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Today in the World Countries

DEATHS
Buddy Arrington, American auto racer (NASCAR Winston Cup Series 103 x top 10 finishes), who died at 84.
Vin Scully, Sportscaster.

EVENTS
70% of American have had at least one COVID-19 pandemic vaccination shot, a target President Joe Biden had hoped to meet by 4 July.
DEATHS
Ged Dunn, English rugby league winger (8 Tests; Hull KIngston Rovers 301 games), who died at 74.
June Daugherty, American women's college basketball coach (Boise State Uni, Uni of Washington, Washington State University), who died from heart issues at 64.

EVENTS
South Africa confirms over 500,000 cases of COVID-19 pandemic with 10,107 deaths, highest total on the African continent.
SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico,1st commercial crewed mission.
United Arab Emirates starts up the Arab world's first nuclear power station at the Barakah plant.
Australian state of Victoria announces state of disaster and imposes further lockdown measures after spike in COVID-19 pandemic cases.
Islamic State stages a jail break at a prison in Afghan city of Jalalabad, placing bombs at its entrance, results in 20 hr gunfight,29 deaths and over 300 prisoners at large.
DEATHS
Leon Fleisher, American pianist and conductor (Annapolis Symphony 1970-82), who died of cancer at 92.
Bob Ryland, American tennis player (first African-American to play professionally) and coach (Harold Solomon, Arthur Ashe, Venus & Serena Williams), who died of aspiration pneumonia at 100.
Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov, Kazakh Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic gold, light-flyweight 1980; World C'ship gold 1981), who died at 69.
Saïd Amara, Algerian soccer midfielder (5 caps; Strasbourg, Béziers, Bordeaux) and manager (Algeria), who died at 87.

EVENTS
Saudi Arabia announces news rules for women including allowing them to travel independently abroad without a male guardian's permission.
Seven-year-old boy operated on after 526 teeth found inside his mouth in Chennai, India.
Singer songwriter Ed Sheeran's Divide tour becomes the most attended and highest grossing tour of all time overtaking U2 after 893 days on the road.
Pedro Pierluisi sworn in as new Governor of Puerto Rico replacing Ricardo A. Rosselló.

EVENTS
Oldest library in Germany confirmed unearthed in Cologne dating to 2AD, possibly held 20,000 scolls.
Oldest library in Germany confirmed unearthed in Cologne dating to 2AD, possibly held 20,000 scrolls.
Pope Frances declares the death penalty unacceptable in all cases, reversing church teachings and adding to Catechism of the Roman Catholic Church.
Apple becomes the first American public listed company to reach $1 trillion in value.
Fields Medal for mathematics awarded to Caucher Birkar (his stolen minutes later), Alessio Figalli, Peter Scholze and Akshay Venkatesh.
TikTok, the video-sharing social network, becomes available worldwide after merging with Musical.ly.
Tokyo Medical University revealed to have been tampering with female entrance exams to ensure under 30% accepted, by Japanese newspaper "Yomiuri Shimbun".
DEATHS
Red Harvey, Race Car Driver.

EVENTS
More than a billion people around the world need glasses and 36 million are blind, according to new study published in "The Lancet".
New crypto-currency Bitcoin Cash is created via a hard-fork of Bitcoin's blockchain technology and brand.
First footage of white giraffes posted by Hirola Conservation Program in north eastern Kenya.
First successful gene editing in human embryos to repair disease-causing mutation reported by scientists in "Nature".
Great Britain's Prince Philip aged 96 makes his final solo public appearance before retiring from public engagements.
US President Donald Trump signs legislation imposing sanctions on Russia, limiting his ability to ever lift them.
DEATHS
Santosh Mohan Dev, Politician.
Terry Evans, Race Car Driver.
Ara Parseghian, American College Football HOF coach (Northwestern; NCAA C'ship 1966,73 Notre Dame), who died at 94.

DEATHS
Ahmed Zewail, Chemist.
Ahmed Zewail, Egyptian-American chemist, (Nobel Prize 1999), who died at 70.
Forbes Carlile, Australian athlete and influential swimming coach, who died at 95.
David Huddleston, American actor (The Big Lebowski), who died at 85.

EVENTS
British Open Women's Golf, Turnberry: Inbee Park of South Korea shoots final found 65 (-7) to win her 7th major title,3 strokes ahead of compatriot Ko Jin-young.
DEATHS
Forrest Bird, American aviator and inventor (1st respirators and ventilators), who died at 94.
Chuck Garrett, Race Car Driver.
Cilla Black, English pop singer and TV host (Blind Date), who died at 72.
Cilla Black [Priscilla White], British pop singer (" Anyone Who Had a Heart"), and TV personality (Blind Date), who died at 72.

EVENTS
Super Rugby Final, ANZ Stadium, Sydney: NSW Waratahs win their first SR title in a nail-biting 33-32 home effort against New Zealand's Canterbury Crusaders.
DEATHS
Rosetta Hightower, American pop singer (The Orlons - "Don't Hang Up"), who died at 70.
Rosetta Hightower, American singer, who died at 70.

EVENTS
40 people are killed after an ammunition depot explodes in Homs, Syria.
Carl Icahn sues computer giant Dell in an attempt to derail a buyout bid by the CEO, Michael Dell.
BIRTHS
Mia Aflalo Shunem, Instagram Star, born in Tel Aviv, Israel.
DEATHS
Michael Ansara, TV Actor.