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Current events of
December 4, 2015
(
2015-12-04
)
(Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
War in Afghanistan (2015–present)
A
mortar
attack in
Afghanistan
's central
Wardak province
kills at least 12 people.
(Tolo News)
Military intervention against ISIL
In an act of solidarity with
France
following the
Paris massacre
,
Germany's
parliament (the
Bundestag
) approves measures to move past the
military's
primary defensive role, to send six of its 29 operational, yet aged,
Tornado
reconnaissance aircraft
, and as many as 1,200 soldiers to support the coalition missions against
Islamic State
militants in
Syria
. The airplanes will be limited to support activities; they will not fly combat missions.
(
The Los Angeles Times
)
,
(Reuters)
,
(CNN)
2015 San Bernardino shooting
Tashfeen Malik, the female suspect in the
San Bernardino, California
shootings pledged allegiance to the
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
online.
(BBC)
2015 Cairo restaurant fire
A
firebomb is thrown into a restaurant
in the
Egyptian
capital of
Cairo
killing 17 people.
(Reuters)
Business and economy
A three-judge panel of the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
hears arguments about whether the
net neutrality
rules of the
Federal Communications Commission
are within the FCC's statutory mandate.
(Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
2015 South Indian floods
Many parts of
Chennai
still remain flooded, including almost all of South Chennai. Food and other basics are in short supply throughout the city.
(
The Times of India
)
Law and crime
The
Obama Administration
and the
International Rescue Committee
ask a
federal judge
to reject attempts by
Texas
to block
Syrian refugees
from resettling in the state. Later, the
Texas Attorney General
withdraws the state’s December 2, 2015 request for a
temporary restraining order
.
(
The New York Daily News
)
,
(AP via
The Washington Post
)
The
U.S. Supreme Court
agrees to hear an appeal case concerning
Puerto Rico
's restructuring of debt.
(Reuters)
Politics and elections
Authorities name
Shi Taifeng
Acting Governor of
Jiangsu
province in China, replacing
Li Xueyong
, who retired due to age.
(Sina)
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