| Greetings, QuickTake readers! In this edition: Saudi Aramco stuns, Israel tries again, and Time taps the youngest-ever Person of the Year.  India OKs Muslim citizenship bill India's Parliament approved a controversial bill that prevents illegal Muslim migrants from neighboring countries from receiving citizenship. Calling it a "landmark day for India," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the law would "alleviate the suffering of many who faced persecution for years." The Citizenship Amendment Bill would fast-track citizenship for Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians who illegally migrated to India from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. Critics of the legislation say it will erode the country's secular values at the expense of the country's Muslim population. More: - Thousands of protesters have clashed with police over the last two days in violent demonstrations against the bill in the northeastern states bordering Bangladesh, injuring dozens of people.
$ignificant figures 91-0. Israel's parliament unanimously voted to dissolve itself after no bloc formed a coalition by a midnight deadline, pushing the country to its third election of 2019. $1.88 trillion. The record-high market value of Saudi Aramco after shares of the state-owned oil company surged 10% as it debuted on the country's stock exchange. 48. China jailed that many journalists in 2019, more than any country, said the Committee to Protect Journalists, which found detentions "steadily increased" under President Xi Jinping. Highly quotable "Incomplete and misleading." Myanmar's de facto PM Aung San Suu Kyi rejected Gambia's lawsuit alleging the genocide of Rohingya Muslims at the UN's top court. "A voice that transcends borders." Time named Greta Thunberg the 2019 Person of the Year for showing "what it might look like when a new generation leads." "Targeted." The Jersey City shooting outside a kosher supermarket that left six people dead was motivated by anti-Semitic and anti-police sentiments, officials said. This is not normal Septupled. Greenland is losing ice seven times faster than it was in the 1990s with 3.8 trillion tons having melted in the past three decades, scientists said, warning of catastrophic coastal flooding by 2100.  The future is now Fossil fuel-free flight. For five minutes, an all-electric, six-passenger propeller plane took flight in British Columbia in a small but significant step toward replacing fossil fuel-powered aircraft that add to climate change.  What's good Holiday reward. A Baltimore real estate company shocked its 198 employees by handing out a total of $10 million in bonuses—an average of $50,000 per person—though some will get $250,000+ based on tenure.  Now that you're caught up... Tell your friends to sign up to receive the QuickTake newsletter five days a week, and follow us on Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. Before you go: Voters across the U.K. are heading to the polls Thursday for what's been dubbed the Brexit Election. Here's what you need to know. Thanks for reading!
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