Portal:Current events/2018 December 30
December 30, 2018 (Sunday)
Disasters
EBOLA VIRUS PATIENT ARRIVES
American providing medical assistance in the Democratic Republic of Congo recently experienced a possible exposure to the Ebola virus and is anticipated to be in Omaha for monitoring. This person has no Ebola symptoms but will be monitored closely. Should any symptoms develop, the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit would be activated and the person admitted.
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Politics and elections
- 2018 Bangladeshi general election
- Voters in Bangladesh head to the polls to elect 299 representatives to parliament. Seventeen people were killed in deadly clashes between supporters and opponents of the country's ruling party. (BBC)
- 2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election
- Voters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo head to the polls to determine a successor to incumbent President Joseph Kabila. Elections are also held for the National Assembly and local councils. (BBC News) (The Telegraph)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Afghanistan
- The Taliban reject peace talks with the Afghan government. (Reuters)