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Current events of December 16, 2013 (2013-12-16) (Monday)

Heavy gunfire and explosions are reported in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. The government says it has quelled an attempted coup. (The Washington Post)(AFP via Zia News)
Syrian Civil War
- Airstrikes by the adminstration of Bashar al-Assad on the city of Aleppo kill at least 76 people. Haaretz
Israeli soldiers exchange fire with the Lebanese Army after a suspected sniper attack occurs in the border. (The New York Times)

Google acquires the robot-making company Boston Dynamics which had previously been contracted by the [[Armed Forces of the United States|U.S. military. (CNN Money)

A bus falls from an elevated highway in the Philippines capital Manila killing at least 21 people with 20 injured. (The Telegraph)

Four buildings are evacuated in Harvard University after unconfirmed claims that bombs were planted in them

The left wing candidate Michelle Bachelet is elected as president of Chile for the second time. She is the first leader in Chile to be elected to serve two terms since the military rule in 1973 to 1990. (BBC)