since the beginning of the pandemic. (The Asahi Shimbun)
- Nationwide, a record 4,520 new cases are reported in Japan in the past 24 hours. It is the first time that the country has reported more than 4,000 daily cases since the beginning of the pandemic. (NHK World)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
- South Korea imposes the highest level of social distancing measures at prison facilities nationwide. These restrictions will remain in effect until January 13. (Yonhap News Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China, COVID-19 vaccine
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Florida, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- Florida confirms its first new case of the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 that originated in the United Kingdom. The individual is a Martin County man with no history of travel. (The Hill)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Florida, Variant of Concern 202012/01
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- Victoria tightens their restrictions as three new cases are reported, bringing the total number of cases in the state to six. Under the new restrictions, in-home gatherings will be limited to 15 people, masks must be worn indoors, and people are advised to stay out of the Melbourne city centre on New Year's Eve. (The Guardian)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
- Brazil detects their first two cases of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 that originated in the United Kingdom. (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
- COVID-19 vaccine
- The World Health Organization lists the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for emergency use. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
International relations
- Post-Brexit United Kingdom relations with the European Union, Trade negotiation between the UK and the EU
- The EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement enters into force at 23:00 GMT, formally ending the Brexit transition period. (BBC) (The Independent)
- Spain–United Kingdom relations, Effect of Brexit on Gibraltar
- Spain and the United Kingdom reach an agreement to keep Gibraltar in the European Union's Schengen Area as freedom of movement between the EU and UK is due to end. (The Guardian)
Law and crime
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- 2020–2021 United States racial unrest, Dolal Idd protests
- The authorities arrested dozens of protesters in Minneapolis as they demanded answers into the fatal police shooting of 23-year-old Dolal Bayle Idd on December 30. The protests came after the body camera footage from a deadly traffic stop was released. At least 15 people were detained for allegedly rioting and 21 people were cited and released. (KSTP-TV)
- Hong Kong national security law
- The Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong orders pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to return to prison on national security law grounds, after a ruling by a lower court released him on bail. Chinese state media had labeled Lai's release as "unbelievable". (Bloomberg)
- 2020 Malian coup d'état
- Authorities in Mali charge six people, including former prime minister Boubou Cissé, with an "attempted coup". (AFP via Barron's)
Politics and elections
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia, 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia
- U.S. Senator David Perdue and his wife test negative for COVID-19, but will quarantine ahead of his upcoming runoff matchup against Jon Ossoff after coming into contact with a person in his campaign who later tested positive for the virus. (CBS News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia, 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Canada
- Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips resigns following his trip to Saint Barthélemy while the province was in a lockdown. (BBC)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko suggests that the country would hold a referendum on constitutional reforms. (Al Jazeera)
Sports
- Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. (Formula One)
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Ongoing events
Business
Disasters
- COVID-19 pandemic
- 2020–21 European windstorm season
- 2020 H5N8 outbreak
- 2019–20 locust infestation
- 2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
- 2020 Pacific typhoon season
- 2018–20 Southern Africa drought
- 2020 wildfire season
- Yemeni famine
Politics
- Afghan peace process
- Armenian protests
- Belarusian protests
- Bulgarian protests
- Chilean protests
- Hong Kong protests
- Indian farmers protests
- Indonesia omnibus law protests
- Kashmir lock-down
- Libyan peace process
- Nicaraguan protests
- Nigerian protests
- Persian Gulf crisis
- Peruvian protests
- Philippine protests (timeline)
- Polish protests
- Post-Brexit diplomatic talks (trade negotiations)
- Second Arab Spring
- Sudanese protests
- Thai protests
- United States election protests
- United States racial unrest
- Venezuelan presidential crisis (protests)
- Yellow vests movement
Recently concluded
- France: Charlie Hebdo shooting
- Greece: Nikolaos Michaloliakos
Ongoing
- Argentina: Rodolfo Martín Villa
- Armenia: Serzh Sargsyan
- Colombia: Álvaro Uribe
- France: Nicolas Sarkozy
- Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu
- Kyrgyzstan: Almazbek Atambayev
- Malta: Yorgen Fenech
- South Africa: Jacob Zuma
- Spain: Bárcenas affair, 2017 Catalonia attacks
- Sudan: Omar al-Bashir
- United States: Fat Leonard scandal, Varsity Blues scandal
- International: The Gambia v. Myanmar
Upcoming
- Indonesia: Edhy Prabowo, Juliari Batubara, Muhammad Rizieq Shihab
- Kosovo: Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli
- Lesotho: Maesiah Thabane
- Rwanda: Paul Rusesabagina
- Spain: Jordi Pujol
- United States: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Elizabeth Holmes, Meng Wanzhou, R. Kelly, Ghislaine Maxwell, Steve Bannon
- Vanuatu: Charlot Salwai
- Zimbabwe: Ignatius Chombo
- Association football
- Women's association football
- American football
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Golf
- Ice hockey
- Motorsport
- Rugby union
- Other sports seasons
December 2020
- 30: Samuel Little
- 30: Alto Reed
- 30: Dawn Wells
- 29: Claude Bolling
- 29: Pierre Cardin
- 29: Joe Louis Clark
- 29: Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio
- 29: Elaine McCoy
- 29: John Paul Jr.
- 29: Howard J. Rubenstein
- 28: Fou Ts'ong
- 28: H. Jack Geiger
- 28: Armando Manzanero
- 27: William Link
- 26: George Blake
- 26: Brodie Lee
- 26: Jim McLean
- 26: Phil Niekro
- 25: Michael Alig
- 25: Soumaïla Cissé
- 25: Danny Hodge
- 25: K. C. Jones
- 25: Jamal Khwaja
- 24: Ivry Gitlis
- 23: James E. Gunn
- 23: Rebecca Luker
- 23: Frankie Randall
- 23: Sugathakumari
- 23: Leslie West
- 22: Muhammad Mustafa Mero
- 22: Stella Tennant
- 21: Kevin Greene
- 21: K. T. Oslin
- 21: Motilal Vora
- 20: Doug Anthony
- 20: Ezra Vogel
- 19: Shirley Abrahamson
- 19: David Giler
- 19: Rosalind Knight
- 19: Mekere Morauta
- 19: Leo Panitch
- 18: Aristóteles Sandoval
- 18: José Vicente Rangel
- 18: Òscar Ribas Reig
- 18: Michael Jeffery
- 18: Peter Lamont
- 18: Rahah Noah
- 17: Donato Bilancia
- 17: Jeremy Bulloch
- 17: Pierre Buyoya
- 17: Stanley Cowell
- 17: Hennadiy Kernes
- 17: Saufatu Sopoanga
- 17: Pelle Svensson
- 16: Awesome Again
- 16: Flavio Cotti
- 16: Leticia Lee
- 16: Lorenzo Taliaferro
- 15: Ungku Abdul Aziz
- 15: Anthony Casso
- 15: Donald Fowler
- 15: Bruce Seals
- 14: Herman Asaribab
- 14: Gérard Houllier
- 14: Roddam Narasimha
- 14: Paulo César dos Santos
- 14: Totilas
- 14: Huang Zongying
- 13: Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini
- 13: Nur Hossain Kasemi
- 12: John le Carré
- 12: Charley Pride
- 12: Ann Reinking
- 12: Ruhollah Zam
- 11: Kenneth Alwyn
- 11: Kim Ki-duk
- 10: Tommy Lister Jr.
- 10: Barbara Windsor
- 9: Paolo Rossi
- 9: Mohammad Yazdi
- 8: Harold Budd
- 8: Alejandro Sabella
- 8: Yevgeny Shaposhnikov
- 7: Dick Allen
- 7: Joselyn Cano
- 7: Chuck Yeager
- 6: Paul Sarbanes
- 6: Tabaré Vázquez
- 5: Peter Alliss
- 4: David Lander
- 4: James Odongo
Africa
- Algeria, Libya and Tunisia
- Cameroon
- Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria
- Central African Republic
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ethiopia
- Mali
- Mozambique
- Nigeria
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Western Sahara
Americas
- Colombia
- Mexico
- Peru
Asia-Pacific
- Afghanistan
- China
- India
- India and Pakistan
- Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines
- Indonesia
- Myanmar
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Thailand
Europe
- Armenia and Azerbaijan
- Russia
- Ukraine
Middle East
- Egypt
- Iran and the Persian Gulf
- Iraq
- Iraq and Syria (map)
- Israel and Gaza
- Israel and Syria
- Syria
- Turkey
- Yemen and Saudi Arabia
Audiovisual summaries
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