## [2020-12-12](/feed/2020/12/12/index.md)

##### 2020 United States election protests
### [Pro-Donald Trump protests over the 2020 United States presidential election results are held in Washington, D.C. Participants included members of the far-right group Proud Boys. During the demonstrations, four people are stabbed, one is shot, and 33 others are arrested, six for assaulting police officers. ](/feed/2020/12/12/pro-donald-trump-protests-over-the-2020-united-states-presidential-election-results-are-held-in-washington-dc-partici.md)
##### Aftermath of 2017–2018 Iranian protests
### [Iranian authorities execute once-exiled dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam over his online work that helped inspire the 2017–2018 Iranian protests. This comes after the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence on Tuesday. ](/feed/2020/12/12/iranian-authorities-execute-once-exiled-dissident-journalist-ruhollah-zam-over-his-online-work-that-helped-inspire-the-2.md)
##### Recognises Israel
### [Bhutan and Israel agree to establish full diplomatic relations for the first time. ](/feed/2020/12/12/bhutan-and-israel-agree-to-establish-full-diplomatic-relations-for-the-first-time.md)
##### Foreign relations of Switzerland
### [Switzerland freezes Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's assets in the country. Lukashenko, his son Viktor, and 13 other officials will be banned from entering Switzerland following violent protests that occurred following the election. ](/feed/2020/12/12/switzerland-freezes-belarusian-president-alexander-lukashenko-s-assets-in-the-country-lukashenko-his-son-viktor-and-1.md)
##### COVID-19 pandemic
### [Queensland reopens its borders to travellers from New Zealand after 28 days without any community transmission cases. ](/feed/2020/12/12/queensland-reopens-its-borders-to-travellers-from-new-zealand-after-28-days-without-any-community-transmission-cases.md)
##### 2020 H5N8 outbreak
### [South Korea issues a 48-hour standstill order on all poultry farms across the country following a series of highly pathogenic bird flu (H5N8) cases. ](/feed/2020/12/12/south-korea-issues-a-48-hour-standstill-order-on-all-poultry-farms-across-the-country-following-a-series-of-highly-patho.md)
##### COVID-19 pandemic
### [Peru temporarily suspends Phase III trials of Sinopharm's vaccine after detecting neurological problems in one of its volunteers. Peru's trials for the vaccine were due to conclude this week, after testing around 12,000 people. ](/feed/2020/12/12/peru-temporarily-suspends-phase-iii-trials-of-sinopharm-s-vaccine-after-detecting-neurological-problems-in-one-of-its-vo.md)
### [Victoria reports a new case in a person currently quarantining in a hotel. It is the first time that the state has reported a COVID-19 case in more than 40 days. ](/feed/2020/12/12/victoria-reports-a-new-case-in-a-person-currently-quarantining-in-a-hotel-it-is-the-first-time-that-the-state-has-repor.md)
### [Italy reaches 64,036 total deaths from COVID-19, surpassing the United Kingdom to have the highest death toll in Europe. ](/feed/2020/12/12/italy-reaches-64036-total-deaths-from-covid-19-surpassing-the-united-kingdom-to-have-the-highest-death-toll-in-europe.md)
### [Belarus reports 1,975 cases in the past 24 hours, a new single-day record. ](/feed/2020/12/12/belarus-reports-1975-cases-in-the-past-24-hours-a-new-single-day-record.md)
### [South Korea reports a new record of 950 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total to 41,736 cases. 928 of the new cases are locally transmitted and more than 70% of these are from the Seoul Capital Area. ](/feed/2020/12/12/south-korea-reports-a-new-record-of-950-cases-in-the-past-24-hours-bringing-the-nationwide-total-to-41736-cases-928-o.md)
### [Bangladesh surpasses 7,000 total deaths from COVID-19. ](/feed/2020/12/12/bangladesh-surpasses-7000-total-deaths-from-covid-19.md)
### [Japan records a new single-day record of 3,041 cases. The Japan Self-Defense Forces are deployed to Asahikawa, Hokkaido, where hospitals are facing shortages of medical staff to treat COVID-19 patients. ](/feed/2020/12/12/japan-records-a-new-single-day-record-of-3041-cases-the-japan-self-defense-forces-are-deployed-to-asahikawa-hokkaido.md)
### [Tokyo reports a new single-day record of 621 cases, according to data from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, bringing the cumulative number of cases in the prefecture to 46,745. ](/feed/2020/12/12/tokyo-reports-a-new-single-day-record-of-621-cases-according-to-data-from-the-tokyo-metropolitan-government-bringing-t.md)
### [The U.S. surpasses 16 million cases of COVID-19. ](/feed/2020/12/12/the-us-surpasses-16-million-cases-of-covid-19.md)
### [Florida surpasses 20,000 deaths from COVID-19. ](/feed/2020/12/12/florida-surpasses-20000-deaths-from-covid-19.md)
### [Saskatchewan reports 11 deaths, a new single-day record since the start of the pandemic. ](/feed/2020/12/12/saskatchewan-reports-11-deaths-a-new-single-day-record-since-the-start-of-the-pandemic.md)
##### Boko Haram insurgency
### [Boko Haram kill 28 people and burn down hundreds of homes in Toumour, Diffa, Niger. ](/feed/2020/12/12/boko-haram-kill-28-people-and-burn-down-hundreds-of-homes-in-toumour-diffa-niger.md)
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