Portal:Current events/2016 December 8

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;Armed conflicts and attacks

• War in Donbass
• As of December 1, the total death toll for the war stands at an estimated 9,758 people according to a United Nations report released today. [http://www.un.org.ua/en/information-centre/news/4001-civilians-in-ukraine-continue-to-suffer-un-report (United Nations)]

;Disasters and accidents

• 2016 Aceh earthquake
• International aid organisations arrive in the Indonesian province of Aceh as the death toll for the earthquake passes 100. [http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db04305/Article_2016-12-08-AS--Indonesia-Earthquake/id-d4656f5147954b5a88e5b22c96d7859b (AP)]

;Law and crime

• Philippine Drug War
• A panel formed by the Senate of the Philippines concludes that operations under Oplan Tokhang by the Philippine National Police is unconstitutional. [http://www.rappler.com/nation/154935-pnp-dela-rosa-comment-senate-report-tokhang (Rappler)]

;Politics and elections

• New Zealand National Party leadership election, 2016
• Australian Associated Press reports that Bill English has secured the support of a majority of members of the New Zealand National Party to succeed John Key as the Prime Minister of New Zealand. [http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2016/12/08/bill-english-set-to-become-next-nz-pm.html (AAP via Sky News Australia)]
• Impeachment process against Park Geun-hye
• A bill is introduced into the South Korean National Assembly to impeach President Park Geun-hye. A vote is expected tomorrow. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-politics-idUSKBN13X0DF (Reuters)]
• Presidential transition of Donald Trump
• Carl's Jr./Hardee's executive and minimum wage reform critic Andrew Puzder is selected as United States Secretary of Labor. [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/08/us/politics/andrew-puzder-labor-secretary-trump.html?_r=0 (The New York Times)]

;Science and technology

• American astronaut John Glenn dies at the age of 95. [http://www.space.com/34947-former-astronaut-john-glenn-hospitalized.html (Space)]

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