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Monday, December 13, 2021

Armed conflicts and attacks

  * 2021 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks; Allied Democratic
    Forces insurgency
      + Congolese president Felix Tshisekedi assures his country that
        the presence of Ugandan troops in the DRC is only to prevent
        the ongoing insurgency by the Allied Democratic Forces. The
        president says that Uganda's intervention will be temporary.
        (Reuters)
  * One hundred and six members of a Ukrainian "neo-Nazi" youth group
    are arrested in Russia, suspected of planning attacks, including
    mass murders. Russia has accused Ukrainian intelligence of being
    behind the group. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

  * Miss Universe 2021
      + Harnaaz Sandhu of India is crowned Miss Universe in Eilat,
        Israel. (CNN)

Disasters and accidents

  * Tornado outbreak of December 10-11, 2021
      + The death toll from the tornado outbreak in Kentucky, United
        States, increases to 74, making it the second deadliest
        tornado outbreak to occur in the state. Fourteen people are
        also killed in other U.S. states, with some towns being
        completely destroyed. (BBC News)

Health and environment

  * COVID-19 pandemic
      + COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
          o COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary
              # Hungary reports its first two cases of the SARS-CoV-2
                Omicron variant, which was first detected in South
                Africa. (Anadolu Agency)
          o COVID-19 pandemic in Norway
              # The Norwegian government announces that alcohol sales
                at bars and restaurants will be banned and stricter
                rules will be implemented at schools due to the
                spread of the Omicron variant. The government also
                announces that the COVID-19 vaccine booster dose
                interval has been reduced to 4.5 months and that the
                military will assist with the booster dose campaign.
                (The Local Norway)
          o COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
              # Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces that at least
                one person in the UK has died after testing positive
                for the Omicron variant. (BBC News)
      + COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
          o COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
              # China reports its first confirmed case of the
                SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a person who travelled
                to Tianjin from overseas on December 9. (NDTV)
          o COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan
              # Pakistan reports its first confirmed case of the
                Omicron variant in a 57-year-old unvaccinated woman
                from Karachi. (The Express Tribune)
      + COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
          o The Australian state of Queensland reopens its land
            borders with New South Wales and Victoria to vaccinated
            domestic travellers. (The Guardian)
      + COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
          o COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania
              # COVID-19 pandemic in Philadelphia
                  @ Philadelphia imposes a vaccine mandate for indoor
                    activities such as dining, cinemas, and at the
                    Wells Fargo Center for a 76ers or Flyers game. (
                    The Philadelphia Inquirer)
          o COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)
              # New York (state) reimposes a mandatory indoor mask
                mandate for businesses that doesn't implemented
                vaccination requirement amid threats of the COVID-19
                surge and the Omicron variant in winter. (The New
                York Times)

International relations

  * Israel-United Arab Emirates relations
      + Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett enters the
        Presidential Palace of the United Arab Emirates on his first
        official visit to the country. (NBC News)
  * South Africa-Zimbabwe relations
      + South Africa cancels a plan to forcibly deport 200,000
        Zimbabweans from the country amid an outcry and concerns over
        perceived xenophobia and human rights abuses. (Bloomberg)

Law and crime

  * Eight people are injured as a teenager detonates an improvised
    explosive device, in an attempt to blow himself up, at a Russian
    Orthodox school near a convent in Serpukhov, Russia. The
    perpetrator is identified as a student at the school, and is
    currently hospitalised in critical condition. (BBC News)

Sports

  * Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
      + 2021 NFL season
          o The National Football League reports their first case of
            the Omicron variant in a Washington Football Team
            staffer. Additionally, 37 players tested positive for
            COVID-19. (WRC-TV) (NFL.com)

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