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{{*mp|December 15}} [[Jigme Singye Wangchuck]], the [[List of rulers of Bhutan|King]] of [[Bhutan]], abdicates in favour of his son [[Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck]] |
{{*mp|December 15}} [[Jigme Singye Wangchuck]], the [[List of rulers of Bhutan|King]] of [[Bhutan]], abdicates in favour of his son [[Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck]] a year earlier than . |
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{{*mp|December 14}} The '''[[Chinese River Dolphin]]''' ''(illustrated)'' is declared [[Functional extinction|functionally extinct]], the first [[extinction]] of a large [[mammal]] in recent decades. |
{{*mp|December 14}} The '''[[Chinese River Dolphin]]''' ''(illustrated)'' is declared [[Functional extinction|functionally extinct]], the first [[extinction]] of a large [[mammal]] in recent decades. |
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{{*mp|December 14}} [[Suffolk Constabulary|Suffolk police]] launch an '''[[2006 Ipswich murder investigation|investigation]]''' on five dead bodies discovered near [[Ipswich]] in [[Suffolk]], [[England]]. |
{{*mp|December 14}} [[Suffolk Constabulary|Suffolk police]] launch an '''[[2006 Ipswich murder investigation|investigation]]''' on five dead bodies discovered near [[Ipswich]] in [[Suffolk]], [[England]]. |
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Revision as of 16:24, 16 December 2006
- Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the King of Bhutan, abdicates in favour of his son Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck a year earlier than expected.
- The Chinese River Dolphin (illustrated) is declared functionally extinct, the first extinction of a large mammal in recent decades.
- Suffolk police launch an investigation on five dead bodies discovered near Ipswich in Suffolk, England.
- Astronauts on mission STS-116 attempt to retract a solar array on the International Space Station's Integrated Truss Structure.
- Former President of Ethiopia Mengistu Haile Mariam is convicted in absentia of genocide by an Ethiopian court for his part in the so-called "Red Terror".
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