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July 10, 2017 (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Battle of Mosul (2016–17)
- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declares the battle for Mosul over, after the majority of ISIL militants were defeated. (BBC)
2017 Amarnath Yatra attack
- At least 7 people are killed and 15 injured after gunmen fire upon a pilgrimage bus and a police vehicle, on the 11th day of the Amarnath Yatra pilgrimage in the Indian city of Anantnag. The attack is believed to be terror-related. (NDTV) (The Indian Express)

Disasters and accidents

Camden Market fire
- A large fire breaks out at the Camden Markets in North West London, with over 70 firefighters and 10 firetrucks attending the scene. No casualties have been reported. (The Sydney Morning Herald)
2017 United States Marine Corps KC-130 crash
- A United States Marine Corps Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft carrying sixteen people has crashed near the American town of Greenwood, Mississippi. All sixteen bodies have been recovered. (USA Today) (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Health and medicine

Health effects of coffee
- Coffee may prolong the human lifespan, suggests one study by Imperial College London and the International Agency for Research on Cancer, and another by the Keck School of Medicine of USC. (CNN)

International relations

2017 Doklam crisis
- Amid a stand-off between India and China over the disputed territory of Doklam which is claimed by Bhutan, the Indian National Congress denies the meeting of Rahul Gandhi with the Chinese ambassador to India. (Zee News)

Law and crime

Crimes in Ireland
- A 3 year-old boy is stabbed to death in an incident in the Poddle Park area of Kimmage in Dublin, Ireland. The child's mother, believed to be an Iranian national, is being treated for knife wounds in hospital. (RTÉ)

Politics and elections

Mongolian presidential election, 2017
- Battulga Khaltmaa is sworn in as the new President of Mongolia following his victory in the second round presidential election on 7 July. (Sina English)
Human rights in China
- The Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo is in "critical condition," according to Chinese doctors. (The New York Times)
Politics of Israel
- Avi Gabbay, former minister of environmental protection in Benyamin Netanyahu's government, wins an upset victory in the primaries of the Israeli Labor Party, thus becoming leader of the opposition. (Bloomberg Politics)(The Guardian)

Science and technology

The Sixth Extinction
- Between 1900 and 2015, around 177 species of mammals have lost 80% of their distribution leading to a presumption that the Holocene extinction is accelerating. (Wired)

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+;Armed conflicts and attacks
+*[[Battle of Mosul (2016–17)]]
+**Iraqi Prime Minister [[Haider al-Abadi]] declares the battle for [[Mosul]] over, after the majority of [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIL]] militants were defeated. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40558836 (BBC)]
+*[[2017 Amarnath Yatra attack]]
+**At least 7 people are killed and 15 injured after gunmen fire upon a pilgrimage bus and a police vehicle, on the 11th day of the [[Amarnath Temple|Amarnath Yatra]] pilgrimage in the [[India]]n city of [[Anantnag]]. The attack is believed to be [[Terrorism in India|terror-related]]. [http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/2-amarnath-yatra-pilgrims-killed-in-terror-attack-in-jammu-and-kashmirs-anantnag-1723037 (NDTV)] [http://indianexpress.com/article/india/two-amarnath-pilgrims-killed-four-injured-in-terror-attack-in-anantnag-kashmir/ (''The Indian Express'')]
 ;Disasters and accidents
+*[[Camden Market#2017 fire|Camden Market fire]]
-* Late Sunday night, a large fire broke out at the [[Camden Markets]] in North West [[London]], with over 70 firefighters and 10 firetrucks attending the scene. [http://www.smh.com.au/world/massive-fire-engulfs-camden-market-in-london-20170709-gx7x3s.html (''The Sydney Morning Herald'')]
+**A large fire breaks out at the [[Camden Markets]] in North West [[London]], with over 70 firefighters and 10 firetrucks attending the scene. No casualties have been reported. [http://www.smh.com.au/world/massive-fire-engulfs-camden-market-in-london-20170709-gx7x3s.html (''The Sydney Morning Herald'')]
+*[[2017 United States Marine Corps KC-130 crash]]
+**A [[United States Marine Corps]] [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] [[military transport aircraft]] carrying sixteen people has crashed near the American town of [[Greenwood, Mississippi]]. All sixteen bodies have been recovered. [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/07/10/military-plane-crashes-mississippi/466618001/ (''USA Today'')] [https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-military-plane-crashes-mississippi-least-5-reported-033313522.html?soc_trk=gcm&soc_src=d9780ae9-562b-3ef5-9d83-c17f2088b031&.tsrc=notification-brknews (Reuters via Yahoo! News)]
+;Health and medicine
+*[[Coffee#Health effects|Health effects of coffee]]
+**[[Coffee]] may prolong the [[human]] [[life]]span, suggests one study by [[Imperial College London]] and the [[International Agency for Research on Cancer]], and another by the [[Keck School of Medicine of USC]]. [http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/10/health/coffee-leads-to-longer-life-studies-reaffirm/index.html (CNN)]
 ;International relations
-* [[Doklam#2017 Doka La China-India stand-off|Doklam crisis]]
+*[[Doklam#2017 Doklam crisis|2017 Doklam crisis]]
 **Amid a stand-off between [[India]] and [[China]] over the disputed territory of [[Doklam]] which is claimed by [[Bhutan]], the [[Indian National Congress]] denies the meeting of [[Rahul Gandhi]] with the Chinese ambassador to India. [http://zeenews.india.com/india/amid-india-china-stand-off-on-doklam-congress-denies-rahul-gandhis-meeting-with-chinese-envoy-luo-zhaohui-2022528.html (Zee News)]
+;Law and crime
+*[[List of major crimes in Ireland|Crimes in Ireland]]
+**A 3 year-old boy is stabbed to death in an incident in the Poddle Park area of [[Kimmage]] in [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. The child's mother, believed to be an Iranian national, is being treated for knife wounds in hospital. [https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2017/0711/889269-kimmage-dublin/ (RTÉ)]
 ;Politics and elections
+*[[Mongolian presidential election, 2017]]
+**[[Battulga Khaltmaa]] is sworn in as the new [[President of Mongolia]] following his victory in the second round presidential election on 7 July. [http://english.sina.com/news/2017-07-10/detail-ifyhweua4683349.shtml (Sina English)]
 *[[Human rights in China]]
 **The [[Nobel Peace Prize]] [[2010 Nobel Peace Prize|winner]] [[Liu Xiaobo]] is in "critical condition," according to Chinese doctors. [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/10/world/asia/liu-xiaobo-china-cancer-abroad.html (''The New York Times'')]
+*[[Politics of Israel]]
+**[[Avi Gabbay]], former minister of environmental protection in [[Thirty-fourth government of Israel|Benyamin Netanyahu's government]], wins an upset victory in the primaries of the [[Israeli Labor Party]], thus becoming leader of the opposition. [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-10/israel-s-avi-gabbay-wins-upset-victory-in-labor-party-runoff-j4yjs8ee (Bloomberg Politics)][https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/11/avi-gabbay-hailed-israel-macron-labour-leadership-win (''The Guardian'')]
+;Science and technology
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+*''[[The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History|The Sixth Extinction]]''
+**Between 1900 and 2015, around 177 species of [[mammal]]s have lost 80% of their distribution leading to a presumption that the [[Holocene extinction]] is accelerating. [https://www.wired.co.uk/article/sixth-mass-extinction-humans-animals-conservation (''Wired'')]
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