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A heat wave has killed 2 people in Canada and the United States (New York Times)(CNN)
The United Kingdom is to hand over responsibility for Afghanistan's Sangin area to the United States. (BBC News)
The Colombian Air Force launches an aerial attack killing 13 FARC rebels, including two rebel leaders. (BBC News)
Protests in Hong Kong and Taiwan mark the 73rd anniversary of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident. (CDNews) (Sina HK)
A suicide bomber attacks a Shia pilgrimage in Baghdad, Iraq killing at least 28 and wounding 62.
French prosecutors have launched an investigation into alleged illegal campaign funding for French President Nicolas Sarkozy. (BBC News)
A Paris court sentences former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega to seven years in jail for money laundering in France for the Medellin drug cartel in the 1980s. (Canadian Press via Google News)
New Zealand environmental activist Peter Bethune is given a two year suspended sentence in a Tokyo District Court for his role in boarding a Japanese whaling ship. (CNN)
A study shows that a married person's risk of encountering marriage troubles increases by up to 75% if a co-worker, friend, or a family member gets a divorce. (Vitals)

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-'''Current Events'''
 *A [[July 2010 Canada/US Heatwave|heat wave]] has killed 2 people in [[Canada]] and the [[United States]] [http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/08/nyregion/08heat.html?_r=1 (New York Times)][http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/07/07/heat.wave/index.html (CNN)]
-'''Armed Conflicts and Incidents'''
 *The [[United Kingdom]] is to hand over responsibility for [[Afghanistan]]'s [[Sangin]] area to the [[United States]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/10533771.stm (BBC News)]
 *The [[Colombian Air Force]] launches an aerial attack killing 13 [[FARC]] rebels, including two rebel leaders. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/latin_america/10534088.stm (BBC News)]
 *Protests in Hong Kong and Taiwan mark the 73rd anniversary of the [[Marco Polo Bridge Incident]]. [http://www.cdnews.com.tw/cdnews_site/docDetail.jsp?coluid=111&docid=101219631 (CDNews)] [http://news.sina.com.hk/cgi-bin/nw/show.cgi/32/1/1/1778361/1.html (Sina HK)]
 *A suicide bomber [[July 2010 Baghdad bombing|attacks]] a [[Shia]] pilgrimage in [[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]] killing at least 28 and wounding 62.
-'''Law and Politics'''
 *[[France|French]] prosecutors have launched an investigation into alleged illegal campaign funding for [[President of France|French President]] [[Nicolas Sarkozy]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/europe/10537092.stm (BBC News)]
 *A [[Paris]] court sentences former [[Panama]]nian [[dictator]] [[Manuel Noriega]] to seven years in jail for [[money laundering]] in [[France]] for the [[Medellin cartel|Medellin drug cartel]] in the 1980s. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5haoVrce5A9OyQ2Vpqct1UJCFRpIQ (Canadian Press via Google News)]
 *[[New Zealand]] [[environmental activism|environmental activist]] [[Peter Bethune]] is given a two year [[suspended sentence]] in a [[Tokyo District Court]] for his role in boarding a [[Japan]]ese [[whaling]] ship. [http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/07/07/japan.sea.shepherd.verdict/?fbid=YIYm6U-LlVS (CNN)]
-'''Science'''
 *A study shows that a married person's risk of encountering marriage troubles increases by up to 75% if a co-worker, friend, or a family member gets a [[divorce]]. [http://spotlight.vitals.com/2010/07/dr-rose-mcdermott-warns-that-divorce-can-be-contagious/ (Vitals)]
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