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- Afghanistan conflict
- 2023 Kabul airport bombing
- Several people are killed by a bombing outside the military airport in Kabul. (Al Jazeera)
- 2023 Kabul airport bombing
Disasters and accidents
- At least nine people are killed and many others are injured during a stampede at a concert in Kampala, Uganda. (Al Jazeera)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Australia and Canada announce that they will require travelers from China to present a negative COVID-19 test in order to enter their countries from January 5. (CTV News) (Sydney Morning Herald)
- Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
Politics and elections
- Enlargement of the eurozone
- Croatia and the euro
- Croatia adopts the euro and enters the Schengen Area. (AFP via Macau Business)
- Croatia and the euro
- Third inauguration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is sworn-in as President of Brazil, replacing Jair Bolsonaro. (Télam)
Science and technology
- 2023 Philippine airspace closure
- The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines closes the country's airspace for nearly six hours due to a power outage in its air traffic management center, affecting around 282 commercial flights and over 56,000 passengers. (Bloomberg)
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