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{{*mp|August 3}} At least 63 people are killed and more than 200 others injured during '''[[2010 Karachi riots|rioting]]''' in [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]]. |
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{{*mp|August 3}} The [[Sun]] undergoes a series of four large '''[[coronal mass ejection#August 2010|coronal mass ejection]]s''' ''(first ejection pictured)''. |
{{*mp|August 3}} The [[Sun]] undergoes a series of four large '''[[coronal mass ejection#August 2010|coronal mass ejection]]s''' ''(first ejection pictured)''. |
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{{*mp|August 3}} [[Israel]]i and [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] troops '''[[Adaisseh incident|exchange fire]]''' near the village of Adaisseh, on the border between the two countries. |
{{*mp|August 3}} [[Israel]]i and [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] troops '''[[Adaisseh incident|exchange fire]]''' near the village of Adaisseh, on the border between the two countries. |
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{{*mp|July 30}} More than 1,000 people are killed and thousands more displaced by '''[[2010 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa floods|severe flooding]]''' in northern [[Pakistan]]. |
{{*mp|July 30}} More than 1,000 people are killed and thousands more displaced by '''[[2010 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa floods|severe flooding]]''' in northern [[Pakistan]]. |
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{{*mp|July 29}} [[Malawi]] changes its '''[[Flag of Malawi|national flag]]'''. |
{{*mp|July 29}} [[Malawi]] changes its '''[[Flag of Malawi|national flag]]'''. |
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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 people. |
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Revision as of 19:05, 4 August 2010
- The Sun undergoes a series of four large coronal mass ejections (first ejection pictured).
- Israeli and Lebanese troops exchange fire near the village of Adaisseh, on the border between the two countries.
- Salanoia durrelli, a carnivoran mammal from Lake Alaotra, Madagascar, is officially described as a new species.
- The Convention on Cluster Munitions comes into force, banning the use, production and transfer of cluster bombs by ratifying countries.
- More than 1,000 people are killed and thousands more displaced by severe flooding in northern Pakistan.
- Malawi changes its national flag.
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