Disasters and accidents
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- Eight people are killed and nine others are injured by a landslide in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
- The Lebanese Navy and United Nations forces rescue a capsizing boat of 232 migrants from the Mediterranean Sea. Two people are killed in the overnight incident. (ABC News)
Politics and elections
- Death and funeral of Pope Benedict XVI
- Pope emeritus Benedict XVI, who served from 2005 until his resignation in 2013, dies at the age of 95 and is scheduled for a funeral starting on 2 January. (BBC News)
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