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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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*<!--Jul 06--> Twenty-nine people are killed in '''[[2014 Lamu attacks|two attacks]]''' in [[Lamu, Kenya|Lamu]], Kenya. |
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*<!--Jul 06--> In tennis, the [[2014 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon Championships]] conclude with [[Novak Djokovic]] ''(pictured)'' winning the '''[[2014 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|men's singles]]''' and [[Petra Kvitová]] winning the '''[[2014 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|women's singles]]'''. |
*<!--Jul 06--> In tennis, the [[2014 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon Championships]] conclude with [[Novak Djokovic]] ''(pictured)'' winning the '''[[2014 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|men's singles]]''' and [[Petra Kvitová]] winning the '''[[2014 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|women's singles]]'''. |
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*<!--Jul 05--> Ukrainian armed forces '''[[Siege of Sloviansk|take control of Sloviansk]]''' and '''[[Kramatorsk standoff|Kramatorsk]]'''. |
*<!--Jul 05--> Ukrainian armed forces '''[[Siege of Sloviansk|take control of Sloviansk]]''' and '''[[Kramatorsk standoff|Kramatorsk]]'''. |
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Revision as of 10:12, 9 July 2014
- 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 (pictured) 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.
- French bank BNP Paribas is fined US$9 billion for evading US sanctions against Cuba, Iran, and Sudan.
Ongoing: Ebola outbreak – FIFA World Cup
Recent deaths: Alfredo Di Stéfano – Walter Dean Myers
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