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{{*mp|August 10}} The death rate in [[Moscow]] '''[[2010_Russian_wildfires#Public_health_effects|doubles]]''' to 700 people per day due to poisonous [[smog]] ''(pictured)'' from [[2010 Russian wildfires|wildfires]] and a [[2010_Northern_Hemisphere_summer_heat_wave#Russia|heat wave]] in western [[Russia]]. |
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{{*mp|August 9}} [[Paul Kagame]] is '''[[Rwandan presidential election, 2010|re-elected]]''' [[President of Rwanda|President]] of [[Rwanda]]. |
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{{*mp|August 7}} A '''[[2010 Gansu mudslide|landslide]]''' in [[Gansu|Gansu province]], [[People's Republic of China]], kills more than 700 people, with at least 1,000 more missing. |
{{*mp|August 7}} A '''[[2010 Gansu mudslide|landslide]]''' in [[Gansu|Gansu province]], [[People's Republic of China]], kills more than 700 people, with at least 1,000 more missing. |
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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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Revision as of 15:03, 11 August 2010
- The death rate in Moscow doubles to 700 people per day due to poisonous smog (pictured) from wildfires and a heat wave in western Russia.
- Paul Kagame is re-elected President of Rwanda.
- A landslide in Gansu province, People's Republic of China, kills more than 700 people, with at least 1,000 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 14 million overall.
- 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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