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{{*mp|August 5}} The '''[[2010 Pakistan floods|worst flooding]]''' in [[Pakistan]]'s history kills over 1,100 people and displaces thousands more. |
{{*mp|August 5}} The '''[[2010 Pakistan floods|worst flooding]]''' in [[Pakistan]]'s history kills over 1,100 people and displaces thousands more. |
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{{*mp|August 5}} '''[[2010 Russian wildfires|Wildfires]]''' kill at least 50 people and cause evacuation of thousands in western [[Russia]]. |
{{*mp|August 5}} '''[[2010 Russian wildfires|Wildfires]]''' kill at least 50 people and cause evacuation of thousands in western [[Russia]]. |
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{{*mp|August 4}} [[Kenya]] holds a '''[[Kenyan constitutional referendum, 2010|referendum]]''' on a proposed [[Proposed Constitution of Kenya, 2010|new constitution]]. |
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{{*mp|August 3}} At least 85 people are killed and more than 200 others injured during '''[[2010 Karachi riots|rioting]]''' in [[Karachi]], Pakistan. |
{{*mp|August 3}} At least 85 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''', resulting in strong [[Aurora (astronomy)|aurorae]]. |
{{*mp|August 3}} The [[Sun]] undergoes a series of four large '''[[coronal mass ejection#August 2010|coronal mass ejection]]s''', resulting in strong [[Aurora (astronomy)|aurorae]]. |
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{{*mp|August 3}} [[Israel]]i and [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] troops '''[[2010 Israel–Lebanon border clash|exchange fire]]''' near the village of [[Adaisseh]], on the border between the two countries. |
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Revision as of 23:49, 6 August 2010
- The United States Senate votes to confirm Elena Kagan (pictured) as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
- The worst flooding in Pakistan's history kills over 1,100 people and displaces thousands more.
- Kenya holds a referendum on a proposed new constitution.
- The Sun undergoes a series of four large coronal mass ejections, resulting in strong aurorae.
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