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'''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
*[[Syrian civil war]]
**[[Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war]], [[Israel's role in the Syrian civil war]]
***[[Israeli Air Force|Israeli]] warplanes launch overnight [[airstrike]]s in southern [[Syria]], with missiles originating from the [[Golan Heights]], killing a [[Syrian Army|soldier]] and causing some material damage, according to a [[Syrian military]] official. Syrian [[Anti-aircraft warfare|air defences]] engaged the Israeli [[missile]]s, with most missiles reportedly intercepted. [https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-says-israeli-air-strikes-target-south-of-country-soldier-killed/ (''The Times of Israel'')]
**[[Operation Shader]]
***The [[United Kingdom]]'s [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] says a [[Royal Air Force]] [[Eurofighter Typhoon|Typhoon]] has shot down a "small hostile drone" over Syria. It is the first enemy aircraft shot down by an RAF pilot since the [[Falklands War]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59615769 (BBC News)]
*[[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]]
**Gunmen open fire on a car carrying settlers near the outpost of [[Homesh]], in the occupied [[West Bank]], killing one person and wounding two more. [https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/12/17/middleeast/west-bank-shooting-car-intl/index.html (CNN)]

'''Disasters and accidents'''
*[[Typhoon Rai]]
**Thousands of people are [[emergency evacuation|evacuated]] from their homes in central and southern [[Philippines]] as Typhoon Rai, described as one of the strongest storms of the year, begins to make landfall in mid-eastern parts of the country, with warnings of very destructive [[typhoon]]-force winds. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/16/thousands-evacuate-as-typhoon-odette-approaches-the-philippines (Al Jazeera)]
*Five children are killed and four others are injured after falling from an [[inflatable castle]] that was blown into the air in [[Devonport, Tasmania|Devonport]], [[Tasmania]], [[Australia]]. [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-16/jumping-castle-hillcrest-primary-school-children-die/100704754 (ABC News Australia)]

'''Health and environment'''
*[[COVID-19 pandemic]]
**[[COVID-19 pandemic in Asia]]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia]]
****[[Indonesia]] reports its first case of the [[SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant]] in an hospital cleaning employee at the [[Kemayoran Athletes Village]] in [[Jakarta]] with no overseas travel history. [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/indonesia-jakarta-covid-b1977119.html (''The Independent'')]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Japan]], [[COVID-19 vaccination in Japan]]
****[[Japan]] officially approves the usage of the [[Moderna COVID-19 vaccine]] as a [[booster dose]] for people over the age of 18 years. This comes after [[Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare|health ministry]] experts recommended the vaccine yesterday. [https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/covid-19-vaccine-booster-moderna-pfizer-japan-2383311 (CNA)]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia]]
****The [[Malaysia]]n [[Government of Malaysia|government]] announces that due to the threat of the Omicron variant, there will be a ban on all large-scale [[Christmas]] and [[New Year's Eve]] celebrations. The government will also require people over the age of 60 as well as adults who received the [[Sinovac]] [[Coronavac]] vaccine to receive a booster dose before February in order to maintain their full [[COVID-19 vaccination in Malaysia|vaccination]] status. [https://www.malaymail.com/amp/news/malaysia/2021/12/16/khairy-no-mass-christmas-new-years-event-self-tests-required-even-for-priva/2028847 (''Malay Mail'')]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in the State of Palestine]]
****The [[Palestinian Authority]] reports its first cases of the Omicron variant in three people from different cities in the [[West Bank]] who travelled abroad. [https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-lifestyle-health-travel-israel-3c8512bac2f550f962d554d2a0029e7b (AP)]
**[[COVID-19 pandemic in Europe]]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark]]
****[[COVID-19 drug development]]
*****The [[Danish Health Authority]] approves the usage of the [[Molnupiravir]] antiviral pill developed by [[Merck & Co.]] for at-risk patients with symptoms, becoming the first [[European Union|EU]] country to authorize the usage of this drug. [https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/denmark-first-in-european-union-to-authorise-merck-covid-pill-2655260 (NDTV)]
****[[Denmark]] reports a record 9,999 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. [https://cphpost.dk/?p=130175 (CPH Post)]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Germany]], [[COVID-19 vaccination in Germany]]
****[[Germany]] administers a record 1.5 million doses of the [[COVID-19 vaccine]] in the past 24 hours. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/16/germany-looks-to-buy-up-spare-covid-vaccines-amid-row-over-shortfall (''The Guardian'')]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Italy]], [[Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic]]
****[[Italy]] imposes mandatory [[COVID-19 testing]] for all travellers from European Union countries and mandates a five-day [[quarantine]] on arrival for those who are unvaccinated due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases and the spread of the Omicron variant in Europe. [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-14/italy-to-require-covid-testing-for-eu-travelers-from-dec-15 (Bloomberg)]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Poland]]
****[[Poland]] reports its first case of the Omicron variant in a 30-year-old [[Lesotho|Mosotho]] woman who is currently in isolation in a hospital in the city of [[Katowice]]. [https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/poland-reports-its-first-omicron-case-26784 (''The First News'')]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom]]
****The [[United Kingdom]] reports a record for the second consecutive day of 88,376 new cases of COVID-19. [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59688186 (BBC News)]
**[[COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi]]
***[[Malawi]] announces that public service workers, [[healthcare worker]]s and journalists will be required to be [[COVID-19 vaccination in Africa|vaccinated]] against COVID-19 beginning on December 20 amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 infections. [https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/malawi-makes-covid-19-vaccines-mandatory-frontline-workers-2021-12-16/ (Reuters)]
**[[COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand]]
***[[New Zealand]] reports its first case of the Omicron variant in a fully vaccinated person who travelled from [[Germany]] and is currently isolated at a [[COVID-19 managed isolation in New Zealand|managed isolation quarantine]] facility in [[Christchurch]]. [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/first-omicron-case-detected-in-new-zealand-in-miq/47Y3IBXJJILDCANE7LZFILDRZE/ (''New Zealand Herald'')]
**[[History of COVID-19 vaccine development]]
***The [[World Health Organization|WHO]] issues interim recommendations for mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccine for second and booster shot, where [[mRNA]]-based vaccines can be used as subsequent doses after initial doses of the [[Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine]] and vice-versa, while these vaccines can be used after initial doses of [[Sinopharm]]'s [[Sinopharm BIBP COVID-19 vaccine|inactived vaccine]]. [https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/who-makes-interim-recommendations-mixing-matching-covid-19-vaccines-2021-12-16/ (Reuters)]

'''Politics and elections'''
*Caretaker [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands]] [[Mark Rutte]] is appointed as [[formateur]] and tasked with forming a new [[coalition government]] following the conclusion of the [[2021 Dutch cabinet formation|2021 cabinet formation]]. [https://www.politico.eu/article/dutch-parties-coalition-deal-pm-mark-ruttes-fourth-term/ (Politico)]
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