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{{*mp|July 29}} A '''[[Kasai River disaster|boat sinks]]''' on the [[Kasai River]] in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], killing as many as 140. |
{{*mp|July 29}} A '''[[Kasai River disaster|boat sinks]]''' on the [[Kasai River]] in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], killing as many as 140. |
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{{*mp|July 28}} The [[Parliament of Catalonia|Parliament]] of [[Catalonia]], an autonomous region of [[Spain]], [[Ban on bullfighting in Catalonia|votes]] to '''[[bullfighting#Catalonia|ban]]''' [[bullfighting]]. |
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{{*mp|July 28}} The wreckage of the 19th-century [[Royal Navy]] vessel '''[[HMS Investigator (1848)|HMS ''Investigator'']]''' ''(painting pictured)'' is discovered in [[Mercy Bay]], [[Canada]]. |
{{*mp|July 28}} The wreckage of the 19th-century [[Royal Navy]] vessel '''[[HMS Investigator (1848)|HMS ''Investigator'']]''' ''(painting pictured)'' is discovered in [[Mercy Bay]], [[Canada]]. |
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{{*mp|July 28}} [[Airblue]] '''[[Airblue Flight 202|Flight 202]]''' crashes near [[Islamabad]], killing all 152 people on board in the deadliest air disaster in [[Pakistan]]i history. |
{{*mp|July 28}} [[Airblue]] '''[[Airblue Flight 202|Flight 202]]''' crashes near [[Islamabad]], killing all 152 people on board in the deadliest air disaster in [[Pakistan]]i history. |
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{{*mp|July 26}} '''[[Kang Kek Iew]]''' is sentenced to 35 years' imprisonment by the [[Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia]] for his role in the [[Khmer Rouge]] regime in [[Democratic Kampuchea]] from 1975 to 1979. |
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{{*mp|July 25}} Thousands of '''[[Afghan War Diary|classified documents]]''' related to the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]] are published by [[Wikileaks]], with details simultaneously released in three major [[newspaper]]s. |
{{*mp|July 25}} Thousands of '''[[Afghan War Diary|classified documents]]''' related to the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]] are published by [[Wikileaks]], with details simultaneously released in three major [[newspaper]]s. |
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Revision as of 02:21, 31 July 2010
- A boat sinks on the Kasai River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing as many as 140.
- The Parliament of Catalonia, an autonomous region of Spain, votes to ban bullfighting.
- The wreckage of the 19th-century Royal Navy vessel HMS Investigator (painting pictured) is discovered in Mercy Bay, Canada.
- Airblue Flight 202 crashes near Islamabad, killing all 152 people on board in the deadliest air disaster in Pakistani history.
- Thousands of classified documents related to the War in Afghanistan are published by Wikileaks, with details simultaneously released in three major newspapers.
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