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| *Hundreds of ] prisoners escape during armed raids on two ]i prisons, including the ] (formerly known as Abu Ghraib). | |||
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*A magnitude 6.5 earthquake ] under ] in ], causing moderate damage in the capital city ]. | ||
| *Fifteen ] soldiers are killed and another injured after their bus crashes into a truck on a highway on the ]. | *Fifteen ] soldiers are killed and another injured after their bus crashes into a truck on a highway on the ]. | ||
| ;Law and crime | ;Law and crime | ||
| *At least 12 people have been killed |
*At least 12 people have been killed or wounded in a clash between two ] families in the province of ] in the southern ]. | ||
| ;Politics and elections | ;Politics and elections | ||
| *Voters in ] go to the polls for a ] election. | *Voters in ] go to the polls for a ] election with the governing coalition led by ] winning control of the upper house. , | ||
| *King ] abdicates in favour of his son ]. | *King ] abdicates in favour of his son ]. | ||
| ;Sport | ;Sport | ||
| *In cycling, the ] finishes today in ] with ]n-born ] rider ] |
*In cycling, the ] finishes today in ] with ]n-born ] rider ] winning his first ]. | ||
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*In golf, American golfer ] wins the ] at ] in ] for the first time. , | ||
| *In motorcycling, the ] race at the ] is cancelled after the Italian rider ] dies after a crash on the opening lap. | *In motorcycling, the ] race at the ] is cancelled after the Italian rider ] dies after a crash on the opening lap. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:33, 10 March 2022
July 21, 2013 (2013-07-21) (Sunday) Armed conflict and attacks- Hundreds of al-Qaeda prisoners escape during armed raids on two Iraqi prisons, including the Baghdad Central Prison (formerly known as Abu Ghraib). (The Telegraph)
Disasters and accidents
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes under Cook Strait in New Zealand, causing moderate damage in the capital city Wellington. (Fairfax NZ)
- Fifteen Egyptian Army soldiers are killed and another injured after their bus crashes into a truck on a highway on the Mediterranean coast. (AP via Montreal Gazette)
Law and crime
- At least 12 people have been killed or wounded in a clash between two Muslim families in the province of Lanao del Sur in the southern Philippines. (Mindanao Examiner)
Politics and elections
- Voters in Japan go to the polls for a House of Councillors (Japan's upper house) election with the governing coalition led by Shinzo Abe winning control of the upper house. (USA Today), (Bloomberg via Business Week)
- King Albert II of Belgium abdicates in favour of his son Prince Philippe. (AP)
Sport
- In cycling, the 2013 Tour de France finishes today in Paris with Kenyan-born British rider Chris Froome winning his first Tour de France. (ABC News Australia)
- In golf, American golfer Phil Mickelson wins the 2013 Open Championship at Muirfield in Scotland for the first time. (Al-Jazeera), (AP via The Washington Post)
- In motorcycling, the World Superbike Championship race at the Moscow Raceway is cancelled after the Italian rider Andrea Antonelli dies after a crash on the opening lap. (Guardian)