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{{*mp|August 21}} [[Iran]] launches its first '''[[Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant|nuclear power]]''' plant in [[Busher]]. |
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{{*mp|August 21}} [[Bolivia]] declares a [[state of emergency]] as '''[[2010 Bolivia forest fires|forest fires]]''' rage across {{convert|15000|km2|mi2|sp=us|sigfig=2}}. |
{{*mp|August 21}} [[Bolivia]] declares a [[state of emergency]] as '''[[2010 Bolivia forest fires|forest fires]]''' rage across {{convert|15000|km2|mi2|sp=us|sigfig=2}}. |
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{{*mp|August 19}} At least seven people are killed and fourteen others wounded in a '''[[2010 Aksu bombing|bomb attack]]''' in [[Aksu, Xinjiang|Aksu]], [[Xinjiang]], north-western [[People's Republic of China|China]]. |
{{*mp|August 19}} At least seven people are killed and fourteen others wounded in a '''[[2010 Aksu bombing|bomb attack]]''' in [[Aksu, Xinjiang|Aksu]], [[Xinjiang]], north-western [[People's Republic of China|China]]. |
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{{*mp|August 17}} A '''[[17 August 2010 Baghdad bombings|bombing]]''' outside an [[Iraqi Army]] recruitment centre in [[Baghdad]] kills more than sixty people. |
{{*mp|August 17}} A '''[[17 August 2010 Baghdad bombings|bombing]]''' outside an [[Iraqi Army]] recruitment centre in [[Baghdad]] kills more than sixty people. |
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{{*mp|August 15}} [[Germany|German]] [[golf]]er '''[[Martin Kaymer]]''' wins the [[2010 PGA Championship]] at [[Whistling Straits]]. |
{{*mp|August 15}} [[Germany|German]] [[golf]]er '''[[Martin Kaymer]]''' wins the [[2010 PGA Championship]] at [[Whistling Straits]]. |
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{{*mp|August 14}} The '''[[2010 Summer Youth Olympics]]''', the first [[Youth Olympic Games]], begins in [[Singapore]] with 3,531 athletes from 204 [[National Olympic Committee]]s. |
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Revision as of 11:23, 21 August 2010
- Iran launches its first nuclear power plant in Busher.
- Bolivia declares a state of emergency as forest fires rage across 15,000 square kilometers (5,800 sq mi).
- At least seven people are killed and fourteen others wounded in a bomb attack in Aksu, Xinjiang, north-western China.
- Elon Lindenstrauss, Ngô Bảo Châu, Stanislav Smirnov, and Cédric Villani are awarded the Fields Medal (pictured) for their work in mathematics.
- A bombing outside an Iraqi Army recruitment centre in Baghdad kills more than sixty people.
- German golfer Martin Kaymer wins the 2010 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits.
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