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December 17, 2022 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Business and economy
Uzbekistan announces a nearly $1 billion loan from the two main World Bank lending institutions, aimed at supporting the country's transition to a private sector-led economy.
Disasters and accidents
Five people are killed and five others are injured in a head-on collision of a bus and a pickup truck near Ventersburg, Free State, South Africa.
Three people are killed and 17 others are injured by a freak wave at a beach in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Law and crime
German authorities recover 31 royal jewellery items that were stolen from the Green Vault museum at Dresden Castle in Dresden, Saxony, Germany, in 2019.
Politics and elections
Tunisians head to the polls to elect the members of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People. Opposition parties have called for a boycott of the election.
Fiji's election office projects that both the ruling FijiFirst and opposition People's Alliance parties will win 26 seats each in the 55-seat parliament, resulting in a deadlock.
Sports
The Minnesota Vikings complete the largest comeback in NFL history against the Indianapolis Colts, winning 39β36 after a 0β33 deficit. The previous largest comeback occurred in January 1993 when the Buffalo Bills won 41β38 against the Houston Oilers after a 35β3 deficit.
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