Some of this week’s highlights: Gay couples wed for the first time in Washington following the legalization of same-sex marriages; a gunman kills two at a shopping mall in Oregon; Golden Globe nominations are announced; North Korea defies international warnings and successfully fires a long-range rocket; International Human Rights Day is marked around the world; Nobel prizes are handed out in Stockholm; the National Hanukkah Menorah is lit in Washington, DC; demonstrations continue in Cairo after President Mohammed Morsi’s concessions fall short of opposition demands to rescind a draft constitution going to a referendum on December 15; the BelExpoArt-2012 exhibition showcases contemporary Belarusian art in Minsk.
An eclectic look at daily life, tragedies, celebrations and celebrities around the world during the 50th week of 2012, December 9 – December 15.
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