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{{*mp|December 17}} The [[United States Congress]] votes to repeal "'''[[Don't ask, don't tell]]'''", paving the way for [[homosexual]]s to serve openly in the [[United States Military | U.S. military]] |
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{{*mp|December 17}} [[Nigeria]] '''[[Halliburton#Controversies|withdraws]]''' corruption charges against [[Halliburton]], the world's second-largest [[oilfield]] services corporation, in exchange for a US$250 million [[Settlement (litigation)|settlement]]. |
{{*mp|December 17}} [[Nigeria]] '''[[Halliburton#Controversies|withdraws]]''' corruption charges against [[Halliburton]], the world's second-largest [[oilfield]] services corporation, in exchange for a US$250 million [[Settlement (litigation)|settlement]]. |
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{{*mp|December 15}} The '''[[Henry_IV_of_France#Missing_head|discovery]]''' of the head of [[Henry IV of France]] ''(pictured)'', lost after a desecration of his grave in 1793, is announced. |
{{*mp|December 15}} The '''[[Henry_IV_of_France#Missing_head|discovery]]''' of the head of [[Henry IV of France]] ''(pictured)'', lost after a desecration of his grave in 1793, is announced. |
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Revision as of 22:42, 18 December 2010
- The United States Congress votes to repeal "Don't ask, don't tell", paving the way for homosexuals to serve openly in the U.S. military
- Nigeria withdraws corruption charges against Halliburton, the world's second-largest oilfield services corporation, in exchange for a US$250 million settlement.
- The discovery of the head of Henry IV of France (pictured), lost after a desecration of his grave in 1793, is announced.
- A boat carrying approximately 70 asylum seekers sinks off the coast of Christmas Island, killing at least 30 people.
- The Supreme Court of the Philippines acquits Hubert Webb and six other defendants of the 1991 Vizconde massacre.
- American diplomat Richard Holbrooke, chief negotiator of the Dayton Peace Accords, dies at the age of 69.
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