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{{*mp|August 7}} Two Afghan civilians and eight international aid workers are '''[[2010 Badakhshan massacre|killed]]''' in [[Badakhshan Province]], Afghanistan. |
{{*mp|August 7}} Two Afghan civilians and eight international aid workers are '''[[2010 Badakhshan massacre|killed]]''' in [[Badakhshan Province]], Afghanistan. |
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{{*mp|August 7}} The '''[[2010 Pakistan floods|deadliest flooding]]''' in [[Pakistan]]'s history kills over 1,600 people, affecting around twelve million overall. |
{{*mp|August 7}} The '''[[2010 Pakistan floods|deadliest flooding]]''' in [[Pakistan]]'s history kills over 1,600 people, affecting around twelve million overall. |
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{{*mp|August 5}} The [[United States]] [[United States Senate|Senate]] votes to confirm '''[[Elena Kagan]]''' ''(pictured)'' as an [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Associate Justice]] on the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]]. |
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{{*mp|August 4}} Voters in [[Kenya]] '''[[Kenyan constitutional referendum, 2010|approve]]''' the adoption of a [[Proposed Constitution of Kenya, 2010|proposed new constitution]]. |
{{*mp|August 4}} Voters in [[Kenya]] '''[[Kenyan constitutional referendum, 2010|approve]]''' the adoption of a [[Proposed Constitution of Kenya, 2010|proposed new constitution]]. |
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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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Revision as of 09:46, 9 August 2010
- A landslide in Gansu province, People's Republic of China kills 127 people, with 2,000 more missing.
- Two Afghan civilians and eight international aid workers are killed in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan.
- The deadliest flooding in Pakistan's history kills over 1,600 people, affecting around twelve million overall.
- Wildfires in western Russia (satellite image pictured) kill at least 50 people and destroy thousands of homes.
- Voters in Kenya approve the adoption of a proposed new constitution.
- The Sun undergoes a series of four large coronal mass ejections, resulting in strong aurorae.
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