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December 17, 2010 (Friday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Maoist rebels abduct seven villagers in the Purulia district of India's West Bengal state. (NDTV)
American missile attacks kill 57 suspected militants in a region in northwest Pakistan. (Washington Times) (Associated Press) (CNN)

Business and economy

Suncor and Total SA sign a deal to develop in the Alberta tar sands for bitumen extraction, while a procedure to clean up tailings ponds by multiple companies is approved by an energy watchdog. (Globe and Mail) (Reuters Africa) (Calgary Herald)

Disasters

The death toll from the Christmas Island wreck rises to 30 with many still missing. (AP via Yahoo! News)
Further disruption is caused by blizzards and widespread ice in many parts of the United Kingdom, with more wintry weather forecast for the weekend. (BBC)
Cuba is hit by a cold wave, and some locations register 50-year record low temperatures. (Cuban News Agency) (Radio Cadena Agramonte)

International relations

Bolivia recognizes the State of Palestine. (Ynetnews)

Politics

The United Kingdom government announces plans to make prisoners serving less than four years eligible to vote. (BBC)

Science

The Cook Islands announces the country's first ever HIV infection. (ABC Radio Australia)
China launches 7th Beidou navigation satellite. (Kunming via Xinhua)

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 ;Disasters
 *The death toll from the [[Christmas Island]] [[2010 Christmas Island boat disaster|wreck]] rises to 30 with many still missing. [https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101217/ap_on_re_as/as_australia_boat_sinks (AP via Yahoo! News)]
-*Further disruption is caused by [[Heavy snowfall of late 2010 in the United Kingdom|blizzards and widespread ice]] in many parts of the [[United Kingdom]], with more wintry weather forecast for the weekend. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12015145 (BBC)]
+*Further disruption is caused by [[Heavy snowfall of late 2010 in the United Kingdom|blizzards and widespread ice]] in many parts of the [[United Kingdom]], with more wintry weather forecast for the weekend. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12015145 (BBC)]
 *[[Cuba]] is hit by a [[cold wave]], and some locations register 50-year record low temperatures. [http://www.ain.cubaweb.cu/idioma/ingles/2010/1216-cuba-registers-record-low-temperatures-fifty-years.htm (Cuban News Agency)] [http://www.cadenagramonte.cu/english/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3639:its-cold-in-cuba-lowest-temps-in-50-years&catid=2:cuba&Itemid=14 (''Radio Cadena Agramonte'')]
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 ;Politics
-*The [[United Kingdom coalition government (2010–present)|United Kingdom government]] announces plans to make prisoners serving less than four years eligible to [[Suffrage|vote]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12022013 (BBC)]
+*The [[United Kingdom coalition government (2010–present)|United Kingdom government]] announces plans to make prisoners serving less than four years eligible to [[Suffrage|vote]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12022013 (BBC)]
 ;Science