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;Armed conflicts and attacks

;Business and economy

  • The Bank for International Settlements, in Basel, cautions that the regulatory push to get all derivatives trading into central clearing systems may be creating a new group of Too Big to Fail financial institutions. This time, however, they will be international. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bis-derivatives-idUSKBN0TP0AR20151206#i0J5VpQesjwgDeZx.97 (Reuters)]
  • Basic income
  • Finland's government plans to give all its citizens, rich or poor, a monthly payment of €800, with no strings attached. The Finnish government says it wants to launch a “universal basic income experiment” in 2017 to test the feasibility of this program, which would replace the country’s current benefits system. [https://news.yahoo.com/finland-wants-citizens-rich-poor-monthly-payment-223022308.html (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo)]

;Disasters and accidents

  • 2015 South Indian floods
  • Chennai International Airport is set to reopen as flood waters recede. The death toll currently stands at at least 280 people. [http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/chennai-rains-passenger-flights-to-operate-from-tomorrow-dgca-to-review-the-situation-for-night-operations-1173125.html (Indian Broadcast News live)] [http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/12/06/280-people-die-india-floods (AAP via Special Broadcasting Service)]
  • Storm Desmond
  • The strongest windstorm of the season so far continues to bring flooding and high winds to the United Kingdom. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-35015243 (BBC)]
  • Flooding and landslides on the West Coast Main Line between Preston and Carlisle result in the suspension of all services between northern England and Scotland via the West Coast. [http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/manchester-piccadilly-trains-delays-landslip-10553844 (The Manchester Evening News)]
  • A collision between a train and a minibus in Jakarta kills 14 people. [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/14-killed-in-collision/2323452.html?cid=twtcna (Channel News Asia)]
  • Pollution in China
  • Elementary and middle schools in the Chinese capital Beijing suspend outdoor activities due to heavy smog. [http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/beijing-suspends-outdoor-activity-at-schools-as-smog-returns (Bloomberg vs The Straits Times)]

;Health and medicine

  • Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter announces that his latest medical tests show he is cancer-free. Carter, 91, announced in August that a melanoma for which he had been treated had returned. [http://www.ajc.com/news/news/carter-cancer-is-gone/npdFQ/ (The Atlantic Journal-Constitution)] [https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/12/06/458680791/former-president-jimmy-carter-says-he-is-cancer-free (NPR)]

;International relations

  • Turkey–Ukraine relations
  • Turkish and Ukrainian firms talk out a cooperation deal to help modernize their country's militaries in the wake of military actions by Russia. [http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/land/vehicles/2015/12/06/turkish-ukraine-defense-firms-in-talks-for-tank-upgrades/76889304/ (Defense News)]
  • Germany's vice-chancellor, Sigmar Gabriel, accuses Saudi Arabia of financing Islamic extremism in the West and warns that it must stop. He tells German media, “We have to make clear to the Saudis that the time of looking away is over, Wahhabi mosques all over the world are financed by Saudi Arabia. Many Islamists who are a threat to public safety come from these communities in Germany". His comments come days after Germany's Federal Intelligence Service released a report saying Saudi Arabia was "destabilizing" the Arab world. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/12035838/German-vice-chancellor-accuses-Saudi-Arabia-of-funding-Islamic-extremism-in-the-West.html (The Telegraph)]

;Law and crime

  • Clashes erupt in Athens between left-wing demonstrators and Greek police with at least eighteen people arrested. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-greece-clashes-idUSKBN0TP0SD20151206?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews (Reuters)]

;Politics and elections

  • 2015 San Bernardino shooting
  • President Barack Obama called the San Bernardino shootings "an act of terrorism designed to kill innocent people". [http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-san-bernardino-terror-probe-widens-as-obama-set-to-speak-20151206-story.html (LA Times)]
  • Venezuelan parliamentary election, 2015
  • Venezuelan opposition leaders say their Democratic Unity Roundtable has won control of the 167-seat legislature from the ruling Socialists for the first time since 1998. There is no confirmation on Sunday's election from the national electoral board. An opposition victory would be a major setback for the socialist revolution started 17 years ago by the late Hugo Chávez. [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_VENEZUELA_ELECTIONS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT (AP)] [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-election-idUSKBN0TP03Y20151207#kBG7mf0wty4AB8cq.97 (Reuters)] [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/08f41ab3928b490f81647579ab2f1dcb/challenge-socialists-venezuelans-elect-legislature (AP)]
  • Armenian constitutional referendum, 2015
  • Voters in Armenia go to the polls to vote in a referendum to change from a presidential to a parliamentary form of government. [http://www.rferl.org/content/armenia-referendum-constitution-sarkisian/27409522.html (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)]
  • French regional elections, 2015
  • Voters in France begin voting in the first round of regional elections just three weeks after the deadly Islamic State militant attacks in Paris. Exit polls show strong gains for the far-right National Front which is leading in six regions and reshape the political landscape after decades of domination by the centre-left and the centre-right coalitions. Midday voter participation is 16.27 percent, marginally higher than five years ago. There are 44.6 million eligible voters. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-politics-idUSKBN0TO0S920151206#iHEpimUxbGDH8Oec.97 (Reuters)] [http://www.france24.com/en/breaking/20151206-france-far-right-national-front-tops-first-round-voting-regional-elections-with-306-vote-estimate-if-0/?ns_campaign=al_en&ns_mchannel=email_marketing&ns_source=AL_20151206_2016&ns_linkname=20151206_breaking_news&ns_fee=0&f24_member_id=1080960490882 (France 24)]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} [http://www.france24.com/en/?ns_campaign=al_en&ns_mchannel=email_marketing&ns_source=AL_20151206_2020&ns_linkname=homepage&ns_fee=0&f24_member_id=1080960490882 (France24)]
  • Libyan Civil War
  • Rival governments in eastern and western Libya reach the initial phase of an agreement designed to foster elections that would bring about a single ruling entity in the North African country. The deal must be endorsed by the internationally-recognized government in Tobruk and the General National Congress in Tripoli. [http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2015/12/06/Rival-governments-in-Libya-reach-power-sharing-agreement/1051449444071/?spt=hs&or=tn_int (UPI)]

;Science and technology

;Sports

  • MLS Cup 2015
  • The Portland Timbers win the championship game of the 2015 Major League Soccer season, winning 2–1 at Columbus Crew SC. [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3348536/Columbus-Crew-goalkeeper-Steve-Clark-makes-nightmare-start-MLS-final-just-27-SECONDS-attempted-clearance-lands-net-legs-Portland-Timbers-striker-Diego-Valeri.html (The Daily Mail)]

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