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CNN — The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has called on Myanmar’s ruling military junta to release all political prisoners, including deposed State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and former President Win Myint, in its first resolution passed on the Southeast Asian country since its independence. UNSC Resolution 2669 on Myanmar expressed “deep concern at the ongoing state of emergency imposed by the military,” and emphasized the need to tackle several long-standing issues. It also called for greater humanitarian assistance for victims of violence, with emphasis on women, children and displaced populations, including the Rohingya – a persecuted mostly Muslim minority.

Authorities in the US state of Arizona have agreed to remove a wall made of shipping containers at the Mexican border following protests. The state's Republican governor, who had the barrier installed, argued that it would halt migrants crossing into America. But critics who filed legal challenges have questioned this. The wall is made out of more than 900 containers and cost at least $80m (£66m) of taxpayer money. Arizona shares a 600km (370 mile) border with Mexico. Fences have been built along large stretches of it since 2017, when Donald Trump became president. Governor Doug Ducey began building the barrier in the Coronado National Forest earlier this year in response to what his office described as an "ominous increase" in the number of migrant crossings.

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This year brought a mixed bag of finishes, from AMC’s “Better Call Saul” – which put a cherry on top of its splendid run – to Showtime’s “Ray Donovan,” which after ending abruptly in 2020 presented a dreary movie intended to provide its audience a belated degree of closure.

Your one last chance to make a wish upon a shooting star in 2022 is approaching! Pay attention skywatchers, because the Ursids are upon us, not only marking the last meteor shower of the month, but the final celestial spectacle of the year. NASA considers the annual Ursid meteor shower "low-key" due to the minimal rate the stars shoot in comparison to the Geminids that preceded them. (The latter is the one the space agency deems the "best and most reliable" meteor shower overall.)

Drinking two or more cups of coffee per day may significantly raise the risk of heart disease-related death in some patients, a study suggests. Japanese researchers found people whose blood pressure was above 160/100 mmHg - considered extremely high - were twice as likely to die from a cardiac issue compared to people with lower levels.

National Guard deployed as desperate migrants spill into the streets of El Paso Migrants sheltered from the cold on the banks of the Rio Grande and in the streets of El Paso as a Trump-era Covid law barring many from seeking asylum received a last-minute extension. El Paso is at a breaking point as record numbers of migrants flood the city's streets. Reports have emerged that food banks are running out and shelters are overflowing.

Russia and China have signed a formal agreement to jointly explore the Moon and construct a scientific base on the lunar surface by the year 2035. The arrangement was announced today by Yury Borisov, the head of the Russian state space corporation, Roscosmos, on the state-owned news network Russia-24. The news follows the announcement on December 5 this year by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin that the intergovernmental agreement between the two powers had been prepared for signing.

Shares in electric vehicle maker Tesla sank to a new 52-week low on Tuesday, closing around $138 per share, or 8% lower for the day in an otherwise mixed day for stocks. CEO Elon Musk tried to blame the sinking price partly on macroeconomic factors.

^ The power company manager had barely begun explaining how his workmen were restoring service, when a residents’ representative from a nearby housing block interrupted to give thanks. Gesturing to the workmen repairing buried power lines, the middle-aged woman declared they were heroes. “I want to say that all the workers of communal services, electric companies and others are all our soldiers: heroes in the rear,” she told the Telegraph, before walking off.