At least 184 people were killed in an attack on a community in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. On December 9, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volcker Turk, said that Haitian gang armed forces attacked a community on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince last weekend, killing at least 184 people. Since the beginning of this year, the number of people killed in gang attacks in Port-au-Prince has reached 5,000. At present, Haitian gangs control 80% of Port-au-Prince, and violent incidents occur frequently.Foreign media: There was a huge explosion in Damascus, the capital of Syria. According to the latest news from AFP on the 10th, the media reporter heard a huge explosion in Damascus, the capital of Syria, that morning. Agence France-Presse mentioned that just a few hours before the explosion, the British-based Syrian Human Rights Watch reported that since the fall of the Assad regime, Israel has launched about 250 air strikes on Syrian territory.Japan Meteorological Agency: There is a 70% chance that La Niñ a will not occur before the arrival of spring. The Japan Meteorological Agency said that there are no signs of El Niñ o and La Niñ a at present, but the characteristics of La Niñ a are emerging. There is a 70% chance that La Nina will not occur before the spring comes.
Tongliao, Inner Mongolia: Support the use of provident fund balance to pay the down payment for house purchase. On December 9, Tongliao Housing Provident Fund Center of Inner Mongolia issued the Notice on Optimizing and Adjusting the Use Policy of Housing Provident Fund. The document proposes to increase the calculation amount of housing provident fund loans. Before the adjustment, it was "the amount of housing provident fund loan application does not exceed 20 times the balance of the account", and after the adjustment, it was "the amount of provident fund loan does not exceed 25 times the balance of the provident fund account", which will be implemented as of the date of issuing the notice. At the same time, support the use of provident fund balance to pay the down payment for house purchase. Support depositors to withdraw the balance of housing provident fund as the down payment for the purchase of newly-built self-occupied housing, that is, after the purchaser and the development enterprise sign the proposed purchase contract (agreement), they can apply for withdrawing the balance of housing provident fund account to pay the down payment for the purchase, which will be implemented from December 20. Tongliao will also adjust the maximum age for employees to repay loans. According to "Measures of the State Council on Gradually Delaying the Statutory Retirement Age", the term of individual housing loans for housing provident fund will be extended to 68 years for men and 63 years for women, or to 5 years after the statutory retirement age of depositors, with the longest loan term not exceeding 30 years. This policy will be implemented as of January 1, 2025.Li Jun, the former first-level senior police sergeant of the Economic Crime Investigation Corps of Jiangxi Provincial Public Security Department, was examined and investigated. On December 10th, WeChat official account WeChat reported that Li Jun, the former first-level senior police sergeant of the Economic Crime Investigation Corps of Jiangxi Provincial Public Security Department, was suspected of serious violation of discipline and law, and took the initiative to explain the problem to the organization. At present, he is being examined by the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Team of Jiangxi Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection in the Provincial Public Security Department and supervised by the Supervision Committee of Yushan County, Shangrao City.Indian Rupee hit an all-time low, while Indian Rupee hit a low of 84.80 against the US dollar in early trading, surpassing the all-time low of 84.7575 hit last week. India's central bank may step in to support the rupee, and traders point out that state-owned banks have sold dollars.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8399.40 points, down 0.28%.At the close of early trading, the main contracts of domestic futures rose more and fell less. Coke and BR rubber rose by more than 3%, while rebar, glass, hot coil, iron ore and Shanghai Bank rose by more than 2%. In terms of decline, the European line of container transportation fell by nearly 3%, while asphalt, alumina and No.20 glue fell by more than 1%.