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BBC
Nine-year-old among five killed in attack on German Christmas market: More than 200 people were injured - at least 41 critically - in the attack which lasted about three minutes.
Who is the suspect? What we know so far about Magdeburg market attack: The attack killed five people, including a nine-year-old child, and left more than 200 injured.
Russia is executing more and more Ukrainian prisoners of war: Ukrainian prosecutors say Russians have executed at least 147 PoWs, 127 of them this year alone.
US carries out airstrikes against Houthis in Yemen: A missile storage site and command facilities operated by Iran-backed Houthi militants were targeted, the US says.

CBC
Trump's tariff threat could force Canada to face tough decisions on sovereignty:

N.L. judge rules that 59 abuse victims who had their claims rejected should be compensated:

Dozens of abuse victims who had their claims for compensation rejected earlier this year have won a victory in their ongoing legal battle against a Roman Catholic archdiocese in St. John's.

Santa arrives on wings: In coastal Labrador, a Twin Otter has an edge on Rudolph:

When Santa Claus visited the Inuit communities of Hopedale, Postville, Makkovik and Rigolet last week, Labrador Morning host Rhivu Rashid was along for the ride.

New York Times Science
How to Watch the Ursids Meteor Shower as It Peaks During the Winter Solstice: The astronomical event, which overlaps with the Winter Solstice, is often overlooked because of the winter chill.

A Mouse That Swims and Dozens More Species Are Discovered in a Peruvian Jungle: A 38-day expedition in the remote Alto Mayo region, where development threatens wild habitats, turned up one previously unknown animal after another.

Dennis Overbye on Retiring from The New York Times: A Solstice of the Soul: For his next trick, your cosmic correspondent for the past quarter-century will (try to) retire.

This Brazilian Velvet Ant Is So Dark That It’s Super-Black: Scientists found that the dark markings on a species of fluffy wasp reflected less than 1 percent of light.

Superflares Erupt From Stars Like Our Sun Once Every 100 Years: New findings suggest that an extraordinarily powerful and dangerous burst of radiation might flare from our sun in the future.


Visualizing Science

The oldest known human art is also the oldest known human attempt to record Nature.  This painting is 34,000 years old and was found in the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave, which is the subject of Werner Herzog’s film: Cave of Forgotten Dreams. Herzog used a 3D camera to capture how the shapes of the walls were incorporated into the paintings.

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