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Portal:Current events/2016 November 30

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;Armed conflicts and attacks

  • War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
  • Afghan security forces killed 16 militants from Taliban group in Ghazni. [https://web.archive.org/web/20161201133601/http://www.tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/28630-16-taliban-insurgents-killed-in-ghazni (TOLOnews)]
  • Aleppo offensive (November 2016)
  • Syrian Civil Defense claim that more than 45 people have died as a result of heavy artillery bombardment of eastern Aleppo. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-attack-idUSKBN13P0SQ (Reuters)], [http://www.rferl.org/a/un-security-council-aleppo-syria-crisis/28147522.html (RFERL)]
  • Iran–Israel proxy conflict
  • Allegedly Israeli fighter jets strike a suspected Hezbollah weapons convoy near Damascus, Syria. [http://forward.com/news/breaking-news/355664/israel-s-air-force-reportedly-strikes-military-position-hezbollah-arms-conv/ (Forward)], [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38155933 (BBC)]
  • Colombian peace process
  • The Congress of Colombia unanimously approves a peace deal between the Government and rebel group FARC to end the Colombian conflict. [http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Colombia-Lower-House-Approves-FARC-Govt-Peace-Deal-130-0-20161130-0003.html (Telesur TV)]

;Arts and culture

;Business and economy

  • OPEC agrees to cut oil production by 1.2 million barrels a day. Key non-OPEC producers most notably Russia have also agreed to cut their production. Oil futures have risen by 9%. [https://web.archive.org/web/20161130203203/http://blogs.marketwatch.com/thetell/2016/11/30/opec-meets-in-vienna-to-hash-out-oil-deal-live-blog/ (Market Watch)], [http://www.marketwatch.com/story/oil-futures-rally-to-highest-finish-in-nearly-5-weeks-2016-11-30?mod=BreakingNewsSecondary (Market Watch)]
  • The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority announces it has fined Bank of America Merrill Lynch $7 million for failure to supervise the use of leverage in its brokerage accounts, especially in connection with Puerto Rico municipal bonds. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-finra-bank-of-america-fine-idUSKBN13P25O (Reuters)]

;Disasters and accidents

  • 2016 Southeastern United States wildfires
  • At least three deaths and several injuries caused by wildfires in Tennessee are reported near Dolly Parton's Dollywood resort. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38142907 (BBC)]
  • The death toll from wildfires in Sevier County, Tennessee, rises to at least seven. [http://www.wbir.com/news/local/gatlinburg-officials-a-fire-for-the-history-books/357912872 (WBIR)]
  • Tornadoes of 2016
  • Three people are dead after a tornado hits in Jackson County in the U.S. state of Alabama. Four other people are injured in neighboring De Kalb County. [http://www.waff.com/story/33822385/3-people-dead-in-rosalie-from-storms (WAFF)], [http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/alabama-tornado-slams-church-daycare-center-least-3-dead-n689986?cid=eml_nbn_20161130 (NBC News)]
  • LaMia Airlines Flight 2933
  • The BBC reports that leaked audio recordings of air traffic tower tapes indicate that the LaMia Airlines flight was running out of fuel near the Colombian city of Medellin. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38160713# (BBC)]

;Law and crime

  • Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, the current governor of Jakarta, faces charges of blasphemy for allegedly insulting Islam. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/indonesians-join-thousands-of-soldiers-police-at-rallies/2016/11/30/d15900a6-b6cb-11e6-939c-91749443c5e5_story.html (The Washington Post )]
  • Hong Kong Legislative Council oath-taking controversy
  • Two Hong Kong Youngspiration party Legislative Council election victors lose their appeal to take their seats in parliament by a High Court three-judge panel. Tomorrow, the High Court will hear the independence supporters' petition for a hearing by the Court of Final Appeal. [http://time.com/4581859/hong-kong-independence-lawmakers-legislators-appeal/ (Time)]
  • The Indian Supreme Court orders all cinemas must play the national anthem, and the audience must stand during its performance, before a film is screened. Order is effective in 10 days. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-38155630 (BBC)] [http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/national-anthem-national-flag-supreme-court-theater-4402827/ (The Indian Express)]

;Politics and elections

;Science and technology

  • South Africa launches the HVTN 702 trial for an experimental AIDS vaccine, which will involve over 5,400 men and women over the course of four years. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/11/aids-vaccine-final-nail-coffin-disease-161130142549896.html (Al Jazeera)]

;Sport

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