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*<!--Jul 09--> Israel launches '''[[Operation Protective Edge|an offensive]]''' on Gaza following the [[2014 kidnapping and murder of Israeli teenagers|killing of Israeli teenagers]] |
*<!--Jul 09--> Israel launches '''[[Operation Protective Edge|an offensive]]''' on Gaza amidst rising tensions following the [[2014 kidnapping and murder of Israeli teenagers|killing of Israeli teenagers]] in early June. |
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*<!--Jul 08--> '''[[Miroslav Klose]]''' ''(pictured)'' becomes the all-time [[List of FIFA World Cup goalscorers|top goalscorer]] in [[FIFA World Cup]] history during [[Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)|a match]] in which several records were set. |
*<!--Jul 08--> '''[[Miroslav Klose]]''' ''(pictured)'' becomes the all-time [[List of FIFA World Cup goalscorers|top goalscorer]] in [[FIFA World Cup]] history during [[Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)|a match]] in which several records were set. |
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*<!--Jul 08--> The prehistoric '''''[[Pelagornis sandersi]]''''' is identified as the largest flying bird yet discovered. |
*<!--Jul 08--> The prehistoric '''''[[Pelagornis sandersi]]''''' is identified as the largest flying bird yet discovered. |
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Revision as of 19:17, 9 July 2014
- Israel launches an offensive on Gaza amidst rising tensions following the killing of Israeli teenagers in early June.
- Miroslav Klose (pictured) becomes the all-time top goalscorer in FIFA World Cup history during a match in which several records were set.
- The prehistoric Pelagornis sandersi is identified as the largest flying bird yet discovered.
- Twenty-nine people are killed in two attacks in Lamu, Kenya.
- In tennis, the Wimbledon Championships conclude with Novak Djokovic winning the men's singles and Petra Kvitová winning the women's singles.
- Ukrainian armed forces take control of Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
- General Xu Caihou is placed under investigation for corruption and expelled from the Communist Party of China.
Ongoing: Ebola outbreak – FIFA World Cup
Recent deaths: Alfredo Di Stéfano – Walter Dean Myers
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