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{{*mp|August 18}} Former [[Italy|Italian]] [[President of Italy|President]] '''[[Francesco Cossiga]]''' has died, aged 82. |
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{{*mp|August 17}} A '''[[17 August 2010 Baghdad bombing|bombing]]''' outside an [[Iraqi Army]] recruitment center in [[Baghdad]] kills more than sixty people. |
{{*mp|August 17}} A '''[[17 August 2010 Baghdad bombing|bombing]]''' outside an [[Iraqi Army]] recruitment center in [[Baghdad]] kills more than sixty people. |
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{{*mp|August 15}} [[Germany|German]] [[golf]]er '''[[Martin Kaymer]]''' ''(pictured)'' wins the [[2010 PGA Championship]] at [[Whistling Straits]]. |
{{*mp|August 15}} [[Germany|German]] [[golf]]er '''[[Martin Kaymer]]''' ''(pictured)'' wins the [[2010 PGA Championship]] at [[Whistling Straits]]. |
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Revision as of 04:13, 18 August 2010
- Former Italian President Francesco Cossiga has died, aged 82.
- A bombing outside an Iraqi Army recruitment center in Baghdad kills more than sixty people.
- German golfer Martin Kaymer (pictured) wins the 2010 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits.
- The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, the first Youth Olympic Games, begins in Singapore with 3,531 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees.
- Agricultural Bank of China completes the world's largest initial public offering, raising US$22.1 billion.
- Former President of Malta and President of the United Nations General Assembly Guido de Marco dies at the age of 79.
- Colombia and Venezuela re-establish diplomatic relations after Juan Manuel Santos becomes the President of Colombia.
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