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Current events of
December 8, 2012
(
2012-12-08
)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Syrian civil war
:
Russia
arms
Syria
with
Iskander
missiles in response to
NATO
's stationing of
Patriot missile defense
systems in
Turkey
.
(WND)
Fighting takes place in
Damascus
, as rebels declare that
Damascus International Airport
is a "legitimate target".
(Al Jazeera)
2012 Egyptian protests
:
Tens of thousands of protesters continue to camp outside the
Palace
of the
President of Egypt
Mohamed Morsi
.
(BBC)
Mohammed Morsi
annuls the decree he issued expanding his powers but a
proposed referendum
on a
new constitution
will still go ahead.
(AFP via
The Australian
)
Disasters and accidents
The
President of the Philippines
Benigno Aquino
declares a state of national calamity in the country following
Typhoon Bopha
, which has claimed over 450 lives.
(ABC via Weatherzone)
Eight people, including four children, are killed after fire rages through a popular night market in the
Cambodian
town of
Siem Reap
.
(Sky News)
International relations
The
President of Afghanistan
Hamid Karzai
claims that a
suicide bombing
attack that injured his security chief was planned in the
Pakistani
city of
Quetta
.
(Reuters)
A
United Nations
climate conference
held in
Doha
,
Qatar
, agrees to extend the
Kyoto Protocol
until 2020.
(AP via Yahoo News)
Law and crime
American football
player
Josh Brent
of the
Dallas Cowboys
is arrested for driving while intoxicated and
vehicular manslaughter
in relation to the death of teammate
Jerry Brown
.
(
USA Today
)
Media
Bosses at
Australian
radio station
2Day FM
suspend all advertising until Monday after several major advertisers withdrew their business in the wake of the death of
Jacintha Saldanha
.
(BBC)
Politics and elections
The
Ghanaian election
is extended by one day as glitches in the
electoral system
cause extended delays in voting in some areas.
(AFP via SBS)
The Government of
Burma
apologises to
Buddhist monks
injured in a protest outside a
copper mine
last month.
(BBC)
Politics of Italy
:
Italian
Prime Minister
Mario Monti
says he will resign after passing the 2013 budget.
(Business Insider)
Silvio Berlusconi
announces that he will run for a fourth term as
Prime Minister of Italy
despite a conviction for tax fraud.
(AP)
Hugo Chávez
, the
President of Venezuela
, announces that he has
cancer
again. Preparing to travel to
Havana
,
Cuba
, for further
cancer surgery
, he named
Vice President
Nicolás Maduro
to carry out his legacy if he is unable to remain in office.
(AP via
Huffington Post
)
(
The New York Times
)
(BBC)
(Reuters)
Sport
The
European Olympic Committees
during the General Assembly in
Rome
choose
Baku
,
Azerbaijan
, as the host city for the inaugural edition of the
European Games
in 2015.
(EOC)
Reigning
champions
Brazil
and host
Portugal
will play in the final of the
2012 Women's Futsal World Tournament
after they beat
Russia
and
Spain
in the semifinals respectively.
(FutsalPlanet)
Texas A&M University
quarterback
Johnny Manziel
becomes the first freshman ever to win the
Heisman Trophy
as the most outstanding player in
U.S. college football
.
(AP via ESPN)
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