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During the Apartheid era, 16 December continued to be celebrated as the Day of the Vow [21] and the Day of the Covenant. [22] In 1952, Dingane's Day was changed to Day of the Covenant and in 1980 was changed to The Day of the Vow. [22] The Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria was erected on 16 December 1949 to commemorate Dingane's Day. [23] [24]
Armed conflicts and attacks. Syrian civil war. Fall of the Assad regime. Syrian mass graves. A recently created mass grave containing the bodies of 17 executed Syrian Army soldiers is discovered in the Syrian Desert near Deir ez-Zor.
The beginning of the nine-day celebration beginning December 16 and ending December 24, celebrating the trials which Mary and Joseph endured before finding a place to stay where Jesus could be born : The first day of Las Posadas (Mexico, Latin America) The first day of the Simbang Gabi novena of masses (Philippines)
Disasters Japan declares the stricken Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in cold shutdown. (Kyodo) The death toll from an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease in Vietnam reaches 156 with 96,000 people having been sick with the disease as at the end of November 2011. (AP via Washington Post) International relations The United States and North Korea are expected to hold diplomatic talks ...
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Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announces that the country will impose a full nationwide lockdown from December 25 to January 3 that will close malls, shops, and other non-essential activities during the holiday season. This comes after a record of nearly 3,700 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours.
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Politics and elections Politics of Australia The Coalition keep a one-seat majority in the Australian House of Representatives after the Liberals win the Bennelong by-election. (The Guardian) Politics of South Africa Thousands of delegates of the African National Congress gather in Johannesburg to elect a party leader, who may replace President Jacob Zuma before his term expires in 2019. (AP ...