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December 9, 2017
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2017-12-09
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Armed conflicts and attacks
United States recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital
Hundreds of people protest on the
West Bank
and in
Gaza
for the third day in a row.
(BBC)
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
,
American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–present)
,
Iraq–United States relations
Iraq
announces that its war against
Islamic State (IS)
is over. The
United States Department of State
welcomes the end of the "vile occupation" and says that the fight continues.
(BBC)
Arts and culture
Egyptology
Archaeologists in
Egypt
display items, including figurines, masks and a mummy, from one of two previously unexplored tombs,
Kampp 150
and
Kampp 161
, in the ancient
Nile
city of
Luxor
.
(BBC)
(
National Geographic
)
Presidency of Donald Trump
The New York Times
reports that
Donald Trump
spends at least four hours a day watching the news on television. He watches
CNN
,
Fox News
and
MSNBC
.
(
The Hill
)
Business and economy
The 1.6-
hectare
populated
hamlet
of
Alwine
in
Uebigau-Wahrenbrück
district,
Germany
, is sold for 140,000 € at a public
auction
.
(AFP via
Daily Nation
)
Sports
2017 MLS Cup
In
association football
,
Toronto
win their first
MLS Cup
defeating the
Seattle Sounders
2–0 in the final, becoming the first
MLS
team to complete the
domestic treble
.
(AFP via Yahoo!)
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