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{{*mp|July 20}} [[Greece|Greek]] [[investigative journalist]] Sokratis Giolias '''[[Assassination of Sokratis Giolias|is assassinated]]''' in [[Athens]]; the first such assassination in Greece for 25 years. |
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{{*mp|July 19}} Two trains [[Sainthia train collision|'''collide''']] in [[West Bengal]], [[India]], killing more than 60 people and injuring over 160 others. |
{{*mp|July 19}} Two trains [[Sainthia train collision|'''collide''']] in [[West Bengal]], [[India]], killing more than 60 people and injuring over 160 others. |
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{{*mp|July 18}} In [[golf]], '''[[Louis Oosthuizen]]''' ''(pictured)'' of [[South Africa]] [[2010 Open Championship|wins]] [[The Open Championship]] at [[Old Course at St Andrews|St Andrews]], [[Scotland]]. |
{{*mp|July 18}} In [[golf]], '''[[Louis Oosthuizen]]''' ''(pictured)'' of [[South Africa]] [[2010 Open Championship|wins]] [[The Open Championship]] at [[Old Course at St Andrews|St Andrews]], [[Scotland]]. |
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{{*mp|July 17}} '''[[Typhoon Conson (2010)|Typhoon Conson]]''' makes landfall near [[Hai Phong]], [[Vietnam]], after devastating the [[Philippines]], leaving at least 72 people dead. |
{{*mp|July 17}} '''[[Typhoon Conson (2010)|Typhoon Conson]]''' makes landfall near [[Hai Phong]], [[Vietnam]], after devastating the [[Philippines]], leaving at least 72 people dead. |
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{{*mp|July 17}} The discovery of '''''[[Saadanius|Saadanius hijazensis]]''''', a [[fossil]]ised [[primate]] closely related to the [[common ancestor]] of the [[Old World monkey]]s and [[ape]]s, is announced. |
{{*mp|July 17}} The discovery of '''''[[Saadanius|Saadanius hijazensis]]''''', a [[fossil]]ised [[primate]] closely related to the [[common ancestor]] of the [[Old World monkey]]s and [[ape]]s, is announced. |
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{{*mp|July 15}} [[BP]] announces that it has '''[[Efforts to stem the Deepwater Horizon oil spill#Temporary closure|temporarily halted]]''' the [[Deepwater Horizon oil spill|''Deepwater Horizon'' oil spill]]. |
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Revision as of 21:15, 20 July 2010
- Greek investigative journalist Sokratis Giolias is assassinated in Athens; the first such assassination in Greece for 25 years.
- Two trains collide in West Bengal, India, killing more than 60 people and injuring over 160 others.
- In golf, Louis Oosthuizen (pictured) of South Africa wins The Open Championship at St Andrews, Scotland.
- Divers uncover a store of champagne, believed to be the world's oldest, off the coast of the Åland Islands.
- Typhoon Conson makes landfall near Hai Phong, Vietnam, after devastating the Philippines, leaving at least 72 people dead.
- The discovery of Saadanius hijazensis, a fossilised primate closely related to the common ancestor of the Old World monkeys and apes, is announced.
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