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Andrei Voznesensky |
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The Soviet and Russian poet and writer Andrei Voznesensky dies at home at the age of 77. 2 June |
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June 2010
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Zamfara State lead poisoning epidemic |
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Nigerian health authorities announce that a series of lead poisonings in Zamfara State have killed at least 163 people since March. 4 June |
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June 2010
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2010 Kandahar wedding bombing |
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A suicide bomb attack at a wedding in Arghandab District, Afghanistan, kills 40 people and wounds 77 others. 10 June |
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June 2010
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2010 Chihuahua shootings |
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At least 39 people are killed in a shooting in Chihuahua, northern Mexico. 11 June |
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June 2010
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Bloody Sunday Inquiry |
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The Saville Inquiry into Bloody Sunday finds the British Army guilty of shooting 27 civilians who were later discovered to be innocent. 15 June |
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June 2010
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Nauruan parliamentary election, June 2010 |
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A parliamentary election in Nauru results in a hung parliament. 19 June |
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June 2010
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Graeme McDowell |
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In golf, Graeme McDowell, of Northern Ireland, wins the US Open, the first European to win the tournament since 1970. 20 June |
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June 2010
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Colombian presidential election, 2010 |
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Juan Manuel Santos from the Party of the U is elected President of Colombia. 20 June |
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June 2010
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2010 Yanga train derailment |
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At least 60 people are killed after a train derails in the Republic of the Congo. 21 June |
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June 2010
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2010 northeastern Brazil floods |
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Floods cause the deaths of at least 44 people and the disappearance of hundreds more in northeastern Brazil. 22 June |
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June 2010
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Kyrgyzstani constitutional referendum, 2010 |
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A new constitution is approved in a referendum in Kyrgyzstan. 28 June |
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June 2010
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Leviathan melvillei |
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The discovery of fossilised remains of Leviathan melvillei, an extinct species of physeteroid whale, is announced. 30 June |
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July 2010
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Serigne Mouhamadou Lamine Bara Mbacké |
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Senegal begins eight days of national mourning upon the death of Serigne Mouhamadou Lamine Bara Mbacké, Grand Marabout of the Mourides. 1 July |
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July 2010
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Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah |
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Islamic scholar Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah dies at the age of 74. 4 July |
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July 2010
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Olufemi Terry |
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Sierra Leonean writer Olufemi Terry wins the Caine Prize for his short story "Stickfighting Days". 5 July |
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July 2010
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Same-sex marriage in Argentina |
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Argentina legalises same-sex marriage, becoming the first Latin American country to do so. 15 July |
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July 2010
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Assassination of Sokratis Giolias |
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Greek investigative journalist Sokratis Giolias is assassinated in Athens; the first such assassination in Greece for 25 years. 20 July |
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July 2010
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2006 Côte d'Ivoire toxic waste dump |
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A Dutch court finds British commodities trader Trafigura guilty of dumping toxic waste off the coast of Côte d'Ivoire in 2006. 23 July |
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July 2010
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Summer 2010 Russian wildfires |
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Wildfires kill 48 people and cause evacuation of thousands in western Russia. 5 August |
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August 2010
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Guido de Marco |
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Former President of Malta and President of the United Nations General Assembly Guido de Marco dies suddenly. 13 August |
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August 2010
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2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final |
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In Gaelic football, Cork defeat Down to win their seventh All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. 22 September |
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September 2010
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Robert G. Edwards |
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Robert Geoffrey Edwards wins the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his development of in vitro fertilisation. 4 October |
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October 2010
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Norman Wisdom |
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Comedy actor Norman Wisdom dies aged 95. 4 October |
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October 2010
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2010 strikes in France |
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Strikes continue in France as millions of people demonstrate against government attempts to raise the retirement and pension ages. 16 October |
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October 2010
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Green Party (Ireland) |
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The Irish Green Party (leader, John Gormley, pictured) withdraws from the country's coalition government, leaving it without an overall majority. 24 January |
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January 2011
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2010–2011 Haiti cholera outbreak |
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Haitian cholera outbreak reaches South America, as at least 111 Venezuelans contract cholera brought from Haiti's neighbor, the Dominican Republic. 29 January |
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January 2011
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Sumo |
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The Japan Sumo Association cancels a Grand Tournament for the first time in 65 years after a match-fixing controversy. 5 February |
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February 2011
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Chevron Corporation |
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Chevron is fined $8.6 billion for Texaco's pollution of the Amazon region of Ecuador over a twenty-year period. 15 February |
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February 2011
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Belo Monte Dam |
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Preliminary construction of the controversial Belo Monte Dam in Brazil is allowed after the previous ruling is overturned by a higher court. 6 March |
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March 2011
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Dera Ghazi Khan bombings |
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Double suicide bombings at a Sufi shrine in Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan leave 50 people dead and 120 wounded. 4 April |
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April 2011
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Queen Elizabeth II's visit to the Republic of Ireland |
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Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom makes the first-ever state visit by a British monarch to the Republic of Ireland. 17 May |
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May 2011
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John Banville |
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Irish writer John Banville wins the 2011 Franz Kafka Prize. 27 May |
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May 2011
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