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{{*mp|July 11}} A '''[[Solar eclipse of July 11, 2010|total solar eclipse]]''' occurs over much of the [[Pacific Ocean]]. |
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{{*mp|July 11}} A series of '''[[July 2010 Kampala attacks|bomb attacks]]''' in [[Kampala]], [[Uganda]], kills 74 people. |
{{*mp|July 11}} A series of '''[[July 2010 Kampala attacks|bomb attacks]]''' in [[Kampala]], [[Uganda]], kills 74 people. |
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{{*mp|July 11}} The [[2010 FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup]] concludes with [[Spain national football team|Spain]] defeating [[Netherlands national football team|the Netherlands]] in '''[[2010 FIFA World Cup Final|the final]]''' ''(match ball pictured)''. |
{{*mp|July 11}} The [[2010 FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup]] concludes with [[Spain national football team|Spain]] defeating [[Netherlands national football team|the Netherlands]] in '''[[2010 FIFA World Cup Final|the final]]''' ''(match ball pictured)''. |
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{{*mp|July 9}} A '''[[Mohmand Agency attack|suicide attack]]''' in the [[Mohmand Agency]], [[Pakistan]], kills 104 people and injures more than 100 others. |
{{*mp|July 9}} A '''[[Mohmand Agency attack|suicide attack]]''' in the [[Mohmand Agency]], [[Pakistan]], kills 104 people and injures more than 100 others. |
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{{*mp|July 9}} The [[United States]] and [[Russia]] '''[[2010 Russia – United States prisoner swap|exchange prisoners]]''' accused of spying, in one of the largest "spy swaps" since the [[Cold War]]. |
{{*mp|July 9}} The [[United States]] and [[Russia]] '''[[2010 Russia – United States prisoner swap|exchange prisoners]]''' accused of spying, in one of the largest "spy swaps" since the [[Cold War]]. |
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{{*mp|July 8}} The [[prototype]] airplane of the '''[[Solar Impulse project]]''' completes the world's first manned 24-hour [[Electric aircraft|solar-powered flight]]. |
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Revision as of 02:02, 13 July 2010
- A total solar eclipse occurs over much of the Pacific Ocean.
- A series of bomb attacks in Kampala, Uganda, kills 74 people.
- The FIFA World Cup concludes with Spain defeating the Netherlands in the final (match ball pictured).
- More than a million people protest in Barcelona against restrictions on the autonomy of Catalonia within Spain.
- The head of Noongar leader Yagan is ceremonially buried near Perth, Australia, after more than a century in British collections.
- A suicide attack in the Mohmand Agency, Pakistan, kills 104 people and injures more than 100 others.
- The United States and Russia exchange prisoners accused of spying, in one of the largest "spy swaps" since the Cold War.
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