Portal:Current events/2011 July 24
Armed conflict and attacks
- A Thai military helicopter crashes near the Myanmar border, the third in a week, with three people feared dead in the latest crash. (AP via MSNBC)
- A Army soldiers and wounds scores. (Canadian Press via Winnipeg Free Press)
Arts and culture
- Japanese television switches totally to digital television from midday. (Japan Times)
Politics
- debt ceiling unilaterally. The idea has been under consideration due to the 14th amendment requiring that "the validity of the public debt of the United States [...] shall not be questioned." (Reuters)
- Democratic Party leaders call for the United States House Committee on Ethics to investigate claims that Rep David Wu of Oregon had sexually assaulted a teenager. (Washington Post)
Sport
- The Australian to win the event. (Herald Sun), (AP via France24)
- Uruguay defeats Paraguay 3-0 in the finals of the 2011 Copa América, capturing their 15th title and becomes the nation with most Copa América titles. (AP via NBC Sports)
Science
- The Higgs Boson. (BBC News)