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Portal:Current events/2019 December 15

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Portal:Current events/2019 December 14

Armed conflicts and attacks

• War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
  • An insider attack by seven Taliban infiltrators killed 25 Afghan Armed Forces in Qarabagh, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. (VOA News)

Business and economy

• Light rail in Sydney
  • The first section of the CBD and South East Light Rail commences operations returning trams down George Street for the first time since the demise of the former tram network. (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Health and environment

• 2019 Samoa measles outbreak
  • The government of Samoa extends the state of emergency until December 29 when it was due to end on December 15. There have been 72 deaths and more than 5,100 cases to date. (RNZ) (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is sentenced to two years detention in a reform facility for corruption. There is heavy military custody of the government buildings and the court as followers of his now dissolved party rally in his support. Defense lawyers say they will appeal the sentence. (Reuters)

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Portal:Current events/2019 December 13

Business and economy

• China–United States trade war
  • Both countries announce an initial deal where new tariffs to be mutually imposed on December 15 would not be implemented. China says it "will buy more high quality of American agricultural products", while the United States says it will halve the existing 15% tariffs. (The Guardian)

Law and crime

• 2019 Chilean protests
  • The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights releases a report regarding the situation in Chile. The report confirms the existence of severe and reiterative human rights violations, including excessive use of force, arbitrary detentions, torture and sexual violence. (Cooperativa)
• Corruption in Ukraine
  • An appeals court in Ukraine confirms head of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine Artem Sytnyk's culpability and sentence for corruption. (UNIAN)

Politics and elections

• Impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump
  • The House Judiciary Committee votes along party lines to pass two articles for impeachment against President Donald Trump. The House of Representatives is expected to hold two votes, one for each charge, on Wednesday, December 18. (ABC News)
• 2019 Algerian presidential election
  • Abdelmadjid Tebboune is elected in the first round. (NPR)