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{{*mp|July 4}} U.S. General '''[[David Petraeus]]''' ''(pictured)'' formally takes command of the [[International Security Assistance Force]] in [[Afghanistan]]. |
{{*mp|July 4}} U.S. General '''[[David Petraeus]]''' ''(pictured)'' formally takes command of the [[International Security Assistance Force]] in [[Afghanistan]]. |
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{{*mp|July 3}} At least 221 people are killed and 214 others injured in '''[[2010 South Kivu tank truck explosion|an explosion]]''' caused by a fuel truck overturning in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. |
{{*mp|July 3}} At least 221 people are killed and 214 others injured in '''[[2010 South Kivu tank truck explosion|an explosion]]''' caused by a fuel truck overturning in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. |
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{{*mp|July 1}} [[Pierre Nkurunziza]] is '''[[Burundian presidential election, 2010|re-elected]]''' as [[List of Presidents of Burundi|President]] of [[Burundi]]. |
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{{*mp|July 1}} Collaborating [[astronomer]]s confirm the [[Orbit|orbital motion]] of the first [[Methods of detecting extrasolar planets#Direct imaging|directly imaged]] [[exoplanet]] near a '''[[1RXS J160929.1−210524|sun-like star]]'''. |
{{*mp|July 1}} Collaborating [[astronomer]]s confirm the [[Orbit|orbital motion]] of the first [[Methods of detecting extrasolar planets#Direct imaging|directly imaged]] [[exoplanet]] near a '''[[1RXS J160929.1−210524|sun-like star]]'''. |
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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}} '''[[Hurricane Alex (2010)|Hurricane Alex]]''', the most [[barometric pressure|intense]] [[List of Atlantic hurricane records|June Atlantic hurricane]] in 53 years, makes its second [[landfall (meteorology)|landfall]] in [[Tamaulipas]], [[Mexico]], killing at least 24 people. |
{{*mp|June 30}} '''[[Hurricane Alex (2010)|Hurricane Alex]]''', the most [[barometric pressure|intense]] [[List of Atlantic hurricane records|June Atlantic hurricane]] in 53 years, makes its second [[landfall (meteorology)|landfall]] in [[Tamaulipas]], [[Mexico]], killing at least 24 people. |
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{{*mp|June 30}} The discovery of fossilised remains of '''''[[Leviathan melvillei]]''''', an [[Extinction|extinct species]] of [[physeteroid]] [[whale]], is announced. |
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Revision as of 06:51, 4 July 2010
- U.S. General David Petraeus (pictured) formally takes command of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.
- At least 221 people are killed and 214 others injured in an explosion caused by a fuel truck overturning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Pierre Nkurunziza is re-elected as President of Burundi.
- 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.
- Hurricane Alex, the most intense June Atlantic hurricane in 53 years, makes its second landfall in Tamaulipas, Mexico, killing at least 24 people.
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