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;Armed conflicts and attacks
;Armed conflicts and attacks
* Six Pakistani nationals fishing in the Red Sea, off the coast of [[Mocha, Yemen|Mocha]] in the Taizz Province of [[Yemen]], are killed and another six are unaccounted for after a Saudi air raid on a boat carrying 12 Pakistani sailors. [https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/170151-Saudi-jets-kill-six-Pakistani-sailors-off-Yemen-coast (The News)], [http://nation.com.pk/national/06-Dec-2016/saudi-jets-attack-pakistani-boat-off-yemen-kill-six-sailors (The Nation, Pakistan)]
* Six Pakistani nationals fishing in the Red Sea, off the coast of [[Mocha, Yemen|Mocha]] in the [[Taiz Governorate]] of [[Yemen]], are killed and another six are unaccounted for after a Saudi air raid on a boat carrying 12 Pakistani sailors. [https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/170151-Saudi-jets-kill-six-Pakistani-sailors-off-Yemen-coast (The News)], [http://nation.com.pk/national/06-Dec-2016/saudi-jets-attack-pakistani-boat-off-yemen-kill-six-sailors (The Nation, Pakistan)]
* [[Battle of Mosul (2016)|Battle of Mosul]]
* [[Battle of Mosul (2016)|Battle of Mosul]]
** The [[Iraqi Army]] bears down on a strategic bridge across the [[Tigris River]] in [[Mosul]]. Fighting is occurring in the Salam neighbourhood less than 1.5 kilometres from the Tigris. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/12/iraq-army-launches-assault-key-mosul-bridge-161206171407762.html (Al-Jazeera)]
** The [[Iraqi Army]] bears down on a strategic bridge across the [[Tigris River]] in [[Mosul]]. Fighting is occurring in the Salam neighbourhood less than 1.5 kilometres from the Tigris. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/12/iraq-army-launches-assault-key-mosul-bridge-161206171407762.html (Al-Jazeera)]


;Business and economy
;Business and economy
* After a meeting with [[President-elect of the United States]] [[Donald Trump]], [[Masayoshi Son]] of [[SoftBank Group]] pledges to invest $50 billion in the [[United States]] and create 50,000 jobs. [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/06/business/dealbook/donald-trump-mayayoshi-son-softbank.html (''The New York Times'')]
* After a meeting with [[President-elect of the United States]] [[Donald Trump]], [[Masayoshi Son]] of [[SoftBank Group]] pledges to invest $50 billion in the [[United States]] and create 50,000 jobs. [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/06/business/dealbook/donald-trump-mayayoshi-son-softbank.html (''The New York Times'')]
* [[Seattle-Tacoma International Airport]]
* [[Seattle-Tacoma International Airport]]
** Airlines serving the regional hub cancel 87 flights into and out of Sea-Tac airport, due to ice on airport runways. Among the affected air carriers, [[Alaska Airlines]] has cancelled 35 flights. [http://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Alaska-Airlines-cancels-dozens-of-Seattle-flights-405025915.html (KTUU-TV)]
** Airlines serving the regional hub cancel 87 flights into and out of Sea-Tac airport, due to ice on airport runways. Among the affected air carriers, [[Alaska Airlines]] has cancelled 35 flights. [http://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Alaska-Airlines-cancels-dozens-of-Seattle-flights-405025915.html (KTUU-TV)]
* [[Alaska Airlines]]
* [[Alaska Airlines]]
** The [[United States Department of Justice|U.S. Justice Department]] (DOJ) issues final approval for Alaska Airlines to acquire [[Virgin America]], in a [[US$]]2.6 billion dollar merger. In exchange for approval, the DOJ requires Alaska Airlines to reduce its partnership with [[American Airlines]]. [http://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-department-close-to-approving-alaska-air-virgin-america-deal-1481031602 (The Wall Street Journal)]
** The [[United States Department of Justice|U.S. Justice Department]] (DOJ) issues final approval for Alaska Airlines to acquire [[Virgin America]], in a [[US$]]2.6 billion dollar merger. In exchange for approval, the DOJ requires Alaska Airlines to reduce its partnership with [[American Airlines]]. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-department-close-to-approving-alaska-air-virgin-america-deal-1481031602 (The Wall Street Journal)]


;Disasters and accidents
;Disasters and accidents
* Heavy flooding kills 14 people in [[Thailand]] and badly affects the islands of [[Samui]] and Pha Ngan in the [[Gulf of Thailand]]. It has also severed the rail link to [[southern Thailand]] and [[Malaysia]]. [http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL4N1E11MC (Reuters)]
* Heavy flooding kills 14 people in [[Thailand]] and badly affects the islands of [[Samui]] and Pha Ngan in the [[Gulf of Thailand]]. It has also severed the rail link to [[southern Thailand]] and [[Malaysia]]. [http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL4N1E11MC (Reuters)]

* A meteorite lands near [[Sayanogorsk]], the [[Khakassia|Republic of Khakassia]], [[Russia]] at 18:37 [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]]. No one was hurt. [https://www.rt.com/news/369379-siberia-meteorite-blast-video/ (Russia Today)]


;Law and crime
;Law and crime
* [[Amnesty International]] criticizes a Saudi court decision to impose the death sentence on 15 people in a case involving 32 people including 30 Saudis, one Iranian and one Afghan national in an alleged Iranian spy cell. [http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/12/06/world/middleeast/ap-ml-saudi-iran.html?_r=0 (The New York Times)], [https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/12/saudi-arabia-mass-death-sentences-in-spy-trial-a-travesty-of-justice/ (Amnesty)]
* [[Amnesty International]] criticizes a Saudi court decision to impose the death sentence on 15 people in a case involving 32 people including 30 Saudis, one Iranian and one Afghan national in an alleged Iranian spy cell. [https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/12/06/world/middleeast/ap-ml-saudi-iran.html?_r=0 (The New York Times)], [https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/12/saudi-arabia-mass-death-sentences-in-spy-trial-a-travesty-of-justice/ (Amnesty)]
* The [[U.S. Supreme Court]] upholds an appeals court decision in an insider trading case, [[Salman v. U.S.]], holding that there is no requirement that a tipper receive any pecuniary consideration for a breach of faith in order to predicate the prosecution of the tippee. [http://www.scotusblog.com/2016/12/opinion-analysis-court-upholds-friends-and-family-insider-trading-conviction/#more-249652 (Scotusblog)]


;Politics and elections
;Politics and elections
* [[Bernard Cazeneuve]] is announced as the new [[Prime Minister of France]] replacing [[Manuel Valls]] who is contesting the [[2017 French Presidential Election]]. [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-election-idUSKBN13V0R2?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29 (Reuters)]
* [[Bernard Cazeneuve]] is announced as the new [[Prime Minister of France]] replacing [[Manuel Valls]] who is contesting the [[2017 French Presidential Election]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-election-idUSKBN13V0R2?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews (Reuters)]


;Sports
;Sports
* [[2015 FIFA corruption case]]
* [[2015 FIFA corruption case]]
** The [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]] upholds former [[FIFA]] president [[Sepp Blatter]]'s six-year ban from FIFA affairs. [https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/soccer/blatter-loses-appeal-at-cas-against-6-year-fifa-ban/ar-AAlakrO?OCID=ansmsnnews11 (AP via MSN)]
** The [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]] upholds former [[FIFA]] president [[Sepp Blatter]]'s six-year ban from FIFA affairs. [https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/soccer/blatter-loses-appeal-at-cas-against-6-year-fifa-ban/ar-AAlakrO?OCID=ansmsnnews11 (AP via MSN)]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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Latest revision as of 13:19, 9 March 2022

December 6, 2016 (2016-12-06) (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks

Business and economy

Disasters and accidents

Law and crime
  • Amnesty International criticizes a Saudi court decision to impose the death sentence on 15 people in a case involving 32 people including 30 Saudis, one Iranian and one Afghan national in an alleged Iranian spy cell. (The New York Times), (Amnesty)
  • The U.S. Supreme Court upholds an appeals court decision in an insider trading case, Salman v. U.S., holding that there is no requirement that a tipper receive any pecuniary consideration for a breach of faith in order to predicate the prosecution of the tippee. (Scotusblog)

Politics and elections

Sports
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