Wikipedia:ITN archives/2010/July
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ITNs | Days | Continents | Countries |
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50 | 31 | 6/7 |
- A new constitution is approved in a referendum in Kyrgyzstan.[1]
- A common market comes into force in the East African Community.[2]
- At least 41 people are killed and 175 others injured in a series of suicide bomb attacks in Lahore, Pakistan.[3]
- A team of
- The discovery of fossilized remains of
- intense June Atlantic hurricane in 53 years.[6]
- At least 270 people are killed and 190 injured in an explosion caused by a fuel truck overturning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[7]
- U.S. General David Petraeus formally takes command of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.[8]
- Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah dies at the age of 74.[11]
- In the death of Lech Kaczyński, Acting President Bronisław Komorowski defeats Jarosław Kaczyński to become president-elect.[12]
- In men's singles title at the Wimbledon Championships.[13]
- Sierra Leonean writer Olufemi Terry wins the Caine Prize for his short story "Stickfighting Days".[14]
- Former military dictator of Panama Manuel Noriega is sentenced to seven years in jail for money laundering in France.[15]
- The Solar Impulse project completes the world's first 24-hour solar flight.[16]
- The
- A
- After more than a century in British collections, the head of Noongar leader Yagan is ceremonially buried on the 177th anniversary of his last full day of freedom.[20]
- defeating the Netherlands 1–0 in extra time.[21]
- A series of
- More than a million people
- A total solar eclipse occurs over much of the Pacific Ocean.[24]
- The International Criminal Court charges Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir with three counts of genocide for his role in the Darfur conflict.[25]
- Switzerland rejects a request from the United States to extradite Franco–Polish film director Roman Polanski to face sentencing on charges of unlawful sex with a minor in 1977.[26]
- becoming the first Latin American country to do so.[27]
- Australian classical music conductor Charles Mackerras dies in London at the age of 84.[28]
- The discovery of
- BP announces that it has temporarily halted the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.[30]
- A
- In golf, South African Louis Oosthuizen wins The Open Championship.[33]
- Divers uncover a store of Åland Islands.[34]
- Two trains collide in West Bengal, India, killing more than 60 people and injuring over 160 others.[35]
- investigative journalist Sokratis Giolias is assassinated in Athens; the first such assassination in Greece for 25 years.[36]
- Sri Lankan international cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan retires after becoming the first bowler to achieve 800 test wickets.[37]
- In a non-binding, advisory decision, the holds that Kosovo's unilateral 2008 declaration of independence did not violate international law.[38]
- A Côte d'Ivoire in 2006.[39]
- At least 17 people are killed and 100 others injured in
- Venezuela severs diplomatic relations with Colombia.[41]
- In cycling, Alberto Contador of Spain wins the Tour de France.[42]
- Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia for his role in the Khmer Rouge regime in Democratic Kampuchea from 1975–1979.[44]
- Astronomers discover that R136a1 is the most massive star ever found.[45]
- Airblue Flight 202 crashes outside Islamabad, Pakistan, with 152 people aboard.[46]
- A team of scientists, archaeologists and surveyors discover the wreckage of 19th century Royal Navy vessel HMS Investigator in Mercy Bay, Canada.[47]
- A Kasai river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing as many as 140.[48]
- The Parliament of Catalonia, an autonomous region of Spain, votes to ban bullfighting.[49]
- Hundreds of people are killed and thousands more displaced by
References
- ^ Kyrgyzstani constitutional referendum, 2010 (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ East African Community#Common market (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ July 2010 Lahore bombings (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ 1RXS J160929.1−210524 (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ Leviathan melvillei (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Hurricane Alex (2010) (User:Tone)
- ^ 2010 South Kivu tank truck explosion (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ David Petraeus (User:PFHLai)
- ^ Burundian presidential election, 2010 (User:PFHLai)
- ^ Serigne Mouhamadou Lamine Bara Mbacké (User:PFHLai)
- ^ Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ Polish presidential election, 2010 (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ Rafael Nadal (User:Tariqabjotu) Later adjusted to include Serena.
- ^ Olufemi Terry (User:Courcelles)
- ^ Manuel Noriega (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Solar Impulse project (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ July 2010 Baghdad bombing (User:Dumelow)
- ^ 2010 Russia-United States prisoner swap (User:HJ Mitchell)
- User:David Levy)
- ^ Yagan#Reburial (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ 2010 FIFA World Cup Final (User:Tariqabjotu)
- ^ July 2010 Kampala attacks (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ 2010 Catalan autonomy protest (User:Dumelow)
- ^ Solar eclipse of July 11, 2010 (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ Omar al-Bashir (User:Tariqabjotu)
- ^ Roman Polanski (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Same-sex marriage in Argentina (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ Charles Mackerras (User:Courcelles)
- ^ Saadanius (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Efforts to stem the Deepwater Horizon oil spill#Temporary closure (User:David Levy)
- ^ Typhoon Conson (2010) (User:Spencer)
- ^ July 2010 Zahedan bombings (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ Louis Oosthuizen (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ Veuve Clicquot#Oldest bottle (User:The ed17)
- ^ Sainthia train collision (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ Assassination of Sokratis Giolias (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ Muttiah Muralitharan (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ International Court of Justice advisory opinion on Kosovo's declaration of independence (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ 2006 Côte d'Ivoire toxic waste dump (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ Love Parade stampede (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ Colombia–Venezuela relations (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ 2010 Tour de France (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ The War Logs (User:The ed17)
- ^ Kang Kek Iew (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ R136a1 (User:MSGJ)
- ^ Airblue Flight 202 (User:Tariqabjotu)
- ^ HMS Investigator (1848) (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ Kasai River disaster (User:Courcelles)
- ^ bullfighting#Catalonia (User:HJ Mitchell)
- ^ 2010 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa floods (User:HJ Mitchell)