Template:In the news
- Scientists announce the discovery of a 20-kilometre-wide (12 mi) sub-surface lake of water (location pictured) on Mars.
- A heat wave in Japan leaves 80 people dead, with more than 22,000 others requiring hospitalization.
- At least 80 people are killed and more than 100 others injured in wildfires in the Greek tourist resort of Mati.
- In the Syrian Civil War, an army offensive captures all opposition-held regions in the south of the country.
- A hydroelectric dam under construction in south-eastern Laos collapses, resulting in extensive damage and leaving more than 6,000 people displaced.
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