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December 21, 2014 (Sunday)

Arts and culture

British singer-songwriter Elton John converts his domestic partnership with filmmaker David Furnish to marriage. (FOX News)

International Relations

Egypt temporarily reopens its border crossing with Gaza, which had been closed since October, until 4 pm Monday. (Ahram Online)
Due to avian influenza in the United States (Oregon), South Korea suspends US imports of poultry. (Reuters via Times of India)

Law and crime

After an eight-year informal moratorium on the death penalty, Jordan executes 11 men. (Al Jazeera)
China has detained more than thirty thousand people within two months for pornography and gambling. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

Beji Caid Essebsi of the secularist Nidaa Tounes party wins Tunisia's presidential election. (Al Arabiya English)