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The Last Chronicles of Planet Earth December 9, 2016 Edition written by Frank DiMora
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Headline: Hamas accuses Israel of killing its Tunisian drone expert
The Palestinian militant group Hamas has blamed Israel for the death of a Tunisian national it described as one of its drone experts. Mohamed Zaouari, 49, was shot dead at the wheel of his car outside his home in Tunisia’s second city, Sfax, on Thursday. The Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s armed wing, said he had worked for the “resistance” for 10 years. It declared a day of mourning and vowed to avenge Mohamed Zaouari’s death. Israel has not responded to the claims. “Qassam Brigades mourns the martyr of Palestine, martyr of the Arab and Muslim nation, the Qassam leader, engineer and pilot Mohamed Zaouari, who was assassinated by Zionist treacherous hands on Thursday in Sfax,” a statement posted on the group’s website said. “The enemy must know the blood of the leader Zaouari will not go in vain,” the statement added. No evidence at present points to Israeli involvement in his murder
Dec. 19, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38354958
http://www.newsweek.com/tunisia-says-hamas-drone-expert-assassinated-foreign-elements-533624
Headline: IDF tanks fire at Hamas targets in response to Gaza border shooting
Shots were fired at IDF troops stationed on the border near the southern Gaza Strip on Monday morning, the military said. The soldiers were securing civilian engineering work near the border fence when they came under fire.There were no reports of injury or damage in the incident, but according to Channel 10 news, farmers in the area were advised by the army to stop working in the fields and to remain in their homes. The IDF responded shortly afterward with tank fire targeting Gaza-based Hamas positions, which according to Palestinian media was located south of the Al Buraige refugee camp. The cross-border incident comes days after a Hamas militant was assassinated in Tunisia. According to Hamas’s armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, Mohammed Zawari, who had been a member of the group for 10 years and supervising its drone program was gunned down in his car near his home close to the city of Sfax on Thursday. Hamas has blamed the Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence agency for his assassination and has warned that “”The enemy must know the blood of the leader Zawari will not go in vain.”
Dec. 19, 2016
Headline: PLO will revoke Israel recognition if US moves embassy, top official warns
If the incoming Trump administration moves the US embassy to Jerusalem, the PLO will revoke its recognition of Israel, the prospect of a two-state solution will be over, and any hope of Israeli-Palestinian peace in the future will vanish, the top Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat warned on Monday. Speaking on a conference call organized by the Wilson Center policy forum in Washington, DC regarding expectations from the Trump administration, Erekat reeled off a list of what he said would be the consequences of President-elect Donald Trump honoring his campaign pledge and relocating the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Erekat said he would immediately resign as the chief Palestinian negotiator, and that “the PLO will revoke its recognition of Israel” as well as all previously signed agreements with Israel. Furthermore, said Erekat, all American embassies in the Arab world would be forced to close — not necessarily because Arab leaderships would want to close them, but because the infuriated public in the Arab world would not “allow” for the embassies to continue to operate.
Dec. 19, 2016
Headline: Amona residents accept proposal to move, negating need for forceful evacuation
The Amona saga, which threatened the country with the specter of a violent evacuation, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a government-toppling crisis, moved toward resolution on Sunday when the outpost’s residents accepted a proposal keeping 24 families on an adjacent parcel of land. The remaining 16 families will be temporarily relocated down the hill to Ofra, awaiting the government’s plan to allocate a nearby plot of 5 hectares (12.35 acres) of land – classified as abandoned property – for the construction of the new Amona. The Amona residents accepted the deal in a vote of 45-25, with two abstentions. The government will now appeal to the High Court of Justice for a 30-day stay of its demolition order, under which the Amona outpost is to be destroyed because it was built on what was subsequently ruled to be private Palestinian property. The court had set this Sunday, December 25, as the deadline for removing the outpost.
Dec. 18, 2016
Jordan
Headline: Five dead, nine wounded in Jordanian gun attack
Unidentified gunmen on Sunday attacked a police station and patrols in southern Jordan killing five people, including a Canadian tourist, and wounding nine others including police, a security source said. The attack took place in Karak, a city and tourist destination known for one of the biggest Crusader castles in the region, located around 120 kilometers (roughly 70 miles) south of the capital Amman. “Five people were killed and nine others wounded, including policemen, when unknown gunmen attacked a police station and some patrols in Karak,” the source said on condition of anonymity, adding that police were hunting the gunmen and reinforcements were sent.
Dec. 18, 2016
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/five-dead-nine-wounded-jordanian-gun-attack/
Lebanon
Headline: Lebanese PM in legal trouble in Saudi Arabia
A Saudi court gave Lebanese PM-designate Saad Hariri five days to implement a ruling. In a ruling published by al-Jazeera newspaper on Thursday, the Supreme Court in Riyadh gave Hariri five days to implement a ruling without clarifying the nature of this ruling. The court warned that if Hariri doesn’t implement the ruling in five days it will take the appropriate legal measures. The warning comes just a week after Saudi Oger’s attempt to restructure around 13 billion riyals ($3.5 billion) in debts have been dealt another blow after a second major creditor obtained a court order demanding the money it is owed by the construction group owned by Hariri. National Commercial Bank (NCB), Saudi Arabia’s largest bank, has obtained a court order against Saudi Oger, Reuters news agency reported, following a similar move against Saudi Oger by Samba Financial Group in July.
Dec. 18, 2016
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/lebanese-pm-legal-trouble-saudi-arabia/
Saudi Arabia
Headline: At least 49 soldiers killed in Yemen suicide blast
A suicide bomber killed at least 49 Yemeni soldiers in Aden on Sunday, the latest in a string of deadly bomb attacks against recruits in the war-torn country’s second city. Military officials and medics said many others were wounded in the attack that targeted a crowd of servicemen gathered to collect their salaries near a base in northeastern Aden. “The number of those killed has exceeded 40 with some 50 others wounded,” said Aden health chief, Abdel Nasser al-Wali, adding that the death toll is likely to mount due to “critical cases”. Medics had initially given a toll of 30 dead. The attack was carried out by a suicide bomber who immersed himself among soldiers crowding outside the house of the head of special security forces in Aden, Colonel Nasser Sarea, in al-Arish district, near al-Sawlaban base.
Dec. 18, 2016
Headline: Russia, Iran and Turkey to hold Syria talks in Moscow on Tuesday
The foreign and defense ministers of Russia, Iran and Turkey will discuss the future of Syria and the city of Aleppo at talks in Moscow on Tuesday, Turkish and Russian officials said. “(The meeting) will be to understand the views of all three sides, laying out where we all stand and discuss where we go from here,” an official from Turkey’s foreign ministry told international media in Istanbul on Monday. “It is not a miracle meeting, but will give all sides a chance to listen to each other,” the official said. All three countries have emerged as important players in Syria, with Iran and Russia strongly backing President Bashar al-Assad, while Turkey, a NATO member, would like to see him step down. Turkey’s main priority however, is to ensure that Kurdish militias are unable to gain further territory in Syria along its borders. The Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement Tuesday’s meeting would focus on how the multi-year conflict in Syria could be resolved and on fulfilling U.N. Security Council resolutions.
Dec. 19, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey-russia-idUSKBN1480ZO
Headline: One Turkish soldier killed in car bomb attack in Syria’s al-Bab (Aleppo province)
Headline: UN Security Council Approves Monitors for E. Aleppo
One Turkish soldier was killed in a car bomb attack in the northern Syrian town of al-Bab while 11 ISIS militants were killed in clashes on Sunday, the Turkish military said in a statement on Monday. It said Turkish warplanes on Sunday destroyed 52 Islamic State targets in the area of al-Bab, which is controlled by the jihadists. The strikes were part of the nearly four-month old “Euphrates Shield” operation to drive IS and a Kurdish militia away from the border area.
Dec. 19, 2016
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4895053,00.html
http://www.voanews.com/a/un-security-council-approves-monitors-for-eastern-aleppo/3641916.html
Headline: Idlib likely to be Syria’s next bloody theatre after Aleppo
Headline: Syria issues largest army callup since Yom Kippur War
The battle for Aleppo has gripped the world, but it is hardly the only active front across war-torn Syria. One of the next targets for the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad will probably be the heartland of rebel territory, the neighboring province of Idlib. The province west of Aleppo is a stronghold of Al Qaeda’s Syria affiliate and is now also packed with tens of thousands of rebels, many of them evacuated from other parts of the country, making it likely to be an even more bloody theater than Aleppo. Idlib has direct links to the Turkish border, and is located only a few kilometers north of Hama, a central province and key point for defending Assad’s coastal strongholds and nearby Russian military bases. Asked where he will turn to next, Assad has suggested his first priority, after fortifying the area around Aleppo city, would be Idlib. “Identifying which city comes next depends on which city contains the largest number of terrorists and which city provides other countries with the opportunity to support them logistically,” he told Russian media outlets in an interview in Damascus this week.
Dec. 19, 2016
http://jordantimes.com/news/region/idlib-likely-be-syrias-next-bloody-theatre-after-aleppo
https://worldisraelnews.com/syria-issues-largest-army-callup-since-yom-kippur-war/
Headline: Syria Situation Report Dec. 8-15, 2016
http://www.understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/December%2015%20EDITS2%20COT.pdf
Headline: Iraq’s FM: Iraqi militias in Syria are fighting without approval from Baghdad
Iraq’s Foreign Minister, Ibrahim Jaafari, has said that Iraqi militias fighting with pro-government forces in Syria against Islamist militants are doing so without permission from the Iraqi government. The presence of Iraqi militias “does not represent the Iraqi government’s official stance,” Ibrahim al-Jaafari said in press statements at the ministry. “The government had not given permission to anybody, and Iraq does not intervene with the affairs of other countries”, he stressed. He, however, noted that “the Iraqi constitution does not prevent Iraqis from traveling anywhere”. The Iraqi militias played an important role in the recent liberation of Aleppo.
Dec. 19, 2016
Headline: The Campaign for Mosul: December 13-19, 2016
Operations in eastern Mosul largely paused from December 13 to 19. The Counter Terrorism Service (CTS), which is bearing the brunt of the operation, is facing a degree of attrition that risks the successful completion of anti-ISIS operations in Mosul. Senior U.S. military officials reported that the U.S.-trained Golden Brigade, the first of three brigades of the CTS, is facing a 50% casualty rate and could be rendered combat ineffective in a month if the rate remains constant. The CTS has deliberately slowed operations in eastern Mosul in order to reduce the rate of attrition, and the ISF announced it will begin to rely more on artillery and precision airstrikes to target ISIS militants in response. These new tactics, however, will likely increase civilian casualties because ISIS militants continue to use Mosul’s civilian population as human shields. The ISF will either be forced to heavily deploy its assets from other areas of the country to match the capability of the elite CTS forces or to call up non-acceptable partners, such as the Popular Mobilization, to complete the current operation in Mosul.
http://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/campaign-mosul-december-13-19-2016
Headline: Control of Terrain in Iraq: Dec. 15, 2016
http://www.understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/Iraq%20Blobby%20map%2015%20DEC%202016%20PDF.pdf
Turkey
Headline: Russia’s ambassador to Turkey assassinated in Ankara
Headline: Russian ambassador killed by Nusra jihadist
Russia’s ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, was assassinated Monday, shot in the back by a lone attacker while attending a private event at an Ankara art museum. Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that Karlov died in the shooting, which was captured on video and in photos by reporters who were at the scene. Russia called the incident an act of terror. Karlov was giving a speech at the event, hosted by the Ankara Center for Contemporary Art, when he was shot in the back about five times, the videos showed. Three other bystanders were shot, according to media reports, and taken to the hospital. Their conditions are unknown. The gunman — who was wearing a suit and had a police identification that allowed him to bypass the gallery’s security — was shot dead by the Turkish police.
Dec. 19, 2016
http://debka.com/article/25845/Russian-ambassador-killed-by-Nusra-jihadist
Afghanistan
Headline: 1 killed, 22 injured in explosion at market in Kunduz, Afghanistan
One person was killed and at least 22 others injured in a blast from an improvised explosive device in Kunduz city, TOLOnews reported. The blast happened during rush hour on Monday at a busy bazaar in the city center, according to Afghan officials. Explosives had reportedly been packed onto a cart. No group has yet claimed responsibility.
Dec. 19, 2016
Sudan
Headline: U.N. chief fears genocide about to start in South Sudan
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday he feared genocide was about to start in South Sudan unless immediate action is taken, renewing his plea for the Security Council to impose an arms embargo on the country. “If we fail to act, South Sudan will be on a trajectory toward mass atrocities,” Ban told the Security Council. Ban, noting that the U.N.’s special adviser on the prevention of genocide, Adama Dieng, has described genocide as a process, said, “I am afraid that process is about to begin unless immediate action is taken. “The Security Council must take steps to stem the flow of arms to South Sudan,” he added. Political rivalry between South Sudan President Salva Kiir, an ethnic Dinka, and his former deputy Riek Machar, a Nuer, led to civil war in 2013 that has often followed ethnic lines. The pair signed a shaky peace deal last year, but fighting has continued. Machar fled the country in July. “Reports suggest that President Salva Kiir and his loyalists are contemplating a new military offensive in the coming days against the (Machar-allied opposition troops),” Ban said. “Moreover, there are clear indications that Riek Machar and other opposition groups are pursuing a military escalation.”
Dec. 19, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-southsudan-security-un-idUSKBN1482EP?il=0
Libya
Headline: Suicide bomber kills seven in Libyan city of Benghazi
Headline: IS Suicide Bomber Kills 8 Libyan Troops Near Benghazi
At least seven people were killed and eight wounded when a suicide bomber targeted forces loyal to Libya’s eastern government in Benghazi on Sunday, medical and security officials said. Islamic State said it carried out the bombing, in the besieged district of Ganfouda. The area is one of the last pockets of resistance holding out against the Libyan National Army (LNA), a self-styled force loyal to eastern commander Khalifa Haftar.
Dec. 19, 2016
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4894932,00.html
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/suicide-bomber-kills-libyan-troops-benghazi-44277333
Morocco
Headline: Moroccan jihadist group merges with local Syrian faction
Harakat Sham al Islam, a jihadist group founded by and primarily comprised of Moroccans, has announced its merger with the local Syrian jihadist faction Harakat Fajr al Sham al Islamiyya. The two groups previously operated as part of the al Qaeda-linked alliance Jabhat Ansar al Din. According to a statement released on Twitter on Dec. 10, the two groups have merged under the Jabhat Ansar al Din name with a “total integration” of forces headed by former Harakat Fajr al Sham al Islamiyya leader Dr. Abu Abdullah al Shami. It goes on to read that “this blessed move comes at a desperate time in the Syrian Revolution and its blessed jihad to close the ranks, unite, and gather efforts.” This move reportedly came after “listening to the scholars and reformers on the need for unity” to protect the jihad in Syria. “Scholars and reformers” is a reference to the line peddled by al Qaeda officials for its efforts in Syria. The “need for unity” is one of the main reasons behind the Al Nusrah Front’s re-branding into Jabhat Fateh al Sham, along with many other smaller bands.
Dec. 17, 2016
Armenia
Headline: Hassan Rouhani to visit Armenia this week
According to Iranian media, Head of Iranian presidential press service Parviz Ishmael stated that meeting of Hassan Rouhani and President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, as well as signing of Memorandum of Trade and Economic Cooperation is planned within the frames of this visit. Iranian President, arriving Dec. 21st, will be accompanied by a number of ministers and heads of private companies. Businessmen of both countries will participate in a discussion on strengthening trade ties. Iranian President will visit Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan after leaving Armenia.
Dec. 19, 2016
http://www.banks.am/en/news/newsfeed/13084/
Headline: Berlin police says at least nine dead after truck plows into crowded Christmas market; attack believed
Headline: Europe: Christmas Shoppers in Jihadist Crosshairs
Headline: Three Wounded in Shooting near Zurich Islamic Center, Target Unclear
A truck plowing into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin on Monday causing multiple injuries is being treated as an attack, according to German news source DPA citing police sources. Berlin police said nine people have died and at least 50 people were injured when the truck drove into the Christmas market outside the landmark Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church on Monday evening. Local German media report that at first glance the incident was an attack on the Christmas market on the western part of Berlin. A policewoman reportedly told German media outlet Bild that there was at least one fatality. The incident is reminiscent of the truck terrorist attack in Nice, France this summer.
Dec. 19, 2016
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/9586/jihadists-christmas-shoppers
http://www.voanews.com/a/switzerland-zurich-islamic-center-shooting/3642245.html
Luke 21:9-10
Matthew 24:6-7
Mark 13:7-8
Revelation 6:4
Revelation 6:8
Headline: Venezuela Deploys National Guard As Venezuelans Protest Worthless Cash
Headline: Two Venezuelan officials killed in ambush; two others killed in revenge act
As hyperinflating Venezuela’s latest experiment in monetary lunacy continues with president Maduro announcing earlier this week he would remove 75% of the physical cash in circulation by eliminating the highest denomination 100 Bolivar bill, desperate and cashless Venezuelans, angry that the government hasn’t exchanged their voided bank notes as officials had pledged, on Friday rose up in protest and looted stores across parts of Venezuela. The riots were quickly put down, however, when National Guard troops were deployed to put down the unrest that broke out as far west as the Colombian border as well as smaller towns in the east, the WSJ reports. While many have speculated that things couldn’t possibly get worse in Venezuela, they did over the past few days as the collapsing, cash-based economy suddenly finds itself without cash, worthless as it may be (one US dollar is worth between 2,500 and 4,500 Bolivars in the black market), and now with only nine days to go before Christmas, Venezuelans grappling with a collapsing economy and hyperinflation are also left without money. Only the Central Bank now accepts the remaining bill, and it will only do so until Tuesday at which point the paper money will be worth less than toilet paper, which Venezuela infamous does not have.
Dec. 19, 2016
Headline: African Union forces in Somalia kill 11 civilians
Somalia residents say African Union soldiers killed 11 civilians in two separate incidents over the weekend. Traditional elder Mohamed Hassan says the first occurred when troops opened fire on a minibus in Qoryooley town in Lower Shabelle region on Sunday. He says all six passengers were killed. The African Union Mission for Somalia says it is investigating “the unfortunate incident in Qoryooley where civilians lost their lives in an attack.” The force says on Twitter it will issue a statement on the other “allegations.” In a separate incident, residents in Marka town say an AU armored vehicle smashed into a home, killing a mother and four children. Resident Ahmed Sheikh Ali says it occurred after a bomb attack targeted an army convoy. Somali officials were not available for comment Monday.
Dec. 19, 2016
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4895238,00.html
Headline: Military Deploys Across Congo’s Capital as Kabila Stays on
Military and police deployed across Congo’s capital on Monday amid fears of unrest on the last official day of President Joseph Kabila’s mandate. He intends to stay on after the midnight deadline; a court has ruled he can remain in power until new elections, now postponed indefinitely, are held. Anger has been growing since it became clear that the vote once set for November would not take place on time. Political talks between the ruling party and the opposition, mediated by the Catholic church, stalled over the weekend and are set to resume Wednesday. The opposition has not officially called for demonstrations, though many observers expect Kabila’s opponents to take to the streets as they did when the electoral commission failed to call the election. Human rights groups say more than 50 people died in the September unrest. “We can’t demonstrate because of the police. They are patrolling and searching people,” said Jean Eva, an unemployed young man talking with his friends. “Tonight it’s the end of Kabila’s mandate. At midnight, we are going to whistle to mark the end of the match. We’ll whistle from our homes, in front of our doors. Lots of people got whistles.”
Dec. 19, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/a/military-deploys-across-congos-cpital-as-kabila-stays-on/3641853.html
Headline: Ukraine army ‘repulsed rebel attack’ near Debaltseve in east
Ukraine says its army has repulsed an offensive by pro-Russian rebels in the east who sought to seize territory near the strategic town of Debaltseve. The Ukrainian military command said five of its troops and 25 rebels were killed in heavy fighting on Sunday. The figures could not be independently verified. It is the most serious flare-up for several weeks on the front line. The rebels said they had thwarted a Ukrainian army assault near Debaltseve, killing 10 troops and wounding 20. The rebels also destroyed two infantry fighting vehicles, according to a commander in rebel-held Donetsk, Eduard Basurin.
Dec. 19, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38366712
Headline: China Moves ICBMs Near Tibet and Naval Fleet to Gulf of Aden (Video)
Headline: Muted U.S. Response to China’s Seizure of Drone Worries Asian Allies
Only a day before a small Chinese boat sidled up to a United States Navy research vessel in waters off the Philippines and audaciously seized an underwater drone from American sailors, the commander of United States military operations in the region told an audience in Australia that America had a winning military formula. “Capability times resolve times signaling equals deterrence,” Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr. told a blue-chip crowd of diplomats and analysts at the prestigious Lowy Institute in Sydney, the leading city in America’s closest ally in the region. In the eyes of America’s friends in Asia, the brazen maneuver to launch an operation against an American Navy vessel in international waters in the South China Sea about 50 miles from the Philippines, another close American ally, has raised questions about one of the admiral’s crucial words. It was also seen by some as a taunt to President-elect Donald J. Trump, who has challenged the One China policy on Taiwan and has vowed to deal forcefully with Beijing in trade and other issues.
Dec. 18, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcTsDK-yI1A
***see also Yemen/Saudi Arabia above
Headline: Foreigners are dumping US Treasuries
Headline: Ukraine Nationalizes Largest Bank After Stability Concerns
All kinds of things are now happening in the world of bonds that haven’t happened before. For example, authorities in China today halted trading for the first time ever in futures contracts of government bonds, after prices had swooned, with the 10-year yield hitting 3.4%. Trading didn’t resume until after the People’s Bank of China injected $22 billion into the short-term money market. What does this turmoil have to do with US Treasurys? China has been dumping them to stave off problems in its own house…. The US Treasury Department released its Treasury International Capital data for October, and what it said about the dynamics of Treasury securities is a doozie of historic proportions. Net “acquisitions” of Treasury bonds & notes by “private” investors amounted to a negative $18.3 billion in October, according to the TIC data. In other words, “private” foreign investors sold $18.3 billion more than they bought. And “official” foreign investors, which include central banks, dumped a net $45.3 billion in Treasury bonds and notes. Combined, they unloaded $63.5 billion in October.
Dec. 19, 2016
http://www.businessinsider.com/china-is-dumping-us-treasuries-to-prop-up-the-yuan-2016-12
http://www.voanews.com/a/ukraine-privatbank/3641877.html
Headline: Documents show U.S. has approved sale of Chicago Stock Exchange to Chinese firm
Headline: Puerto Rico Warns of $2 Billion Deficit If Forced to Pay Debts
The sale of the Chicago Stock Exchange to a Chinese investment group has been approved, according to U.S. Treasury documents. The sale was approved by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to a Chinese group led by Chongqing Casin Enterprise Group despite the objections of several U.S. lawmakers who cited concerns about the level of influence the Chinese state might gain over the Chicago exchange, Reuters reported. The deal is still under review by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. If it also approves the deal, it would be the first sale of a U.S. exchange to investors from China. Last February, a group of 46 U.S. lawmakers asked CFIUS to examine the deal. They included Rep. Robert Pittenger, a North Carolina Republican on the Financial Services Committee and the Congressional-Executive Commission on China. Pittenger warned that China, which has been accused of corporate espionage, would have access to the data of U.S. companies who use the exchange.
Dec. 18, 2016
Dec. 16, 2016- Dozens of dead eels found washed ashore in a lake in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand
http://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/87628341/eel-not-be-right-mass-fish-deaths-at-lake-under-investigation
Dec. 16, 2016- 16 million poultry killed due to avian flu in various areas of South Korea
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-birdflu-southkorea-idUSKBN1450CF
Dec. 16, 2016- 5,000 turkeys to be killed due to avian flu in Lincolnshire, England
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/bird-flu-outbreak-confirmed-at-lincolnshire-turkey-farm-a3422726.html
Dec. 16, 2016- Thousands of dead fish found in a river in Durango, Mexico
http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unotv.com%2Fnoticias%2Festados%2Fdurango%2Fdetalle%2Fhallan-miles-de-peces-muertos-en-rio-el-tunal-908228%2F&edit-text=&act=url
Dec. 17, 2016- Schools of dead herring are still washing up on beaches in Nova Scotia Canada
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/schools-dead-hearing-continue-nova-scotia-1.3901683
Headline: Pagan priest granted right to wear horns in state ID photo
A pagan priest has won the right to remain horny in his Maine state ID photo. Phelan MoonSong, 56, was told in August that the goat horns he wears on his head — his “spiritual antenna” — would have to be removed for his state-issued ID. Citing religious freedom, the “Priest of Pan,” who subscribes to an Earth-based spirituality called Neopaganism, successfully fought for his right to wear the horns after telling Bangor Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) officials he was in touch with the American Civil Liberties Union. His ID arrived in the mail on Dec. 13 — but only after the pagan was made to prove the deep significance of his horns.
Dec. 19, 2016
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/12/19/pagan-priest-granted-right-to-wear-horns-in-state-id-photo.html
Headline: Terrifying maps show Storm Barbara will RAVAGE Britain
Forecasters have in the past 24 hours stepped up warnings for severe gales, torrential downpours and thunder over the festive season. A major change in the weather is due with Scotland in the firing line for the first hammering. Britain faces a brutal week of gales and torrential rain with plunging temperatures threatening snow over high ground. All eyes are then on a double whammy of storm hell which is due to unleash mayhem from Christmas Eve. A deep Atlantic low pressure system will stir things up on Saturday before another tears through the UK on Christmas Day. The violent superstorm will make landfall at around 6am on Christmas morning and will see air pressure drop more than 24 millibars over 24 hours – a so-called explosive cyclogenesis, or weather bomb.
Dec. 19, 2016
http://www.express.co.uk/news/weather/745157/Christmas-2016-weather-forecast-storm-barbara-UK-map
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