2020 Brazilian municipal elections Voters go to the polls in municipal elections that are held in Brazilian cities such as Rio de Janeiro, Fortaleza, and São Paulo.
Argentina Argentine prosecutors announce that the home and offices of Diego Maradona's doctor have been raided as part of an investigation following his death.
COVID-19 pandemic in France The Council of State orders the government to review a law limiting the number of people in churches during religious services to 30, saying that the measure was not proportionate to infection risks.
Bird flu The British government confirms that a case of the highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza has been found at a turkey farm in North Yorkshire, England. All 10,500 birds at the farm will be culled in order to limit the spread of the disease, according to Chief Veterinary Officer Christine Middlemiss.
COVID-19 pandemic The government signs a deal with Moderna to secure an additional two million doses of its vaccine candidate, bringing the total to seven million doses for the country.
Turkey reports a record 185 new deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 13,558. Meanwhile, the total number of recoveries surpasses 400,000.
Hungary reports a record 156 new deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 4,672. The country also reports a record 6,819 new cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 211,527.
Health Minister Jan Blatný announces that the country will move from level 4 to level 3 of the pandemic alert system, allowing restaurants and non-essential shops to reopen beginning Thursday, but with social distancing limits for customers. The night-time curfew will also be lifted and limited sports activities can resume.
South Korea decides to implement more stringent measures in the Seoul Capital Area for one week and also raise social distancing rules outside the Seoul Capital Area to Level 1.5 for two weeks beginning December 1. In the Seoul Capital Area, health authorities announce that saunas and steam-bath rooms in bathhouses will be closed for one week. The government will also ban New Year's Eve parties organized by hotels and other accommodation facilities.
Indonesia reports a record 6,267 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 534,266. Central Java reports the most cases of any province with 2,036 new cases.
Acting Health Minister Hamad Hassan announces that the country will gradually ease restrictions beginning tomorrow in a bid to relieve its struggling economy during Christmas and New Year festivities. Restaurants will reopen at 50% capacity and the curfew will be moved from 5:00 p.m. local time to 11:00 p.m. local time.
In response to the highest level of new infections since August, the government announces that all kindergartens, primary schools and secondary schools will suspend in-person classes from December 2 until after the Christmas holidays.
The number of new confirmed cases in Hong Kong reaches a nearly four-month high of 115 cases. The city now has 6,239 total confirmed cases since the pandemic began.
The Canadian federal government extends international travel restrictions for most travellers who are not Canadian citizens, permanent residents or people entering from the United States for "essential" reasons until January 21, 2021.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announces that public elementary schools will resume in-person classes tomorrow and will require students to have testing consent forms in order to return. Additionally, District 75 schools that cater to students with disabilities will reopen on December 10.
Lewotolo The Lewotolo volcano erupts near Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province, forcing more than 2,700 residents to evacuate.
U.S. government The United States Bureau of Land Management reports the Utah monolith has been removed by an "unknown party".
Tigray conflict Ethiopian state TV reports that mass graves containing 70 bodies have been discovered in the city of Humera in the Tigray Region.
The Tigray People's Liberation Front says it has shot down an Ethiopian Air Force warplane and captured its pilot who "was on a mission to bomb", and also claims that its forces have retaken the town of Axum from federal troops.
Boko Haram insurgency The death toll from the massacre yesterday in Jere, Borno State, Nigeria, rises to 110, as more people are found dead and injured victims die of their wounds. It is the deadliest terrorist attack against civilians in Nigeria this year.
War in Afghanistan At least three civilians are killed and 23 others wounded in a suicide bombing in Zabul targeting the head of Zabul’s provincial council, who is among the wounded.
A car bombing at an Afghan Public Protection Force compound in Ghazni Province kills at least 30 Afghan National Army personnel and injures 24 others. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid does not confirm or deny responsibility for the attack.