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Portal:Current events/2013 December 20

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;Armed conflicts and attacks

  • A gunman opens fire outside a terminal at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Philippines, killing four people, including the mayor of Labangan, Ukol Talumpa. [http://edition.cnn.com/2013/12/20/world/asia/philippines-airport-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 (CNN)]
  • Sinai insurgency:
  • Two Egyptian soldiers are killed and eight wounded in an operation targeting Sinai militants in the northern Sinai Peninsula. [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/12/20/official-2-egyptian-soldiers-killed-8-wounded-in-operation-targeting-sinai/ (FOX News)]
  • Israeli–Palestinian conflict:
  • Israeli forces kill a Palestinian and wound four others in three separate incidents of cross-border violence in the Gaza Strip [http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.564618 (Haaretz)]
  • Syrian Civil War:
  • Britain agrees to help destroy Syria's chemical weapons [http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-britain-syria-chemical-weapons-20131220,0,6721436.story#axzz2o2xyXGJi (Los Angeles Times)]
  • Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal):
  • Two roadside bombings in Iraq kill 11 people [http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Dec-20/241772-double-bombing-kills-6-in-iraq.ashx#axzz2o2zboJ7L (Daily Star)]
  • Bombings and shootings across northern Iraq kill 14 people. [https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/20/us-iraq-violence-idUSBRE9BJ1BA20131220 (Reuters)]

;Business and economy

;Disasters and accidents

  • At least five people are killed by a 35-state storm system causes heavy snow along with air and road traffic congestion in the United States.[http://www.today.com/video/today/53896129#53892699 (NBC)][http://www.foxnews.com/weather/2013/12/19/from-snow-to-tornadoes-christmas-travel-in-jeopardy-for-millions (Fox News)][http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/12/22/storms-in-southern-us-kill-2-in-mississippi-thousands-lose-power-damage (Fox News)]

;International Relations

  • The Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran threatens countermeasures to the U.S. Senate{{'}}s proposed new sanctions. [http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-iran-sanctions-us-senate-20131220,0,3052612.story#axzz2o6y9xUj8 (Los Angeles Times)]

;Law and crime

  • The Supreme Court of Canada strikes down anti-prostitution laws in the country. [http://www.cp24.com/news/supreme-court-strikes-down-canada-s-anti-prostitution-laws-1.1601791 (CP24)]
  • Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the U.S. state of Utah, and gay couples begin receiving marriage licenses, after a federal judge strikes down a provision of the Utah Constitution. [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865592784/Federal-judge-rules-Utahs-ban-on-same-sex-marriage-unconstitutional.html (Deseret News)]
  • Uganda passes law banning homosexuality. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25463942 (BBC)]

;Politics and elections

;Science and technology

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