Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates

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The ATR 72 involved in the crash Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 (aircraft pictured) crashes in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, killing all 62 people on board. Sheikh Hasina resigns as the prime minister of Bangladesh following anti-government protests, and Muhammad Yunus is appointed leader of an interim government. Following a mass stabbing in Southport, far-right protesters riot in England and Northern Ireland. The United States, Russia, and their respective allies agree to a prisoner exchange of 26 people. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war timeline Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Summer Olympics timeline Recent deaths: Jon McBride Susan Wojcicki Kalatiku Paembonan Taberon Honie Galboda Gnanissara Thera Billy Bean view — page history — related changes — edit

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December 8

Portal:Current events/2021 December 8

December 8, 2021 (2021-12-08) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas U.S. President Joe Biden rules out deploying American troops unilaterally to Ukraine in order to deter a potential Russian invasion, saying that the option "was not on the table". (Reuters) Arts and culture The bones of over 100 Indigenous Australian Kaurna people are repatriated from the South Australian Museum and buried in a ceremony in Adelaide. (The Guardian) Disasters and accidents 2021 Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 crash Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat and 12 other people are killed when their Indian Air Force Mi-17V-5 crashes near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, while flying from Sulur Air Force Station to Wellington. Another person was injured. (BBC News) 2021 Semeru eruption The death toll from the eruption of the Semeru volcano in Indonesia increases to 39. (France 24) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China, COVID-19 drug development China's National Medical Products Administration approves the use of the neutralizing antibody cocktail developed by BRII Biosciences to treat COVID-19 in adults and teenagers. (Financial Post) COVID-19 pandemic in India, COVID-19 vaccination in India India's Serum Institute announces that it will halve the production of its COVID-19 vaccine because it has no new orders for the vaccine. (BBC News) COVID-19 pandemic in Kuwait Kuwait reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a fully vaccinated European citizen who travelled from an African country. (Anadolu Agency)  COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea South Korea reports a record 7,175 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 489,484. (The Japan Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom COVID-19 pandemic in England British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces new "Plan B" restrictions that include working from home for those who can beginning on December 13, and an extension of mandatory face mask wearing to more indoor venues beginning on December 10. The restrictions also include usage of the mandatory NHS COVID pass in order to enter nightclubs and other venues with large crowds, as well as daily tests for people who had contact with a person who tested positive for the Omicron variant. (Sky News) COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark The Danish government announces that schoolchildren will be sent home early from December 15 and nightlife establishments will close on December 10 due to persistently high number of COVID-19 cases. (Daily Sabah) COVID-19 pandemic in Romania Romania lifts its nighttime curfew and mandatory outdoor face mask policy, allows shops and restaurants to close at 10 p.m. and allows entry to non-essential venues for those with a negative COVID-19 test as the number of cases declines. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, COVID-19 vaccination in South Africa The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority approves the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster dose for people over the age of 18 that can be administered six months after their second dose, as well as immunocompromised people aged above 12 years that can be administered 28 days after their second dose. (BusinessTech) Law and crime 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal The Court of Appeal of Malaysia upholds the conviction against former Prime Minister Najib Razak of all seven counts of abuse of power, money laundering and criminal breach of trust for his involvement in the 1MDB scandal. (CNA) Politics and elections Aftermath of 2021 German federal election The Bundestag elects Olaf Scholz as the new Chancellor of Germany, replacing Angela Merkel after 16 years in office. (BBC News) Sports Concerns and controversies at the 2022 Winter Olympics Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom join a U.S.-led diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Beijing citing China's human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region and Beijing's ongoing freeze on ministerial contact with Canberra. (Yahoo! News) (Politico) (The New York Times)

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2021 Pakistan Sialkot lynching

Article: Lynching of Priyantha Kumara (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Islamist mob lynch Sri Lankan worker for alleged blasphemy (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ A mob in Pakistan lynches a foreign national for alleged blasphemy
News source(s): The Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by 27.7.182.218 (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Highlights the growing Islamic radicalisation of Pakistan 27.7.182.218 (talk) 07:52, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

• Comment Not sure at this stage whether this deserves listing, but I am sure the Nominator's comment above are inflammatory and unhelpful. I would prefer to see wording more like "An example of what some see as incidents of violence over alleged blasphemy in Pakistan." HiLo48 (talk) 08:20, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support Article is unusually well-referenced and composed. The very large number of people arrested for this, and the quick reactions from the international community, indicate that this is not a garden variety criminal proceeding. That this is directly related to Islamism and blasphemy is well-supported in sources. Altblurb added to conform to our general format.130.233.213.55 (talk) 08:38, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

December 7

Portal:Current events/2021 December 7

December 7, 2021 (2021-12-07) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian civil war Israel's role in the Syrian civil war Israeli Air Force warplanes bomb the Port of Latakia, Syria's main seaport. At least five explosions are reported, with a Syrian military official stating that several missiles struck the container area of the port. It is the first Israeli attack on the facility through which Iran and Hezbollah import weapons into Syria. (The Times of Israel) (Reuters) Islamic State insurgency in Iraq Four civilians are killed and four more are injured in an ISIL motorcycle bombing near a hospital in Basra, Iraq. (The New Arab) Nigerian bandit conflict Sokoto bus massacre Bandits ambush and set fire to a passenger bus in Sokoto State, Nigeria, killing 30 people. (Reuters) Business and economy Evergrande liquidity crisis Chinese property developer Evergrande Group misses a deadline for the payment of debt for the first time at the end of a 30-day grace period, pushing the property developer closer to formal default. (Reuters) The United Arab Emirates says that weekends in the country will occur from Friday afternoon to Sunday, effective January 1. (CNBC) Disasters and accidents 2021 Semeru eruption The death toll from the eruption of the Semeru volcano in East Java, Indonesia, increases to 34. (BBC News) Gitega prison fire At least 38 people are killed and 69 more are injured during a fire at an overcrowded prison in Gitega, Burundi. (BBC News) 2021–22 European windstorm season European Windstorm Barra causes at least 56,000 power outages across the United Kingdom and Ireland. (BBC News) Thirteen people are killed in a collision between a minibus and a truck in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine. (RFE/RL) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland reports its first cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in two people from the same household in the greater Belfast area and a third unrelated person. (The Independent) COVID-19 pandemic in Norway Norway restricts the number of visitors in private homes to 10 people and reduces the hours that bars and restaurants can serve alcohol until midnight due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. (The Irish Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, COVID-19 vaccination in Spain The Spanish Public Health Commission approves the usage of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years. Vaccination rollout for this age group will begin on December 15. (El Pais) European Union response to the COVID-19 pandemic The EMA and the ECDC approves the mixing and matching of two different COVID-19 vaccines for both initial and booster doses. (France 24) COVID-19 pandemic in North America COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois Illinois reports their first case of the Omicron variant in a Chicago resident. (Chicago Tribune) COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri Around 70% of adults in Missouri have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. (KTVI) COVID-19 pandemic in Martinique The French overseas territory of Martinique orders a nightly 8 p.m. curfew beginning tomorrow amid a worsening situation of the COVID-19 epidemic in the territory. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico COVID-19 vaccination in Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his cabinet ministers receive COVID-19 vaccine booster doses as the government begins administering booster doses for people over the age of 60. (Yahoo! News) COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina, COVID-19 vaccination in Argentina President Alberto Fernández receives a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose. (Buenos Aires Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda Uganda reports its first seven cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in travellers from four countries. (Anadolu Agency) A trial of a plant-based COVID-19 vaccine conducted by GSK and Medicago shows an overall 71% efficacy against disease caused by the predominant SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern observed during most of 2021, and 75% efficacy specifically against disease caused by Delta. The study excludes the Omicron variant, which was not in circulation at the time of the clinical trials. (The Hill) (GSK) Law and crime LGBT rights in the Americas LGBT rights in Canada A bill to criminalize the widely discredited practice of conversion therapy passes the Senate in Canada without opposition, one week after it passed the House of Commons without opposition; the bill now awaits royal assent to become law. (CTV News) LGBT rights in Chile A bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Chile is approved by both chambers of the National Congress. (The New York Times) A policeman kills six people, including his wife, and injures two others during a killing spree in Kabete, Kenya, before committing suicide. (Al Jazeera)

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2021 Burundi prison fire

Article: Gitega prison fire (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ At least 38 inmates die and over 60 are injured after a fire breaks out in an overcrowded prison in Gitega, Burundi (Post)
News source(s): BBC, France24, DW, Guardian, Reuters, AlJazeera
Credits:

• Created and nominated by Scaramouche33 (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Fairly large death toll, potential human rights abuses involved User:Scaramouche33 (talk) 15:26, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose barely more than a stub. Heythereimaguy (talk) 17:06, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support in principle. Oppose in condition.--Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 17:13, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
• Comment I tried expanding the article a little bit. We could also add a map and a table.Scaramouche33 (talk) 18:47, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support article is start-class at 349 words and well-sourced. TJMSmith (talk) 18:59, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support Article is short, but sufficient, level of coverage by reputable news sources demonstrate significance. -Jayron32 19:08, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose – The description of the event totals 168 words, or half a stub. The rest is BG & reax. Too thin for MP promotion. – Sca (talk) 19:13, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support - substantial death toll. CaffeinAddict (talk) 04:29, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
• Comment I think I added everything I could find in English language sources. There could be more info in French sources but I don't speak the language.Scaramouche33 (talk) 06:44, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

December 6

Portal:Current events/2021 December 6

December 6, 2021 (2021-12-06) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks Tigray War The Ethiopian military says that they have recaptured the strategic Amharan towns of Dessie and Kombolcha from rebel forces. (Al Jazeera) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia Croatia reports its first cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in two people who had not travelled abroad. (N1) COVID-19 pandemic in Italy Italy begins to implement the Super Green Pass, which allows a person to enter theatres, cinemas, music venues, sports events, restaurants and bars if they are vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19 within the past six months. (BBC News) COVID-19 pandemic in Russia Russia reports its first 10 cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a group of citizens who travelled from southern Africa. (RFE/RL) COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in India, COVID-19 vaccination in India It is announced that over 50% of India's eligible adult population is now fully vaccinated. India is targeting 100% COVID-19 adult vaccination by December 31. (Khaleej Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal Nepal reports its first two cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a 71-year-old Nepali national and a 66-year-old foreigner. (The Himalayan Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand Thailand reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a 38-year-old U.S. citizen who had travelled from Spain nearly a week ago. (The New York Times) COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, COVID-19 vaccination in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in New York COVID-19 pandemic in New York City Outgoing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announces a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all private-sector employees, which will take effect on December 27. (The New York Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Connecticut Connecticut reports its first case of the SARS-COV-2 Omicron variant. (WTIC-TV) COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina COVID-19 vaccination in Argentina Argentina approves the usage of the single-dose Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine as a standalone vaccine and as a booster dose. (Reuters) Argentina reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a 38-year-old fully vaccinated person who traveled from South Africa on November 30. (Anadolu Agency) International relations 2021 Belarus–European Union border crisis, Foreign relations of Belarus Belarus bans airlines and imports of certain goods from the European Union and United Kingdom in retaliation for sanctions imposed on the country by Western nations. (ABC News) Law and crime In Madagascar, twenty people, including two French nationals, are charged with crimes including criminal conspiracy, criminal association, rebellion against the president and possession of illegal weapons, for allegedly plotting to kill president Andry Rajoelina. (Reuters) Politics and elections 2021 Solomon Islands unrest Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare survives a no-confidence vote in the National Parliament after his management of the riots. (Reuters) Karl Nehammer is sworn in as the new Chancellor of Austria after the resignation of Alexander Schallenberg on December 2. (ABC News) Sports 2022 Winter Olympics The United States announces a formal diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, China. The White House says that no official delegation will be sent to the Games due to concerns regarding China's human rights record. (BBC Sport)

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RD: Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim

Article: Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NDTV
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Ktin (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: South African anti-apartheid activist. Article has shaped into a nice C-class biography. Meets hygiene expectations for homepage / RD. I can do with some assistance on the images. But, this is good to go. Ktin (talk) 03:32, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

• Support Per nom. C-class fully sourced article. Good enough for RD.--Kacamata! ^Dimmi!!! 03:42, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support Looks good to go. Hanamanteo (talk) 07:46, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support Well written comprehensive article. Off topic: there are now two South African activitists on the candidate page. What are the odds. KittenKlub (talk) 08:44, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

RD: Lindiwe Mabuza

Article: Lindiwe Mabuza (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Citizen
Credits:

• Nominated by TJMSmith (talk · give credit)
• Created by Mdu13081984 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by KittenKlub (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: South African politician, diplomat, poet, academic, journalist, and cultural activist. TJMSmith (talk) 12:48, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

• Support Comprehensive article, well written and referenced. KittenKlub (talk) 13:26, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support Fully sourced and good enough for RD.--Kacamata! ^Dimmi!!! 03:26, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support Looks good to go. Hanamanteo (talk) 07:32, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

RD: Marjorie Tallchief

Article: Marjorie Tallchief (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Oklahoman
Credits:

• Nominated by TJMSmith (talk · give credit)
• Created by T. Anthony (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Jkaharper (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: American ballerina and the first Native American to be named "première danseuse étoile" in the Paris Opera Ballet. Death published on December 6. TJMSmith (talk) 12:44, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

• Support I added a couple of references, seems in good shape now. Innisfree987 (talk) 01:11, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support Looks good to go. Hanamanteo (talk) 08:16, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

(Closed) Sarco suicide device passes legal review for use in Switzerland

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Article: Sarco device (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Sarco suicide device passes legal review for use in Switzerland (Post)
News source(s): SWI
Credits:

• Nominated by Count Iblis (talk · give credit)

Article updated

 Count Iblis (talk) 01:20, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose, per the sourced article "Some 1,300 people died by assisted suicide in Switzerland in 2020 using the services of the country’s two largest assisted suicide organisations, Exit (no connection to Exit International) and Dignitas." This is not the first such means of assisted suicide in Switzerland; it may have been more newsworthy if this made Switzerland the first country to approve of assisted suicide. --Masem (t) 01:27, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support This has made the news, although could be more suitable for DYK instead. 99.247.176.90 (talk) 02:29, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose -- this is interesting, but I fail to see how this is worthy of ITN at all. Switzerland already has legal euthanasia. -- Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 04:19, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose both on quality (Nitschke plans to release the open source plans for the Sarco by 2019.) and importance. User:力 (powera, π, ν) 04:27, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose. Minor story. The blurb is misleading, as it implies official approval for the device; in reality, as quoted in the cited Swissinfo article, the inventor merely told a journalist that he asked unnamed lawyers about the legality of the device and that he is "very pleased with the result", whatever that means. Sandstein 11:16, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose. Aside from what has been stated, I would wonder if we should post information about suicide devices on the Main Page, even if legal in the country involved. Assisted suicide isn't legal in many places. 331dot (talk) 13:24, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

(Posted) New Chancellor of Austria

Article: Karl Nehammer (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Karl Nehammer (pictured) becomes the new Chancellor of Austria following the resignation of Alexander Schallenberg. (Post)
News source(s): (ABC News), Reuters, DW
Credits:

• Nominated by Alsoriano97 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
The nominated event is listed on WP:ITN/R, so each occurrence is presumed to be important enough to post. Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article and update meet WP:ITNCRIT, not the significance.

Nominator's comments: Article looks pretty good. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 23:03, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

• The blurb should include "following the resignation of Alexander Schallenberg" and some more context on the replacement would be helpful in the article, it is a bit short at the moment on that part. --Tone 23:08, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

• Done. Thanks! _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 23:15, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

• Support Looks adequate. One minor change made. – Sca (talk) 23:13, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support per Sca. Quality looks acceptable Canadianerk (talk) 02:19, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support seems to meet requirements, although the chancellor article needs ref improvement. - Indefensible (talk) 04:57, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support Looks good to go. Hanamanteo (talk) 09:46, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
• Posted. TJMSmith (talk) 17:17, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Medina Spirit

Article: Medina Spirit (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Athletic, The Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by Rawmustard (talk · give credit)
• Created by Strattonsmith (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Dahossindamile (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Controversial 2021 Kentucky Derby winner. The article looks fully referenced throughout. rawmustard (talk) 20:19, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

• Support I was just about to nominate this. Article looks to be in good shape. ArsenalGhanaPartey (talk) 20:22, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support the article is thorough and sourced. TJMSmith (talk) 22:19, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 06:38, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

RD: Marvin Morgan

Article: Marvin Morgan (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Sky Sports
Credits:

• Nominated by ArsenalGhanaPartey (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Matthew Salisbury (talk · give credit), LBLM9253 (talk · give credit) and Robby.is.on (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Former footballer. Should be ready. ArsenalGhanaPartey (talk) 20:00, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

• Comment: Close but needs more citations. Spencer^T•C 05:51, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
• @Spencer I added a few more citations to the article, would it be safe to say it's ready now? ArsenalGhanaPartey (talk) 12:24, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Fred Hiatt

Article: Fred Hiatt (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): WaPo
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Muboshgu (talk · give credit)
• Created by Fuzheado (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Sunshineisles2 (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Needs some sourcing, but not far from ready Should be ready – Muboshgu (talk) 19:11, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

• Support Appropriate depth of coverage, referenced. Marking ready. Spencer^T•C 05:51, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. TJMSmith (talk) 17:12, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to four years in prison

Article: Aung San Suu Kyi (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Former State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi is sentenced to four years in prison on charges of inciting dissent and breaking COVID-19 rules under a natural disasters law. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Former State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi is sentenced to four years in prison on charges of inciting dissent, the sentence being cut to two years in a partial pardon.
Alternative blurb II: ​ Former State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi is sentenced to prison on charges of inciting dissent.
News source(s): BBC, CNN, AP, Guardian, Reuters, AlJazeera
Credits:

• Nominated by Kiril Simeonovski (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: This is a notable ruling against a famous political figure and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:21, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

• Question Should we wait? There are more charges against her and it can add up to life in prison. Scaramouche33 (talk) 08:49, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Significance is somewhat diminished as we already posted the coup in February, and the section on this period needs a rewrite as it is currently proseline with lots of extraneous detail. GreatCaesarsGhost 13:06, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support – Long-term political cause célèbre comes to a head. Widely and prominently covered, with much criticism of Myanmar military regime. Favor Alt1. – Sca (talk) 13:37, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support The coup being posted shouldn't diminish someone going to prison [again] when they received international coverage for efforts to come out of it. Gotitbro (talk) 15:00, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

Can do with a better blurb though, too lengthy and incoherent for the average reader. Gotitbro (talk) 20:30, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

• Comment Support. She received a partial pardon and will serve two years (Al Jazeera and all sources above). -SusanLesch (talk) 18:21, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support because it's easily important enough. If she's later convicted of anything else, the blurb can be adjusted accordingly. Jim Michael (talk) 20:05, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support, It is an important news and will start other events as well. Alex-h (talk) 21:11, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

  Blurbed in French, German versions of ITN. – Sca (talk) 23:15, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

• Is anyone actually reviewing the article? GreatCaesarsGhost 00:00, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
  • I just glanced through and there's a fair number of unsourced statements near the bottom half of the article. I'd also argue there's far too much excessive detail on her history as related to any litigation or complaints, but that's not an ITN item as long as it appears neutrally written. --Masem (t) 01:29, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support per Alex-h, Gotitbro, and Jim Michael. Fakescientist8000 (talk) 01:38, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
• Comment: The Aung San Suu Kyi article has about 20 {cn} tags, and the 2021 arrest and trial section consists of mostly proseline. Please fix. --PFHLai (talk) 05:51, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Too much tags. Hanamanteo (talk) 08:15, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose There are too many tags for this to be ready on time. It is also a borderline case for me in terms of significance of news given that we already posted the coup in February. So lets wait for more charges against her so that there is more time for the article tags to be fixed. Tradedia^talk 12:34, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

Asleep at the switch. – Sca (talk) 13:44, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose Unfortunately, the article has far too many CN tags to be posted on the main page. If someone wanted this posted on the main page, they would work on fixing that problem. --Jayron32 19:12, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

RD: John Miles (musician)

Article: John Miles (musician) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Davidstewartharvey (talk · give credit)

Article needs updating
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Nominator's comments: Needs some work but one of the most underrated musicians of all time. Music is one of the great 70s anthems. Davidstewartharvey (talk) 19:46, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

• Comment I have now upgraded and improved the article. Think there is more to be added with paper refs as stuff like Melody Maker etc aren't digitalised.Davidstewartharvey (talk) 14:18, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support Article looks good to me. RIP. I always loved the song, but didn't know it was called Music or who John Miles was... Tradedia^talk 21:41, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

December 5

Portal:Current events/2021 December 5

December 5, 2021 (2021-12-05) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2021 Apure clashes Venezuelan intelligence officials announce the death of Hernán Darío Hernández, the leader of a FARC dissident group, after an ambush carried out by a commando of the Venezuelan Armed Forces. Hernández was responsible for the 2003 El Nogal Club bombing that killed 36 people and injured over 200 others. (El Tiempo) Mali War Militants bomb two UN camps in Gao, with no fatalities. (Voice of America) 2021 Niger attacks Hundreds of insurgents on motorcycles attack an international military base in Tillabéri. Seventy-nine of the rebels and 29 soldiers are killed during the battle. (Deutsche Welle) 2021 Nagaland killings Indian soldiers of the Assam Rifles mistakenly open fire on a group of miners returning home from work in Nagaland, believing them to be militants. Thirteen miners and a soldier are killed, with the soldier and seven miners being killed in a subsequent confrontation with angry locals. (BBC News) Disasters and accidents 2021 Semeru eruption The death toll from yesterday's eruption of the Semeru volcano in East Java, Indonesia, increases to 14, with 56 others injured. (BBC News) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, COVID-19 vaccination in Australia The Therapeutic Goods Administration provisionally approves the usage of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years. Vaccination rollout for this age group will begin on January 10, once ATAGI gives its recommendation. (The Guardian) COVID-19 pandemic in Maldives Maldives reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a tourist that arrived in the country. (Raajje) COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia, COVID-19 vaccination in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia grants the approval for people vaccinated with Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to enter the country beginning from January 1, 2022 in a move that will enable Muslims to take part in religious pilgrimage. (CNA) COVID-19 pandemic in Senegal Senegal reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a 58-year-old man who attended an international meeting in Dakar with 300 people from different countries on November 24 and 25. (Khaleej Times) Sports 2021 Bathurst 1000 Chaz Mostert and Lee Holdsworth win the 2021 Bathurst 1000 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. (ABC News Australia)

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RD: M. Sarada Menon

Article: M. Sarada Menon (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Federal
Credits:

• Nominated by TJMSmith (talk · give credit)
• Created by Tachs (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Jkaharper (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Indian psychiatrist, social worker and the founder of Schizophrenia Research Foundation. TJMSmith (talk) 12:52, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

• Comment - The ref number 13, referecing the fact that she was "a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of Madras Neuro Trust" is dead. It seems the only issue in the article.--Kacamata! ^Dimmi!!! 03:35, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) 2021 Nagaland killings

Article: 2021 Oting Nagaland Massacre (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Fourteen civillians are killed by Indian Army forces in failed ambush and subsequent violence in Nagaland, India. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Violent confrontations with Indian Army forces result in the death of at least fourteen civilians and one soldier in Nagaland.
News source(s): BBC, The Hindu
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Nizil Shah (talk · give credit)
• Created by The Anonymous Earthling (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Need move to 2021 Nagaland killings, see talkpage. Redirect deletion requested. Propose alt blurb if any. Caption: Candlelight vigil organised in Kohima. Nizil (talk) 07:55, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

• Support - an escalation in the ongoing insurgency with a significant no. of deaths. MasterOfMetaverse (talk) 13:44, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support pending cleanup noted by nom. There are a few minor issues with delineating the initial attack from subsequent killings. GreatCaesarsGhost 14:12, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support number of civilians death ae high.-Ameen Akbar (talk) 16:55, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support article is sufficiently comprehensive and well referenced, topic has been covered appropriately by reliable news sources, demonstrating significance. --Jayron32 19:14, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
• Added altblurb. --PFHLai (talk) 01:44, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 03:00, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

RD: Jacques Tits

Article: Jacques Tits (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Société mathématique de France
Credits:

• Nominated by Davey2116 (talk · give credit)

Article needs updating
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Nominator's comments: French mathematician, laureate of the Abel Prize, dies at age 91. Article needs some work. Davey2116 (talk) 22:36, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

• Please add more refs, particularly to the "Life and career" and "Contributions" sections. --PFHLai (talk) 01:33, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Christine Haidegger‎

Article: Christine Haidegger‎ (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Der Standard
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Grimes2 (talk · give credit)
• Created by T. Anthony (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Gerda Arendt (talk · give credit)

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Nominator's comments: Austrian writer, poet. Was influential in the Salzburg literary scene. Grimes2 (talk) 13:38, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

• Support Well sourced little article. KittenKlub (talk) 14:34, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
• Posted. That was a nice and quick 5x expansion. Good luck at DYK. --PFHLai (talk) 18:40, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Bob Dole

Article: Bob Dole (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): AP, BBC, Guardian, NPR, PBS, NBC, Twitter
Credits:

• Nominated by 力 (talk · give credit)
• Created by RobLa (talk · give credit)
• Updated by The Image Editor (talk · give credit), Dylansh99 (talk · give credit) and Ser! (talk · give credit)

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Nominator's comments: Former US Senator and presidential candidate. Article needs some work but is close to ready. User:力 (powera, π, ν) 16:51, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

Think it could work as a blurb, Bob Dole was a massive figure in American politics for over two decades. HadesTTW (he/him • talk) 17:18, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

• Comment – Likely blurb. Very widely covered, much subject info. – Sca (talk) 17:38, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb It wasn't his run for president that made him notable, it was his role in the Senate, and that section of the article is far far too short to show that (that's orange tagged right now). The article is ready for RD outside that orange tag. --Masem (t) 17:42, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

  Household name for decades. Suggest we wait at least a while for article development. – Sca (talk) 17:51, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

  In the US, absolutely, but not so much worldwide politics. Not a strong reason to post as a blurb (particularly with the article's lack of his political record outside of Presidental runs). --Masem (t) 18:07, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

  "2. oppose an item because the event is only relating to a single country, or failing to relate to one. This applies to a high percentage of the content we post and is unproductive." I don't know if this applies here but to me it kind of does. KingOfAllThings ^{(thou shalt chatter!)} 00:26, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

  My original oppose is not related to just being the US, but pointing out that the above "household name" is relying on being a US centric aspect. --Masem (t) 00:33, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

• Tentative support RD, Oppose blurb Article does have an expansion tag so I would support once that has been sorted. As for the blurb, to be blunt (as Futurama once put it) he was a "Presidential loser". We don't tend to do blurbs for people who lost their one and only major election for head of state. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 17:57, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support RD pending removal of citation needed tags and accompanying orange banner in awards section. Tag on Senate section is no reason to hold back though. Bob Dole... Bob Dole... bob... dole... - Floydian ^τ _¢ 18:20, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb per Masem. He's as important as you say he is in the United States, but that doesn't mean it's important beyond its borders. And that's not the case. He doesn't pass the Thatcher/Mandela filter and that he was a failed candidate for the presidency of that country and a senator for many years IMO is no reason for him to be blurb-worthy. One section is orange-tagged. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 18:34, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb. Worldwide, Dole is probably mostly known for being lampooned in The Simpsons. Never served in a cabinet, and I can't imagine us considering posting a blurb for a backbencher from another country. ᵹʀᴀᴘᴘʟᴇ ꭗ 18:43, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb If we go by precedent, the 2008 runner-up with a long Congressional history was also RD only [1]. No disrespect to the deceased, but even in America's closest ally, he's mainly known as the guy speaking in the third person who got abducted by Kang and Kodos. Unknown Temptation (talk) 18:57, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
• Photo Plain RD If anybody had a name that still speaks for itself, it's Bob Dole....Bob Dole! InedibleHulk (talk) 19:03, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
  • That's a poor reason to include an image. We've only done that when the blurbs have gotten stale, but with the volcano, we clearly have a notable image. --Masem (t) 19:05, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
    • Oh, right. Hadn't thought about what we'd be losing. A striking visage, but clearly no volcano. InedibleHulk (talk) 19:12, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb, oppose photo for RD Not a head of state, not a head of government, not sufficiently notable. Chrisclear (talk) 19:07, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support RD notable person. wizzito | say hello! 22:20, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support blurb, futile as this may be. Someone has to stand up for the notability of the former Majority Leader of the United States Senate, who effectively shares leadership of the federal legislative branch of the country, which is technically coequal with the executive and judicial branches. I would suggest that someone who holds this position and becomes the leading contender for the U.S. presidency is blurb-worthy. BD2412 T 22:47, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
  • Does the same rationale apply to someone who holds/held the position of leadership of the federal legislative branch of another country, and becomes the leading contender for the head of government of that country? Or does it only apply to US Presidential candidates? Chrisclear (talk) 23:30, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
    • I think it would depend in part on the structure of the government, and the means by which the position is contended. In parliamentary systems, the titular leader of the legislature often is the head of government. In countries where the legislature is clearly a subservient entity under the control of the executive, it wouldn't matter, and in countries where the head of government is not democratically selected, the meaning of being a "leading contender" for that position is also too shrouded in mystery to matter. I think there are very few countries that actually have three legally coequal branches of government, and a system wherein the leader of one branch can become a leading contender to be democratically elected to head another. BD2412 T 23:37, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
      • There's a lot of country where the three branches of government coexist equally. See Separation of powers. UK, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, etc. --Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 01:18, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
        • How many instances are there of leaders of one branch being selected by their party to credibly contend for leadership of another branch? BD2412 T 01:20, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
          • IDK about other country, but the leader of the armed forces group parliament in my country was elected into presidency in a free and fair election twice. --Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 01:27, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
            • I'm pretty sure they'll get a blurb, then. BD2412 T 01:40, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support RD now that all of the missing citations have been added, as far as I could see. Oppose blurb per above: someone in Bob Dole's position would never get a blurb in any other country. We wouldn't blurb William Hague if he died today, why would we blurb Bob Dole? NorthernFalcon (talk) 23:51, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 02:07, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
• Post-posting oppose His senate section is extremely short for a man who has been described the “Lion of the Senate”. I feel that some who approved this were discussing his nobility rather than the state of the article. I’d recommend pulling this until the section (rather important one) is expanded. Once the section is thoroughly expanded then I’ll support a possible blurb. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 05:38, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
  • I see no sense in asserting that the article is incomplete because it doesn't live up to a purported nickname that doesn't even appear in the article. Lion of the Senate points to someone else. If the section can be expanded, by all means do so, but there is no concrete basis here for asserting that it is lacking. BD2412 T 05:53, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

• @BD2412: However all obits cite his long senate career that lasted for decades. If he was a one term senator then sure a short senate section makes sense, but Dole was a Senate leader and longtime GOP Senator. It’s like having an influential actor with a short career section. His senate career section lacks information of his long tenure in the senate. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 15:49, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
  • You are conflating longevity with productivity, without justification, and your conclusions are therefore incorrect. His senate career section does specify the length of time for which he served in the senate. Show me a source that says that he was known for getting signature legislation passed or the like, and you will have a case for saying there is something missing. BD2412 T 16:51, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

• Post-posting Support - Definitely for RD. Article looks decent enough for posting.BabbaQ (talk) 12:40, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Peter Cundall

Article: Peter Cundall (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
Credits:

• Nominated by Stephen (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Australian gardening personality Stephen 08:47, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

• Support Comprehensive article which is well written and referenced.KittenKlub (talk) 09:40, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

Not that it matters, but this is the first time I've heard a nominee described as a "gardening personality." Cheers. – Sca (talk) 13:42, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

Cundall can also be described as a bloody commie gardener, but that violates NPOV.KittenKlub (talk) 14:15, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

In the UK there's been Percy Thrower, Alan Titchmarsh, Monty Don... c'mon, there must be some US gardening personalities. Pawnkingthree (talk) 22:56, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

• Posted --PFHLai (talk) 16:54, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

December 4

Portal:Current events/2021 December 4

December 4, 2021 (2021-12-04) (Saturday) Arts and culture COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, List of events affected by the COVID-19 pandemic Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes cancels the city's New Year's Eve celebrations on Copacabana Beach due to the worldwide spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. (Sky News) Disasters and accidents 2021 Semeru eruption One person is killed and 41 others are injured as the Semeru volcano erupts in East Java, Indonesia. (BBC News) Twenty-three people drown after the bus they are travelling in plunges into the Enziu River in Mwingi, Kenya. (BBC News) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands Former queen Beatrix of the Netherlands tests positive for COVID-19. (AP) COVID-19 pandemic in Romania Romania reports its first cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in two citizens who travelled from South Africa on November 30. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Chile Chile reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a fully vaccinated foreigner who travelled from Ghana on November 25. (ABC News) COVID-19 pandemic in the Cook Islands The Cook Islands reports its first case of COVID-19 in a 10-year-old boy who travelled on a repatriation flight from New Zealand with his family on December 1 and is in quarantine. (ABC News Australia) COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea South Korea reports a record 5,352 new cases and 70 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 467,907 and the nationwide death toll to 3,809. (Yonhap News Agency) COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia Zambia reports its first three cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in two citizens who travelled internationally and another citizen who had no travel history. (Khaleej Times) International relations Pakistan–Saudi Arabia relations The Pakistani Minister of Finance announces that the country has received a $3 billion (11.3B SAR, ₨.530B) one-year loan from Saudi Arabia. (Reuters) Law and crime An improvised explosive device is discovered in the personal vehicle of a Turkish police officer who was to be part of the security detail for a rally in Siirt featuring Turkish President Recep Erdoğan. The bomb was discovered before the officer had left for the rally, and was defused by bomb squads. (Bloomberg) Politics and elections 2021 Gambian presidential election Gambians go to the polls to elect their president. Approximately 960,000 people are eligible to vote. (BBC News)

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RD: Stonewall Jackson

Article: Stonewall Jackson (musician) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Fox News, New York Times
Credits:

• Nominated by CoatCheck (talk · give credit)

Article needs updating
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Nominator's comments: Grand Ole Opry inductee, Waterloo country crossover hit and 43 other charting songs. CoatCheck (talk) 01:48, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

• The Discography section is unsourced. The prose has a few {cn} tags, too. Please add more refs. --PFHLai (talk) 03:13, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) 2021 Gambian presidential election

Article: 2021 Gambian presidential election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Adama Barrow (pictured) is re-elected President of the Gambia. (Post)
News source(s): BBC, Al Jazeera, DW
Credits:

• Nominated by Kacamata (talk · give credit)
• Created by Thomascampbell123 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Lbynch (talk · give credit), Number 57 (talk · give credit) and Joofjoof (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: The article is sourced and updated. --Kacamata! ^Dimmi!!! 05:48, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

• Support The article seems ready, although it doesn’t have an "Aftermath" or "Reactions" section. I would change the proposed photo to the one on his wikibio, which looks more up to date. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 21:59, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
• Posted --PFHLai (talk) 01:13, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

RD: Vinod Dua

Article: Vinod Dua (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NDTV
Credits:

• Nominated by Ktin (talk · give credit)
• Updated by To be updated. (talk · give credit)

Article needs updating
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Nominator's comments: Indian journalist. Orange tagged. Will require some work. Ktin (talk) 19:11, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose: The whole career is covered under early life. Unnecessary controversy section (WP:CSECTION), with undue expanded statements; needs to be heavily condensed and incorporated into a career section. Gotitbro (talk) 13:18, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

RD: Claude Humphrey

Article: Claude Humphrey (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [2]
Credits:

• Nominated by ArsenalGhanaPartey (talk · give credit)
• Updated by KittenKlub (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: National Football League hall of famer. Article could use a bit of work. ArsenalGhanaPartey (talk) 17:21, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

• Too many footnote-free paragraphs. Please add more refs. --PFHLai (talk) 01:28, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Eileen Ash

Article: Eileen Ash (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): BBC, ECB
Credits:

• Nominated by Lugnuts (talk · give credit)
• Created by Nick mallory (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Kirubar (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: World's oldest Test cricketer Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 14:05, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

• Support was coming by to nominate this myself. Article looks good enough for RD. Joseph2302 (talk) 16:44, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support - the article is sourced and updated. What a long life! TJMSmith (talk) 18:28, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 20:39, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) 2021 Semeru eruption

Article: 2021 Semeru eruption (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The Semeru volcano erupts on the island of Java, killing at least 13 and injuring dozens. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Mount Semeru in Indonesia erupts, killing 14 people and injuring hundreds of others.
News source(s): Reuters, AP, AlJazeera, BBC, DW, LAT
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Dora the Axe-plorer (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Still being updated, although most of the sources are not in English. Dora the Axe-plorer (Nopen't) 05:49, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

Plenty of sources in English, including NYT, not listed above due to paywall. - Sca (talk) 17:00, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

• Support - no referencing issues, long enough, death toll likely to increase. Mjroots (talk) 11:17, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support, death toll significant, article looks ok. Brandmeister^talk 11:38, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support Significant incident and article is in good condition. --Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 14:43, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
• Posted --PFHLai (talk) 15:05, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
• Post-posting comment – Seems to me we should have waited a bit longer to see how much higher the toll gets. Thirty-five of 56 injuries termed severe, says AlJ. "Hundreds" of injuries may be an exaggeration. AP said 57 were hospitalized, of which 16 were 'critical.' – Sca (talk) 15:12, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
  • Post-response to comment by User:Sca – The source you were posting seems to be outdated. CNN Indonesia says that 102 were injured and most victims suffered burns. (added by me after a bunch of mess-ups) (link: https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20211205121045-20-730066/102-warga-lumajang-terluka-erupsi-semeru-sebagian-besar-luka-bakar) And I agree that "hundreds" of injuries may be somewhat exaggerating, given that "hundreds" is in the ballpark of 100-1000 (500 median or mean). ᐱᔌᕬᐱɭᕮ ᐱᒧᐱᕬ (Talk) 15:29, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

  Personally, I'm not a big fan of CNN as a RS. The BBC says "at least 56" injured. – Sca (talk) 16:44, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

  • Update 2: Nevermind - 45 people suffered burn marks according to Kompas (https://regional.kompas.com/read/2021/12/04/223240978/erupsi-semeru-dinkes-jatim-perkirakan-ada-warga-tertimbun-sulit-dievakuasi). Around 44% suffered burn marks. ᐱᔌᕬᐱɭᕮ ᐱᒧᐱᕬ (Talk) 15:41, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

• No worries. The word "hundreds" (plural) did not make it to MainPage. --PFHLai (talk) 16:12, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

Basically disagree. Current blurb says "injuring more than a hundred people." Most RS articles linked above don't support such a large number. Also, RS's put toll at 13-14, which one must acknowledge isn't really a huge number as natural disasters go. – Sca (talk) 17:19, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

PS: FWIW, this event isn't currently listed in the French, Dutch, German, Swedish or Russian versions of ITN. – Sca (talk) 17:22, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

FWIW, it's Sunday afternoon in Europe.--65.94.214.139 (talk) 19:50, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

• Comment @PFHLai:, you might use this image: File:Ratusan rumah tertimbun abu vulkanik erupsi gunung Semeru.jpg. Shows the erupting mountain as well as the damages. --Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 15:48, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

• Thanks for the suggestion, Jeromi Mikhael. Things look too tiny once the image is squished onto the ITN template. It would be better to put it in the article than on MainPage. --PFHLai (talk) 16:10, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

The current blurb pic. of dormant Mt. Semeru on a blue-sky day, though fairly recent, doesn't do much to illustrate this news event, IMO. – Sca (talk) 17:45, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

If you have a better pic, please proposed it here at ITN/C. If appropriate, a later screenshot from the same YouTube videoclip showing the damages may be useful. --PFHLai (talk) 20:33, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

PFHLai, how about this? Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 23:54, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, Jeromi Mikhael. That is pretty much what I had in mind. I have prepared a cropped and brightened version (shown on the right), hoping that viewers can see the damages caused by the eruption. Does this work? Need a caption? --PFHLai (talk) 11:38, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

@PFHLai: Thanks for the edit m8, I think you just need to add (damage pictured) or something like that to the blurb. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 12:15, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

The pic is now posted. --PFHLai (talk) 18:48, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

• Comment – Most RS reports put the number of injured at 56 (Reuters, BBC, AlJazeera, DW) or 57 (AP, LAT), substantially less than the "more than 100" in the current blurb. Suggest we replace "more than 100" with "more than 50," which would be accurate based on what's been reported so far.
  – Sca (talk) 19:43, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

• Please revise and update the article with reliable sources and afterwards let us know here at ITN. The blurb should match the article. --PFHLai (talk) 20:33, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
• And remember, a lot of people don't go to the hospital when they're hurt. I don't know how many. But AP (copied in LAT) says 57 "hospitalized". InedibleHulk (talk) 21:15, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

• Updated after request from Sca, as Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/ten-people-trapped-after-indonesias-semeru-volcano-erupts-evacuated-2021-12-05/) says that 56 were injured, not hospitalized. ᐱᔌᕬᐱɭᕮ ᐱᒧᐱᕬ (Talk) 05:31, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

• The blurb on MainPage is now updated to "... killing fifteen people and injuring dozens others." --PFHLai (talk) 11:30, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

December 3

Portal:Current events/2021 December 3

December 3, 2021 (2021-12-03) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks Insurgency in the Maghreb Mali War Mopti bus massacre Militants attack a bus carrying civilians in Mopti Region, killing the driver, before setting it on fire and killing 31 passengers. The majority of the victims are women who were on their way to work at the local market. (BBC News) Islamic State insurgency in Iraq Seven Peshmerga fighters and three civilians are killed by Islamic State gunmen in a village in Makhmour, Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. (Al Jazeera) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium Two hippos at Antwerp Zoo test positive for COVID-19 in Antwerp, Belgium. (Deutsche Welle) COVID-19 pandemic in Germany Germany surpasses six million cases of COVID-19. (Urdu Point) COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland Taoiseach Micheál Martin announces that due to fears of the Omicron variant, from December 7 until January 9, nightclubs will be closed and restaurants and bars will only be allowed to offer table service for groups of no more than six people. Additionally, indoor services can only operate at 50% capacity and families can only have visitors from three other households. (Sky News) COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia Slovakia reports a record 15,278 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 712,749. (AP) Europe surpasses 75 million cases of COVID-19. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia Malaysia reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a 19-year-old student who travelled from South Africa on November 19 and is in quarantine. (CNA) COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in an unvaccinated woman who travelled from Nigeria. (Ada Derana) COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico Mexico reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a 51-year-old man who travelled from South Africa. (Anadolu Agency) COVID-19 pandemic in Africa COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa South Africa surpasses three million cases of COVID-19. (CNN) COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia Tunisia reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a Congolese man who travelled from Istanbul. (Arab News) International relations France–United Arab Emirates relations French president Emmanuel Macron meets UAE crown prince Mohammed bin Zayed at Expo 2020 in Dubai. The two men sign a major arms deal between the two nations. (The National News) Law and crime 2021 Oxford High School shooting The parents of Ethan Crumbley, James and Jennifer Crumbley, accused of terrorism and murder in the shooting deaths and injuries at Ethan's school, are charged with manslaughter for their role in the incident. They are caught after fleeing the police. (CNN) Islam in Kosovo A Kosovar man is arrested for terrorism due to his ties to the Islamist al-Nusra Front in Syria. (The Public's Radio) Police in Bosnia and Herzegovina arrest seven suspected war criminals in Bijeljina and Sokolac due to their reported massacre of 22 civilians during the Bosnian Genocide. (CTV News) Politics and elections Portuguese Minister of Internal Administration Eduardo Cabrita resigns after a series of scandals, including an incident where his official car was involved in a car accident that killed a highway worker. (AP) Sports Magnus Carlsen defeats challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi in Game 6 of the 2021 World Chess Championship in a marathon 136 move game. It is the first decisive result in a regulation World Chess Championship game in more than 5 years and is also the longest game in World Chess Championship history. (The Guardian)

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(Posted) RD: Françoise Delord

Article: Françoise Delord (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Le Point
Credits:

• Nominated by TJMSmith (talk · give credit)
• Created by Jmanlucas (talk · give credit)
• Updated by KittenKlub (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: French zookeeper and owner. Concise but well-sourced article. Hopefully it can be expanded a little more. TJMSmith (talk) 18:56, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

• Support - Start-class and fully sourced.--Kacamata! ^Dimmi!!! 21:49, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
• DYK check says there are only 1414 characters (235 words) of readable prose. Any more to add? This is a brand-new wikiarticle. Might as well expand it to 1500+ characters and qualify for a DYK nomination, too. --PFHLai (talk) 00:01, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
• Comment: Needs 1 more fully fleshed out paragraph to meet ITN 3 paragraph minimum. Spencer^T•C 02:49, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

I added a few details with citations. I'm somewhat limited due to most sources being in French. TJMSmith (talk) 23:51, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

• Support. I’ve added some details to indicate the significance of her zoo. Seems to me it’s long enough now but just one editor’s opinion! Innisfree987 (talk) 20:43, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
• With 2217 characters (379 words) of readable prose, this wikibio is long enough to not be considered a stub. There seems to be enough footnotes where they are expected. IMO, this wikibio is READY for RD. --PFHLai (talk) 22:45, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 05:48, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Charlotte Mailliard Shultz

Article: Charlotte Mailliard Shultz (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): San Francisco Chronical
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by TJMSmith (talk · give credit)
• Created by Plcs (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Strattonsmith (talk · give credit) and Jkaharper (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: American heiress, socialite, and philanthropist. TJMSmith (talk) 01:07, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

• Support Nicely done article. Fakescientist8000 (talk) 13:06, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 14:20, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

RD: Antony Sher

Article: Antony Sher (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [3] [4] [5]
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Margueryllis (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: British actor and two time Laurence Olivier Award winner Margueryllis 16:50, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

• Comment needs lots more sourcing. Joseph2302 (talk) 17:15, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
• Comment Joseph is being kind. Every item on Stage performances, Filmography and Awards and nominations has to be sourced (and current count is zero...) KittenKlub (talk) 17:37, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

Laos-China Railway

Article: Boten-Vientiane railway (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The Vientiane-Boten rail link opens as Laos' first high-speed railway for passengers and freight services. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ The 1035 km Laos-China railway, Laos' first high-speed railway, opens to passengers and freight services.
News source(s): Vientiane Times, Vientiane Times, Global Times, CGTN, teleSUR, Reuters, Reuters, France 24, China Daily,
Credits:

• Nominated by Viva Nicolás (talk · give credit)
• Created by Pieceofmetalwork (talk · give credit)

Article needs updating

Nominator's comments: This is the opening of the first high-speed railway in Laos. The railway included 167 tunnels and 301 bridges, which consisted over 900 km of its 1035 km length. Previously, the country only had 4 km of railway. Viva Nicolás (talk) 11:53, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose Very interesting article and development. Article is in good shape, however this is not high speed. "suitable for 160 km/h passenger" High-speed rail is defined as >= 250 km/h for new lines and >= 200 km/h for upgraded lines. KittenKlub (talk) 12:41, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
• Am I missing how this is ITNR? 331dot (talk) 13:05, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

  Ditto. – Sca (talk) 13:22, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

  Removed. 331dot (talk) 15:31, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

• Opposr per KittenKlub Even if it was high speed, I don't think we would nominate it unless it was the first on the continent or something.Scaramouche33 (talk) 13:24, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose per above. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 16:34, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support This is a significant link in China's Belt and Road Initiative. See SCMP for some analysis of its strategic significance. The current top blurb is days old and is a similar matter of South Asian development or lack of same. China is getting things done while India isn't. Either way, they are in the news. Andrew🐉(talk) 23:53, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose. This boils down to "railway opens". This isn't even technically a high speed railway. Countries spending money in other countries as diplomacy or part of a geopolitical struggle is common. 331dot (talk) 13:57, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
• Comment - Laos' first high speed rail doesn't seem to be the key point of the news overall (especially when it should be considered higher-speed rail instead according to definition). This could be significant but the blurb needs to shift the focus. Sun8908 _Talk 18:24, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose The broader impact of this beyond development aid/loan is not immediately discernible from the blurbs or the article. Gotitbro (talk) 07:01, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

December 2

Portal:Current events/2021 December 2

December 2, 2021 (2021-12-02) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian civil war Ten oil workers are killed and another is injured during an ISIL attack on a bus in Deir ez-Zor, Syria. (Reuters) 2021 Solomon Islands unrest The New Zealand Defence Force and Police travel to Honiara, Solomon Islands, in order to help stabilize the country and maintain peace after days of rioting, looting and unrest that killed three people. (RNZ) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in India COVID-19 pandemic in Karnataka India reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in two foreigners who travelled to Karnataka. (NDTV) COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, COVID-19 vaccination in the Philippines The Philippine Department of Health announces that all adults over the age of 18 years can receive a booster dose at least six months after receiving their second dose or a least three months after receiving their single dose. (Rappler) COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore Singapore reports its first cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in two fully vaccinated people, age 44 and 41, who returned from Johannesburg. (The Straits Times) COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea South Korea reports a record for the second consecutive day of 5,266 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 457,612. (Anadolu Agency) COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Finland Finland reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a person who travelled from Sweden. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Greece Greece reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a man who travelled from South Africa to Crete. (Ekathimerini) COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, COVID-19 drug development The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency approves GSK and Vir Biotechnology's sotrovimab antibody treatment, after a clinical trial found that the treatment reduced the risk of hospital admission and death by 79% in vulnerable adults if administered within five days of symptoms developing. (The Guardian) COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota Minnesota reports its first case of the Omicron variant in a person who traveled from New York City. (KSTP-TV) International relations Algeria–Morocco relations, Morocco–Turkey relations Morocco buys six Bayraktar TB2 drones from Baykar amid rising tensions between Morocco and Algeria. (Morocco World News) Law and crime A group of four former Serbian state security officers, including Radomir Marković, are found guilty of the murder of Slavko Ćuruvija. Two have been sentenced to 20 years in prison, while Marković and the remaining officer will serve a 30-year sentence. (Balkan Insight) Politics and elections 2021 Australian Parliament House sexual misconduct allegations Alan Tudge stands down as Minister for Education and Youth after Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced an investigation into domestic abuse allegations against Tudge from a former staffer who claimed that the two were involved in an extramarital affair. (The Guardian) Sports 2021 Major League Baseball lockout Major League Baseball implements a lockout after the collective bargaining agreement they had with the Major League Baseball Players Association expired yesterday. This is the league's first labor stoppage since the players' strike of 1994 and 1995. (ESPN) 2021–22 NBA season In basketball, the Memphis Grizzlies defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder 152–79, making it the largest blowout in the history of the National Basketball Association. (ESPN)

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RD: Darlene Hard

Article: Darlene Hard (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): ESPN
Credits:

• Nominated by TJMSmith (talk · give credit)
• Created by JoshuacUK (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Artegia (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: American tennis player, Hall of Famer, and 3-time major tennis champion. Needs a few citations. TJMSmith (talk) 19:01, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

• Comment: IMHO, a 300-word start-class article cannot provide good enough coverage for a Hall-of-Fame career with 16 Grand Slam titles and quite a few medals and trophies won while representing her country in international tournaments. Quite some elaboration and expansion are sorely needed. BTW, the tables need refs. --PFHLai (talk) 02:08, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Poedjono Pranyoto

Article: Poedjono Pranyoto (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Suara.com
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Jeromi Mikhael (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Former governor and parliament deputy speaker. Article created approx. 9 hours after his death. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 11:54, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

• Support Looks good to go.BabbaQ (talk) 12:28, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support The article is in good shape and well-referenced. Hanamanteo (talk) 17:31, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
• Comment looks good enough for RD to me, marked as ready. Joseph2302 (talk) 08:50, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
• Posted --PFHLai (talk) 12:05, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

(Closed) MLB lockout begins

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Article: 2021 Major League Baseball lockout (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Major League Baseball begins its first lockout in over 25 years. (Post)
News source(s): Washington Post article confirming that the strike has begun, New York Times article confirming that the last such lockout was in 1994/5
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by GhostRiver (talk · give credit)
• Created by Mannysoloway (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Muboshgu (talk · give credit) and Dmoore5556 (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: The first lockout in MLB in over a quarter-century, will likely cause significant disruptions in the baseball offseason, and has large implications for the economics of the sport. — GhostRiver 05:43, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

• Comment: Article could use some additional information about what the practical impact of a lockout is ("labor stoppage" is mentioned but not much additional detail). I know some stuff could be CRYSTALBALL but how does this affect the league now, especially since it's the off season? Spencer^T•C 07:04, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
• Comment The strike 26 years ago isn't called a lockout on WP, and the lockout 31 years ago is called the seventh work stoppage. InedibleHulk (talk) 07:16, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

A strike is when the bosses want the workers to go inside but the workers refuse, a lockout is when the workers want the workers to go inside but the bosses refuse or the bosses want the bosses to go inside but the workers refuse. Though there are more possibilities: The bosses want the bosses to go outside and the workers refuse or the workers want the workers to go outside and the bosses refuse or the bosses want the workers to go outside but they refuse or the workers want the bosses to go outside but they refuse or the workers want the bosses to go inside but they refuse. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 09:15, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

Precisely! But is this a strike? WaPo doesn't confirm, WaPo don't deny. In any case, MLB could mean anyone to the average schmuck. A better blurb might explain who's stopping who from working and why. InedibleHulk (talk) 09:24, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

A lockout is when management prevents the workers from working; a strike is when the workers refuse to work. 331dot (talk) 09:38, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose rich men want to get richer and throw their toys out. DYK time. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 09:17, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose In case we reach consensus on its significance, the right time to post would be when it ends. That's what we did with the 2011 NBA lockout, and this is nothing different from it.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 09:30, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose for now. This is less significant because the season is over. If this goes into next year and prevents the start of the season, that would be more notable. 331dot (talk) 09:36, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
• (edit conflict × 2) Oppose. Baseball itself is a sport of little interest to most of the world and some baseball players striking in one country, no matter how "rare" it might be, is not news to most of the world or even the country it's happening in. Even the NYT and WaPo don't consider it newsworthy enough to mention it on the top of their websites, you have to scroll down to find it. On non-US newssites like The Guardian, The Times, Der Spiegel etc. you won't even find it mentioned in their sports sections (they do mention Arsenal's Gabriel repelling home invaders with a baseball bat though which thus would actually be more newsworthy since it's been reported in multiple countries). I agree with TRM that this might well be a good fit for DYK but ITN is already oftentimes too US-centric as it is (plus there is already a baseball-related item in there). Regards SoWhy 09:40, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

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December 1

Portal:Current events/2021 December 1

December 1, 2021 (2021-12-01) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2021 Afghanistan–Iran clashes Clashes occur between the Taliban and Iran on the Afghanistan–Iran border after Iranian farmers crossed the border. (Bloomberg) Mexican drug war 2021 Tula prison break Armed cartel members break into a prison in Tula, Hidalgo using vehicles, detonating several car bombs. Nine inmates are freed, including a local drug lord. Two law enforcement officers are injured. (The Guardian) Two soldiers are killed and others are wounded during an attack at a security post by Islamic extremists in Porga, Benin. It is the second confirmed Islamic extremist attack in the country's history. (Yahoo! News) Disasters and accidents Bagwai boat disaster At least 29 people, mostly schoolchildren, drown after an overloaded boat capsizes in Bagwai, Kano State, Nigeria. (BBC News) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, COVID-19 vaccination in Japan Japan begins administering booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to healthcare workers amid growing concerns over the Omicron variant that has already been detected in the country. (The Independent) COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a citizen who travelled from North Africa. (Al Arabiya) COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea South Korea reports a record 5,123 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 452,530. (CNBC) South Korea reports its first five cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a fully vaccinated couple who travelled from Nigeria and later tested positive, along with two of their family members and a friend. (The Straits Times) COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a citizen who travelled from Africa. (Gulf News) COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Andorra The Andorran government announces a ten-day quarantine for all travelers coming from southern Africa countries. (Diari d'Andorra) COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark Denmark reports a record 5,120 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. (Yahoo! News) COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland Iceland reports its first case of the Omicron variant. (Morgunblaðið) COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland Ireland reports its first case of the Omicron variant in a person who recently travelled from southern Africa. (The Irish Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Italy Italy reports 103 deaths of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, making it the deadliest toll since June 8. (Il Sole 24ore) COVID-19 pandemic in Poland, COVID-19 vaccination in Poland Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki receives a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. (The New Indian Express) COVID-19 pandemic in North America COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in California The United States reports its first case of the Omicron variant in a person who travelled from South Africa to California. (CNN) COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, COVID-19 drug development Mexican health regulator COFEPRIS approves the emergency use of Eli Lilly and Company's injectable combination of bamlanivimab and etesevimab to treat mild to moderate COVID-19 cases in people over the age of 12 years who weigh at least 40 kg (88 lb). (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Africa COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana Ghana reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a traveller who arrived at Kotoka International Airport in Accra. (The EastAfrican) COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe announces a nine-hour curfew and compulsory 14-day quarantine for anyone arriving in the country, to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant, becoming the first country in southern Africa to enact such restrictions. (VOA) Aftermath of COP26 Micronesian president David W. Panuelo condemns the outcome of the climate summit, stating that industrialized nations must increase their commitments in order to help countries switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy. (Reuters) Politics and elections 2021 Australian Parliament House sexual misconduct allegations Former Attorney-General of Australia Christian Porter announces he will retire from politics following sexual assault allegations published earlier in the year, and controversy surrounding his reliance on a blind trust in a legal battle against the Australian Broadcasting Corporation over their reporting of the allegations. (The Guardian)

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RD: Alvin Lucier

Article: Alvin Lucier (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [6]
Credits:

• Nominated by rgm38 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Experimental composer and professor of music at Wesleyan University rgm38 (talk) 09:54, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose - Orange tagged and very unsourced.--Kacamata! ^Dimmi!!! 19:19, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
• Still too many footnote-free paragraphs. Please add more refs. --PFHLai (talk) 01:20, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) India repeals 2020 farm laws

Article: 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Following a year of protests by farmers, India repeals the Indian agriculture acts of 2020. (Post)
News source(s): BBC, The Hindu, India Today
Credits:

• Nominated by Jose Mathew C (talk · give credit)
• Created by Manakpreet Singh (talk · give credit)
• Updated by DiplomatTesterMan (talk · give credit) and Dracophyllum (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Major policy decision, following one of Independent India's largest protests. Jose Mathew (talk) 03:29, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

• Comment From what I'm reading the farmers are still striking until they know for certain that the laws are repealed. Dunno if that affects the timing here. --Masem (t) 04:50, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support - further status and article updates have been made since previous nomination. - Indefensible (talk) 05:08, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support The bill cleared both houses and received assent. It's ready to proceed to mainpage. Canadianerk (talk) 05:20, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support article has been updated for the repeal. This was opposed a few weeks ago on ITN as there were no definitive details, but now there are, it can be posted. Joseph2302 (talk) 09:06, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
• Posted  — Amakuru (talk) 10:14, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

  Amakuru, Following a year of protests by farmers, India repeals the Indian agriculture acts of 2020 is probably better. It would quite strange, if not impossible, for India to revoke the Afghanistan/Russian/... agriculture acts of 2020. TrangaBellam (talk) 13:11, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

• Post-posting comment – Do four yes votes constitute a consensus? – Sca (talk) 20:36, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

There is no opposition to this nomination. 331dot (talk) 20:57, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

FYI, at WP:FPC, it takes five supports (a so-called 'quorum') for promotion to a (potential) TFP. – Sca (talk) 13:35, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

• Post-posting support to fulfill a "quorum". We don't want to be like AFD where discussion is decided in a week... Howard the Duck (talk) 13:38, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

  I didn't say we should be like any other Wiki entity. It was more an explanation of why I asked the question. – Sca (talk) 13:50, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

WTA suspends Chinese tournaments

Article: Peng Shuai (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The Women's Tennis Association suspends all tournaments in China over concerns for the wellbeing of Peng Shuai (pictured). (Post)
News source(s): BBC, AP, Guardian, Reuters, DW
Credits:

• Nominated by Dumelow (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Seems like a fairly notable development in this story. Unfortunately the Peng Shuai article is woefully undercited at the moment Dumelow (talk) 20:13, 1 December 2021 (UTC)

• Comment – Fairly widely covered, However, the update consists of one sentence added to each target article. In the best of all possible worlds, a separate article on the WTA decision and its background would be advisable. But that seems rather unlikely. – Sca (talk) 23:20, 1 December 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality grounds per Sca's comments and the fact that I had to add a {{blp sources}} tag because of all the unsourced paragraphs in the Career section. Undecided on significance. – Muboshgu (talk) 23:23, 1 December 2021 (UTC)
• Question what is the actual impact of this? There's been no WTA tournaments in China or Hong Kong for 2 years because of the pandemic, and none confirmed for either country in the 2022 WTA Tour so far as I can see. So this suspension seems to just be symbolic (unless I'm missing something). Joseph2302 (talk) 00:02, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

• Joseph2302 The BBC radio story I was listening to this morning said this would affect 10 tournaments (including 1 in Hong Kong) in 2022, with a total of $100m prize money. There is (or would have been), for example, a tournament with $14m prize money in Shenzhen. [7] Black Kite (talk) 15:19, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

• Support in principle Looks like acceptably widespread coverage. Pulling out of China is a significant move for the WTA; three of the top tier tournaments (two WTA 1000 tournaments and the WTA Finals) are contracted to be played there. --RaiderAspect (talk) 03:26, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose As Joseph points out, there's no immediate changes in any planned tournaments from this. It would be different if this was a much larger sporting organization, like the Olympics, pulling out of China. --Masem (t) 03:30, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support, per RaiderAspect. The comparison to the Olympics is an unreasonable expectation to place, in my opinion. The world has taken notice of this story, with the article noting that the EU has expressed concern, adding further weight to this story. Canadianerk (talk) 05:27, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
• Comment - the article is a long way from being ready on quality, so discussion about significance is a bit moot at this point. I am leaning oppose on that ground per Joseph and Masem though, on the grounds that we're not a news ticker and the overall concrete impact of this seems limited.  — Amakuru (talk) 10:33, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose – Further coverage on Thursday includes Chinese condemnation: [8] [9]. However, the WTA target article still contains only one sentence about this event. Not enough. – Sca (talk) 13:38, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

• Well the target article in the blurb is actually Peng Shuai, which has 4 sentences on it. But both Peng Shuai and Women's Tennis Association are orange-tagged, so neither can be used for an ITN target currently. Joseph2302 (talk) 15:00, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

Ah, well the target article in the nomination box is Peng Shuai all right, but the proposed blurb also contains a link to the WTA.
Kinda confusing for an old dog like me. Still oppose nom. – Sca (talk) 15:19, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

PS: Made a couple anti-POV edits. – Sca (talk) 15:26, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

• Question How common is it for us to post an event at ITN (in this case the suspension) that is seemingly not notable enough to deserve its own article? (Note: this is a genuine question, and should not be misinterpreted as an Oppose, or at least not yet; indeed I was originally thinking of supporting, until I noticed this aspect of the matter.) Tlhslobus (talk) 17:53, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

  Not very common, although it sometimes happens. – Sca (talk) 19:42, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

  I think the sexual assault allegations are very much notable enough for an event article. Peng Shuai#Sexual assault allegation and disappearance has become long and unwieldy, and the fact that no one hasn't done it yet doesn't mean that we shouldn't split it into its own page and replace the section with a shorter summary. -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 20:14, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

Sexual allegations are made every day. Further, they are just that – allegations – until corroborated in some fashion.
– Sca (talk) 13:30, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

That section needs massive trimming. Remember that we're not a newspaper and should not be reporting day to day events at that level of detail, but what's enduring about it. The section's not inappropriate but it is overly detailed for an encyclopedia given that we're talking only allegations and speculation. --Masem (t) 20:18, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

A sports related controversy upto an ITN level blurb would have to be a country wide doping ban or similar. Don't see the significance otherwise. Gotitbro (talk) 07:04, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose How is this still open after a week? Obviously there is no consensus to post and at this point the story has entirely left the news cycle. Regardless, the target article is still missing several sources and only dedicates a single sentence to the story. BSMRD (talk) 05:34, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Grand Jojo

Article: Grand Jojo (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Le Soir, Het Nieuwsblad, La Libre Belgique
Credits:

• Nominated by Fram (talk · give credit)
• Updated by KittenKlub (talk · give credit) and Joeykentin (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Famous in Belgium, unknown elsewhere: the first performer of the Olé, Olé, Olé football chant now used worldwide. Fram (talk) 09:54, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

• Comment Yesterday, I've cleaned up the worst, however his page still needs a lot of work including referencing his endless discography. The biography is not ready yet. KittenKlub (talk) 09:59, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

Support it's been cleaned up and referenced. KittenKlub (talk) 16:54, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

• Comment agree that it needs discography sourcing. Also, it doesn't mention Olé, Olé, Olé (or "Allez, Allez, Allez", as I believe they performed it in French), would be nice to add. Joseph2302 (talk) 10:02, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
• Support article is ready. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 22:57, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
• Posted --PFHLai (talk) 07:00, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

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