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December 27, 2023
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2023-12-27
)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russian strikes against infrastructure
Russian
drone
and
artillery
strikes kill at least five people and cause
power outages
for around 70% of households in
Kherson
, according to
Kherson governor
Oleksandr Prokudin
.
(AP)
Business and economy
Renewable energy in Colombia
Colombia
approves regulations that encourage local communities and
indigenous groups
to produce energy using
renewable sources
and sell the energy to the
national grid
.
(BBC News)
Thousands of
union
members and activists in
Argentina
protest a
decree
from
President
Javier Milei
imposing
deregulation
and
austerity
measures meant to revive
the country's economy
.
(AP)
Disasters and accidents
Death of Ana Clara Benevides
A
forensics
report by
Rio de Janeiro
's Forensic Medical Institute in
Brazil
finds that
hyperthermia
led to
cardiorespiratory arrest
that killed
Swiftie
Benevides. It says she did not have
preexisting conditions
or
substance abuse
that could have led to her death.
(Reuters)
At least 10 people are killed by
thunderstorms
and strong winds in the
eastern
Australian
states
of
Queensland
and
Victoria
.
(ABC News Australia)
A
Hellenic Air Force
T-2 Buckeye
trainer
jet
crashes in a rural area near
Kalamata
,
Greece
, killing the pilot.
(AP)
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