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Current events of
December 17, 2010
(
2010-12-17
)
(Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Maoist
rebels abduct seven villagers in the
Purulia
district of India's
West Bengal state
.
(NDTV)
American missile attacks kill 57 suspected militants in a region in northwest
Pakistan
.
(Washington Times)
(Associated Press)
(CNN)
Business and economy
Suncor
and
Total SA
sign a deal to develop in the
Alberta
tar sands
for
bitumen
extraction, while a procedure to clean up
tailings ponds
by multiple companies is approved by an energy
watchdog
.
(Globe and Mail)
(
Reuters Africa
)
(
Calgary Herald
)
Disasters
The death toll from the
Christmas Island
wreck
rises to 30 with many still missing.
(AP via Yahoo! News)
Further disruption is caused by
blizzards and widespread ice
in many parts of the
United Kingdom
, with more wintry weather forecast for the weekend.
(BBC)
Cuba
is hit by a
cold wave
, and some locations register 50-year record low temperatures.
(Cuban News Agency)
(
Radio Cadena Agramonte
)
International relations
Bolivia
recognizes the
State of Palestine
.
(Ynetnews)
Politics
The
United Kingdom government
announces plans to make prisoners serving less than four years eligible to
vote
.
(BBC)
Science
The
Cook Islands
announces the country's first ever
HIV
infection.
(ABC Radio Australia)
China
launches 7th
Beidou
navigation satellite.
(Kunming via Xinhua)
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