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  • Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
    Dec, 2019
    Prince William

    Earth shot Prize

    Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
    Dec, 2019

    In December 2019, after consulting various organizations and experts, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announced the Earth shot Prize, which will be given to five individuals or organizations who could come up with solutions for environmental problems between 2021 and 2030. The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will run the project, which is also supported by philanthropists.




  • Wuhan, China
    Sunday Dec 1, 2019
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    The earliest reported symptoms

    Wuhan, China
    Sunday Dec 1, 2019

    Of the first 41 confirmed cases of 2019-nCoV infection, two-thirds were found to have a link with the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, which also sold live animals. The earliest reported symptoms occurred on 1 December 2019, in a person who did not have any exposure to the market or to the remaining 40 affected people. As the number of cases has increased, the significance of the market lessened.




  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Dec, 2019
    Android

    2019 Market Share

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Dec, 2019

    By the end of 2019, Android's market share was 74.13%, while IOS has 24.79%




  • Cupertino, California, United States
    Dec, 2019
    iOS

    Market Share

    Cupertino, California, United States
    Dec, 2019

    It was recorded by December 2019, that iOS's market share was 24.79%, while it's competitor Android's market share was 74.13%.




  • Redmond, Washington, United States
    Dec, 2019
    Windows

    Market Share

    Redmond, Washington, United States
    Dec, 2019

    It was recorded in December 2019 that Windows's market share in the OS segment was 34.2%.




  • Paris, France
    Monday Dec 2, 2019
    Lionel Messi

    2019 Ballon d'Or

    Paris, France
    Monday Dec 2, 2019

    The 2019 Ballon d'Or was the 64th annual ceremony of the Ballon d'Or, presented by France Football, and recognising the best footballer in the world for 2019. Lionel Messi won the award for a record sixth time in his career.




  • Israel
    Dec, 2019
    KFC

    Reopen

    Israel
    Dec, 2019

    In December 2019 KFC has announced that it will be back to Israel until Christmas, planning to open dozens of restaurants by 2020.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Tuesday Dec 3, 2019
    Donald Trump

    House Intelligence Committee published a report authored by Democrats on the committee

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Tuesday Dec 3, 2019

    On December 3, 2019, the House Intelligence Committee published a report authored by Democrats on the committee, stating that "the impeachment inquiry has found that President Trump, personally and acting through agents within and outside of the U.S. government, solicited the interference of a foreign government, Ukraine, to benefit his reelection." The report stated that Trump withheld military aid and a White House invitation in order to influence Ukraine to announce investigations into Trump's political rivals. Furthermore, the report described Trump was the only U.S. president thus far to have "openly and indiscriminately" defied impeachment proceedings by telling his administration officials to ignore subpoenas for documents and testimony.


  • England, U.K.
    Dec, 2019
    Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

    The Family Action

    England, U.K.
    Dec, 2019

    In December 2019, Catherine succeeded the Queen as Royal Patron of Family Action, a charity in England founded in 1869. It provides support for families, including financial and mental health issues relating to them.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Friday Dec 13, 2019
    Donald Trump

    Abuse of power and obstruction of Congress

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Friday Dec 13, 2019

    On December 13, 2019, the House Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to pass two articles of impeachment: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.


  • U.S.
    Friday Dec 13, 2019
    Richard Jewell

    A Biographical Drama Film

    U.S.
    Friday Dec 13, 2019

    Richard Jewell, a biographical drama film, was released in the United States on December 13, 2019. The film was directed and produced by Clint Eastwood. It was written by Billy Ray, based on the 1997 article "American Nightmare," and the book The Suspect: An Olympic Bombing, the FBI, the Media, and Richard Jewell, the Man Caught in the Middle (2019) by Kent Alexander and Kevin Salwen. Jewell is played by actor Paul Walter Hauser.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday Dec 13, 2019
    League of Legends

    Best eSports Game

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday Dec 13, 2019

    In 2019, League of Legends won the eSports game of the year award from The Game Awards 2019 event.


  • Los Angeles, California, United States
    Friday Dec 13, 2019
    X-box

    Xbox series X

    Los Angeles, California, United States
    Friday Dec 13, 2019

    During The Game Awards 2019, Microsoft officially unveiled Xbox Series X—a new Xbox model to be released in late-2020. The console is estimated to be four times as powerful as Xbox One X, with support for 8K resolution, real-time ray-tracing, and 120 frames-per-second renderings. Xbox Series X is stated to be backward compatible with all games and accessories currently compatible with Xbox One (including original Xbox and Xbox 360 titles that are supported on Xbox One). In addition, there are no immediate plans for first-party games to be exclusive to the new console over the Xbox One. Following the unveiling, a Microsoft spokesperson stated that Xbox Series X constituted an entry in a fourth generation of Xbox hardware, which will be branded simply as "Xbox" with no subtitle. Prior to the E3 reveal, it had been speculated that Microsoft was developing two next-generation Xbox consoles codenamed "Anaconda" and "Lockhart", which were high-end and low-end models respectively. Microsoft has focused solely on a high-end product in its current marketing.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
    01:30:00 PM
    Richard Jewell

    Marriage

    U.S.
    Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
    01:30:00 PM

    Richard Jewell was married to Dana Jewell.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Wednesday Dec 18, 2019
    Donald Trump

    House of Representatives impeached Trump with both articles

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Wednesday Dec 18, 2019

    After debate, the House of Representatives impeached Trump with both articles on December 18.


  • England, United Kingdom
    Friday Dec 20, 2019
    Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

    Philip stayed at King Edward VII's Hospital and received treatment for a "pre-existing condition"

    England, United Kingdom
    Friday Dec 20, 2019

    From 20 to 24 December 2019, Philip stayed at King Edward VII's Hospital and received treatment for a "pre-existing condition", in a visit described by Buckingham Palace as a "precautionary measure".


  • United Kingdom
    Friday Dec 20, 2019
    Brexit

    Second reading in the House of Commons

    United Kingdom
    Friday Dec 20, 2019

    Subsequently, the government introduced a bill to ratify the withdrawal agreement. It passed its second reading in the House of Commons in a 358–234 vote on 20 December, and became law on 23 January as the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020.


  • Copenhagen, Denmark
    Tuesday Dec 24, 2019
    World Bank

    Copenhagen climate change conference

    Copenhagen, Denmark
    Tuesday Dec 24, 2019

    The World Bank has been assigned temporary management responsibility of the Clean Technology Fund (CTF), focused on making renewable energy cost-competitive with coal-fired power as quickly as possible, but this may not continue after UN's Copenhagen climate change conference in December 2009, because of the Bank's continued investment in coal-fired power plants.


  • Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
    Dec, 2019
    Warren Buffett

    Buffett Sold Some Johnson & Johnson Shares

    Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
    Dec, 2019

    In February 2009, Buffett sold some Johnson & Johnson shares from his personal portfolio.


  • Russia
    Thursday Dec 26, 2019
    09 PM
    First Chechen War

    Dissolution of the Soviet Union

    Russia
    Thursday Dec 26, 2019
    09 PM

    Russia became an independent nation after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991.


  • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
    Dec, 2019
    Kroger

    Kroger was named the second-largest grocer in the nation

    Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
    Dec, 2019

    In December 2019, Kroger was named the second-largest grocer in the nation with $110 billion in 2016 sales.


  • Milan, Italy
    Friday Dec 27, 2019
    Zlatan Ibrahimović

    Ibrahimović returned to Milan

    Milan, Italy
    Friday Dec 27, 2019

    On 27 December 2019, Ibrahimović returned to Milan on a free transfer on a six-month contract until the end of the season, with an option to extend his contract until the end of the 2020–21 season, subject to certain conditions.


  • San Mateo, California, U.S.
    Dec, 2019
    Bitcoin

    YouTube removed bitcoin and cryptocurrency videos

    San Mateo, California, U.S.
    Dec, 2019

    In December 2019, YouTube removed bitcoin and cryptocurrency videos, but later restored the content after judging they had "made the wrong call."


  • London, England, U.K.
    Dec, 2019
    Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

    The Earth shot Prize

    London, England, U.K.
    Dec, 2019

    In December 2019, after consulting various organizations and experts, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announced the Earth shot Prize, which would be given to five individuals or organizations who could come up with solutions for environmental problems between 2021 and 2030. The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge would run the project, which is also supported by philanthropists.


  • Dongguan, Guangdong, China
    Tuesday Dec 31, 2019
    Oppo

    First 5G phone

    Dongguan, Guangdong, China
    Tuesday Dec 31, 2019

    In 2020, Oppo released Reno 3 with MediaTek 5G SoC & Reno 3 Pro 5G with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G & 5G Connectivity. Oppo Reno 3 Pro 4G Version has the latest 44MP Dual Punch Hole Camera & Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G in India.


  • China
    Tuesday Dec 31, 2019
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    China begins getting isolated

    China
    Tuesday Dec 31, 2019

    Since 31 December 2019, some regions and countries near China tightened their screening of selected travelers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the United States later issued a Level 1 travel watch. Guidances and risk assessments were shortly posted by others including the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and Public Health England. In China, airports, railway stations and coach stations installed infrared thermometers. Travelers with a measured fever are taken to medical institutions after being registered and given masks. A real-time reverse transcription-polymerase Chain Reaction (RRT-PCR) test was used to confirm new cases of coronavirus infection.


  • Baghdad, Iraq
    Tuesday Dec 31, 2019
    Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis

    U.S. embassy attacks in Baghdad

    Baghdad, Iraq
    Tuesday Dec 31, 2019

    On 31 December 2019, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo named al-Muhandis, along with Qais Khazali, Hadi al-Amiri, and Falih Alfayyadh, as responsible for the attack on the United States embassy in Baghdad.


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