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'''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
*[[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
**[[Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure (2022–present)|Russian strikes against infrastructure]]
***[[Russian Armed Forces|Russian]] [[drone warfare|drone]] and [[artillery]] strikes kill at least five people and cause [[power outage]]s for around 70% of households in [[Kherson]], according to [[Governor of Kherson Oblast|Kherson governor]] [[Oleksandr Prokudin]]. [https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-drone-bombardment-train-station-91adc994c1284d0c654f7bf4e4685f75 (AP)]

'''Business and economy'''
*[[Renewable energy in Colombia]]
**[[Government of Colombia|Colombia]] approves regulations that encourage local communities and [[Indigenous peoples in Colombia|indigenous groups]] to produce energy using [[renewable source]]s and sell the energy to the [[Electrical grid|national grid]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-67825466 (BBC News)]
*Thousands of [[trade union|union]] members and activists in [[Argentina]] protest a [[decree]] from [[President of Argentina|President]] [[Javier Milei]] imposing [[deregulation]] and [[austerity]] measures meant to revive [[economy of Argentina|the country's economy]]. [https://apnews.com/article/argentina-milei-protests-economy-austerity-9f8a41c0149b71d2480ae380191e52ec (AP)]

'''Disasters and accidents'''
*[[Death of Ana Clara Benevides]]
**A [[forensics]] report by [[Rio de Janeiro]]'s Forensic Medical Institute in [[Brazil]] finds that [[hyperthermia]] led to [[cardiorespiratory arrest]] that killed [[Swifties|Swiftie]] Benevides. It says she did not have [[preexisting condition]]s or [[substance abuse]] that could have led to her death. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/taylor-swift-fan-died-heat-exhaustion-rio-concert-police-say-2023-12-27/ (Reuters)]
*At least 10 people are killed by [[thunderstorm]]s and strong winds in the [[eastern states of Australia|eastern]] [[Australia]]n [[states and territories of Australia|states]] of [[Queensland]] and [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]]. [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/9-people-died-wild-weather-australian-states-queensland-105933170 (ABC News Australia)]
*A [[Hellenic Air Force]] [[North American T-2 Buckeye|T-2 Buckeye]] [[Trainer aircraft|trainer]] [[Jet aircraft|jet]] crashes in a rural area near [[Kalamata]], [[Greece]], killing the pilot. [https://apnews.com/article/greece-air-force-jet-crash-cc8159a1c3306fc2c460be31c58b1c71 (AP)]
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