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International relations Pope Francis meets with the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu at the Vatican to discuss global affairs including the nuclear program of Iran. (USA Today) Law and crime In the New Hampshire's U.S. District Court, the former medical technician David Kwiatkowski is sentenced to 39 years in prison for infecting unknown numbers of patients in various states with ...
Politics and elections Croatian constitutional referendum, 2013: Voters in Croatia go to the polls for a referendum on a proposal to outlaw same-sex marriage with 65 per cent voting yes. (Sky News) Science and technology Comet ISON breaks up into a cloud of debris after skimming the Sun. (NBC) China launches the Chang'e 3 lunar probe incorporating a robotic lander and Jade Rabbit rover ...
December 2 is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) ... American actress (d. 2013) 1927 – Ralph Beard, American basketball player (d. 2007) [23]
The Desolation of Smaug premiered in Los Angeles on 2 December 2013, and was released on 12 December in New Zealand and on 13 December in the United States. Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, the film received mostly positive reviews and grossed $959 million at the worldwide box office, making it the fourth highest-grossing film of 2013.
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On 2 December 2013, rebels led by the Free Syrian Army recaptured the historic Christian town of Ma'loula. After the fighting, reports emerged that 12 nuns had been abducted by the rebels. However, the FSA disputes this and said that the nuns had been evacuated to the nearby rebel held town of Yabrud due to the Army shelling.
The December 2013 North American storm complex was a significant storm complex that included many different types of severe weather, including a winter storm, a severe ice storm and a tornado outbreak that impacted the central and eastern portions of Canada, parts of the Central Great Plains, the Southern United States, and the northeastern United States from 20 to 23 December 2013.