Portal:Current events/2017 December 10

December 10, 2017 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Arts and culture

Iraqi Civil War
- An Iraqi military parade in Baghdad celebrates final victory over the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declares December 10 an annual national holiday. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

2017 California wildfires
- New evacuations are ordered as the fires spread toward a string of California coastal cities. Santa Ana winds and rugged mountain terrain continue to hamper firefighting efforts. Authorities report the Thomas Fire is only 15 percent contained. (Los Angeles Times) (Reuters)

Law and crime

Capital punishment in Iran
- The spying charge death sentence against Vrije Universiteit Brussel guest-lecturer Ahmadreza Djalali is now executable, since his Iranian lawyer did not appeal the verdict and sentence within the required three-week limit. (De Standaard) (VRT)

Politics and elections

Venezuelan presidential election, 2018
- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who is up for re-election, bans the main opposition parties, Justice First, Democratic Action and Popular Will from running in next year's presidential election. (BBC)

Science and technology

Severe acute respiratory syndrome
- Scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology trace the source of the deadly 2002–04 SARS virus outbreak, which killed 774 people in 37 countries, to a colony of cave-dwelling horseshoe bats in China's Yunnan province. (The Guardian)

Sports