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{{*mp|December 9}} [[Governor of Illinois|Governor]] '''[[Rod Blagojevich]]''' of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Illinois]] is arrested on federal [[corruption]] charges related to a [[List of United States Senators from Illinois|seat in the Senate]] recently vacated by [[President-elect of the United States|President-elect]] [[Barack Obama]]. |
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{{*mp|December 9}} '''[[2008 Greek riots|Anti-police riots]]''' ''(pictured)'' continue in [[Athens]] and several cities across [[Greece]]. |
{{*mp|December 9}} '''[[2008 Greek riots|Anti-police riots]]''' ''(pictured)'' continue in [[Athens]] and several cities across [[Greece]]. |
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{{*mp|December 6}} [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] issues an international '''[[2008 Irish pork crisis|recall]]''' of its [[pork]] products following the discovery of contaminated [[Animal feed|pig feed]]. |
{{*mp|December 6}} [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] issues an international '''[[2008 Irish pork crisis|recall]]''' of its [[pork]] products following the discovery of contaminated [[Animal feed|pig feed]]. |
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- Anti-police riots (pictured) continue in Athens and several cities across Greece.
- Ireland issues an international recall of its pork products following the discovery of contaminated pig feed.
- Patriarch Alexy II, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, dies of heart failure in Peredelkino, Russia.
- A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe spreads, with hundreds dead and over 10,000 people infected since August 2008.
- At the request of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Governor General of Canada Michaëlle Jean prorogues the parliament until January 26, 2009, to avoid a confidence motion by a newly-formed coalition of opposition parties.