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Current events of
December 6, 2014
(
2014-12-06
)
(Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
2014 hostage rescue operations in Yemen
An American civilian and a South African civilian die during an attempt to rescue them by
U.S. Navy SEALs
in
Yemen
. They were being held hostage by
al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
.
(CNN)
2014 Iguala mass kidnapping
Forensic specialists at the
University of Innsbruck
confirm the identity of the first of the 43 missing students in
Guerrero
. The remains were located at a municipal dump in
Cocula, Guerrero
.
(
El Universal)
Syrian Civil War
The
Syrian Army
repels an
ISIL
offensive on the
Deir ez-Zor
air base, resulting in at least 119 casualties total.
(Khaleej Times)
Unidentified gunmen break into a prison and free an estimated 200 inmates in
Minna
, west-central
Niger State
in
Nigeria
.
(NBC News)
Disasters and accidents
At least 70 drown when a migrant boat from
Ethiopia
sinks off the
Red Sea
coast of
Yemen
.
(BBC)
Typhoon Hagupit (Ruby)
, a strong tropical cyclone, makes landfall hitting the
Philippines
.
(BBC)
Law and crime
2014 Ferguson unrest
,
Death of Eric Garner
Demonstrations continue for a third day in
New York City
,
Boston
,
Chicago
,
Cleveland
,
Jacksonville
,
Miami
, and
Washington, D.C.
where protesters perform "
die-ins
" over the
deaths of Michael Brown
and
Eric Garner
.
(
The New York Times
)
(Boston.com)
Science and Technology
NASA's
New Horizons
spacecraft
reawakens
at 20:00
UTC
in preparation for observing the
dwarf planet
Pluto
and its
satellites
. New Horizons, launched on January 19, 2006, will begin distant observations on January 15, 2015, culminating with its July 14, 2015 closest approach flyby.
(Sky and Telescope)
(L.A. Times)
(C-Net)
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