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{{*mp|July 1}} At least 41 people are killed and 175 others injured in a series of '''[[July 2010 Lahore bombings|suicide bomb attacks]]''' in [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]]. |
{{*mp|July 1}} At least 41 people are killed and 175 others injured in a series of '''[[July 2010 Lahore bombings|suicide bomb attacks]]''' in [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]]. |
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{{*mp|July 1}} A [[East_African_Community#Common_market|'''common market''']] comes into force in the [[East African Community]]. |
{{*mp|July 1}} A [[East_African_Community#Common_market|'''common market''']] comes into force in the [[East African Community]]. |
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{{*mp|June 30}} The discovery of fossilized remains of ''[[Leviathan melvillei]]'', an [[Extinction|extinct species]] of [[physeteroid]] [[whale]], is announced. |
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{{*mp|June 30}} '''[[Christian Wulff]]''' ''(pictured)'' is [[German presidential election, 2010|elected]] [[President of Germany|president]] of [[Germany]]. |
{{*mp|June 30}} '''[[Christian Wulff]]''' ''(pictured)'' is [[German presidential election, 2010|elected]] [[President of Germany|president]] of [[Germany]]. |
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{{*mp|June 30}} Former [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] champion '''[[Pál Schmitt]]''' is [[Hungarian presidential election, 2010|elected]] [[President of Hungary|president]] of [[Hungary]]. |
{{*mp|June 30}} Former [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] champion '''[[Pál Schmitt]]''' is [[Hungarian presidential election, 2010|elected]] [[President of Hungary|president]] of [[Hungary]]. |
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{{*mp|June 29}} The [[People's Republic of China]] and the [[Republic of China]] (Taiwan) sign the '''[[Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement]]''', intended to boost trade across the [[Taiwan Strait]]. |
{{*mp|June 29}} The [[People's Republic of China]] and the [[Republic of China]] (Taiwan) sign the '''[[Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement]]''', intended to boost trade across the [[Taiwan Strait]]. |
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{{*mp|June 28}} A '''[[Kyrgyzstani constitutional referendum, 2010|new constitution]]''' is approved in a referendum in [[Kyrgyzstan]]. |
{{*mp|June 28}} A '''[[Kyrgyzstani constitutional referendum, 2010|new constitution]]''' is approved in a referendum in [[Kyrgyzstan]]. |
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{{*mp|June 28}} [[Mexico|Mexican]] politician and state gubernatorial candidate '''[[Rodolfo Torre Cantú]]''' is assassinated in the country's [[Mexican Drug War|ongoing drug war]]. |
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Revision as of 03:58, 2 July 2010
- Collaborating astronomers confirm the orbital motion of the first directly imaged exoplanet near a sun-like star.
- At least 41 people are killed and 175 others injured in a series of suicide bomb attacks in Lahore, Pakistan.
- A common market comes into force in the East African Community.
- The discovery of fossilized remains of Leviathan melvillei, an extinct species of physeteroid whale, is announced.
- Christian Wulff (pictured) is elected president of Germany.
- Former Olympic champion Pál Schmitt is elected president of Hungary.
- At least 21 people are killed in severe flooding in Romania.
- The People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan) sign the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement, intended to boost trade across the Taiwan Strait.
- A new constitution is approved in a referendum in Kyrgyzstan.
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