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'''Disasters and accidents'''
*[[Typhoon Rai]]
**The death toll in the [[Philippines]] from Typhoon Rai rises to 33. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/18/desperate-need-for-water-food-in-typhoon-hit-philippines (Al Jazeera)]
*[[2021 Karachi explosion]]
**Fourteen people are killed and several others injured by a [[gas explosion]] in a [[Sewerage|sewage system]] in [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-59712276 (BBC News)]
*Three workers are killed and three other people injured when two [[Crane (machine)|cranes]] collapse on a street in [[Turin]], [[Piedmont]], [[Italy]]. A residential building is also hit. [https://www.lastampa.it/torino/2021/12/18/news/crolla_una_gru_in_un_cantiere_edile_un_morto_e_4_feriti_a_torino-1732834/ (''La Stampa'')]

'''Health and environment'''
*[[COVID-19 pandemic]]
**[[COVID-19 pandemic in Europe]]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in France]], [[Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic]]
****[[France]] imposes a ban on British travellers, including businesses trips, from entering the country without compelling reasons due to the spread of the [[SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. French and [[European Union|EU]] citizens returning from the UK must be self-isolated for seven days unless they can show a negative COVID-19 test result on arrival, which can be reduced to 48 hours. [https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20211218-passengers-rush-to-beat-uk-france-travel-deadline-over-covid-variant-surge (France 24)]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal]], [[COVID-19 vaccination in Portugal]]
****[[Portugal]] begins administering the [[COVID-19 vaccine|vaccination]] against COVID-19 for children aged between 5 to 11 years. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/we-wish-you-merry-vaccine-lisbon-starts-inoculating-children-2021-12-18/ (Reuters)]
***[[COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine]]
****[[Ukraine]] reports its first case of the Omicron variant in a person who had travelled from the [[United Arab Emirates]]. [https://m.timesofindia.com/world/rest-of-world/ukraine-reports-its-first-case-of-omicron-coronavirus-variant/amp_articleshow/88356440.cms (''The Times of India'')]
**[[COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina]], [[COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil]]
***At midnight, [[Argentina]] and [[Brazil]] reopen their borders for tourists with a mandatory [[COVID-19 vaccination|vaccination]] proof or a negative [[COVID-19 test]]. [https://lavozdecataratas.com/2021/12/18/argentina-y-brasil-acordaron-el-reinicio-del-transporte-de-pasajeros/ (''La Voz'')]

'''International relations'''
*[[Israel–Ukraine relations]]
**Ukrainian [[ambassador]] to Israel Yevhen Korniychuk says that Ukraine might [[Status of Jerusalem|recognize]] [[Jerusalem]] as the capital of Israel. [https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/ukraine-says-it-recognizes-jerusalem-as-israels-capital-will-open-embassy-there/ (Times of Israel)]

'''Law and crime'''
*Former [[President of Ukraine|Ukrainian President]] and [[Ukrainian oligarchs|oligarch]] [[Petro Poroshenko]] leaves Ukraine on a "pre-planned diplomatic tour" of [[Turkey]] and [[Poland]] after the [[National Bureau of Investigation (Ukraine)|National Bureau of Investigation]] attempts to issue a summons regarding charges of abetting terrorism. The National Bureau of Investigation claims that Poroshenko was involved in looting national resources from the [[temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine]]. [https://www.dw.com/ru/v-partii-poroshenko-podtverdili-chto-on-pokinul-ukrainu/a-60178684 (Deutsche Welle)]
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