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December 2010 was the twelfth and final month of that common year. The month, which began on a Wednesday , ended on a Friday after 31 days. Portal:Current events
December 2010 events by country (25 C) * December 2010 sports events (5 C, 1 P) C. December 2010 events by continent (6 C) December 2010 crimes (2 C, 4 P)
International relations A diplomatic cable newly released from the British National Archives, dated 1980, claims that Israel would be "ready to use their atomic weapon" in any further war against its adversaries. (AFP via Google News) (Ynetnews) (Morning Star) (ABC News) (The Jerusalem Post) An international aid convoy from Asia enters Gaza, though Iranian and Jordanian members of the flotilla ...
Business and economy Estonia, one of the Baltic republics of the former Soviet Union, adopts the euro as its official currency, becoming the 17th country to do so. (Reuters) Disasters Tornadoes touch down in midwestern and southern United States, including Washington County, Arkansas ; Greater St. Louis, Sunset Hills, Missouri, Illinois and Oklahoma, with a few tornadoes in the early hours of ...
Business and economics Thousands of students march peacefully through Rome as part of nationwide demonstrations in Italy prior to a Senate vote which threatens education funds. (Al Jazeera) (BBC) The World Bank stops financing Côte d'Ivoire. (Al Jazeera) Disasters A UN Development Programme report concludes that Aceh's recovery from the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami is "beyond ...
Business and economy Brunei and Malaysia sign a deal to jointly explore and produce oil and gas off the coast of northern Borneo. (Malaysia Star) Major British supermarkets and online stores stop taking orders in Scotland in the run up to Christmas, because of a backlog of deliveries caused by the recent adverse weather conditions. (BBC) Disasters A South Korean deep sea trawler sinks in the ...
Disasters The United States "loses track" of 119,000 private planes, with uncertainty over who has access to them. (Al Jazeera) (The Hindu) (CNN) A new archive of the genocide in Rwanda is unveiled in the capital Kigali. (Rwanda News Agency) (BBC) International relations A group of 26 ex-EU leaders has urged the union to impose sanctions on Israel for continuing to build settlements on ...
Disasters and accidents At least seven people are killed and fifteen injured in a 100-vehicle pile up in southwest China. (CNN) (NDTV) (People's Daily) A Seoul -based radio station targeting North Koreans reports that a train carrying birthday gifts for North Korean future leader Kim Jong-un derailed, in what it describes as a possible act of revolt by opponents. South Korea's National ...