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Today in the World Countries

Bastille Day is being celebrated in France, French Polynesia
French National Day is being celebrated in Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin
Naadam Holiday is being celebrated in Mongolia
National Day is being celebrated in Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Reunion, Wallis And Futuna
National Day Holiday is being celebrated in Montenegro
Republic Day is being celebrated in Iraq

EVENTS
Canadian singer-songwriter The Weeknd kicks off "After Hours 'Til Dawn", his 1st stadium tour, at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
DEATHS
Francisco Morales Bermúdez, World Leader.
Ivana Trump, Entrepreneur.
Ivana Trump (née Zelnícková), Czech-American model and ex-wife of Donald Trump (1st Wives Club), who died after a fall inside her Manhattan apartment at 73.
Nikolai Krogius, Chess Player.

EVENTS
Drug overdose deaths in the US rose 30% to record 93,000 in 2020 according to CDC.
DEATHS
Jeff Labar, American glam rock guitarist (Cinderella,1985-2014 - "Nobody's Fool" ; "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)"), who died at 58.
Mamnoon Hussain, Politician.

EVENTS
New study shows Andean condor, world's heaviest bird, can fly for 5 hours without flapping its wings (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences).

EVENTS
US President Donald Trump ignites racial controversy by tweeting four Democrat women of color "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came".
Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, Firestone CC: Retief Goosen of South Africa birdies final 2 holes to secure his first Champions Tour win by 2 strokes from Jay Haas and Tim Petrovic.
English Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wins a record 6th British Formula 1 Grand Prix at Silverstone; moves him 1 win clear of Jim Clark and Alain Prost (5).
First Ebola case on Goma, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, city of 1 million, as toll of outbreak reaches 1600 victims.
Cricket World Cup, Lord's: England beats New Zealand on count back after scores tied at 241 after 50 overs and 15 in Super Over; Player of Series: NZ captain Kane Williamson.
Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Novak Ðokovic wins longest ever Wimbledon final over Roger Federer 7-6,1-6,7-6,4-6,13-12 in 4 hours,57 minutes; his 16th Grand Slam title.
DEATHS
Verlin Eaker, Race Car Driver.
Bianca Devins, Instagram Star.
Pernell Whitaker, American boxer (Olympic gold 1984,4-division world champion), who died when hit by a vehicle at 55.
Hussain Muhammad Ershad, Politician.

EVENTS
More than 300 people now reported killed in protests against government of President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua.
Huge iceberg looming over Innaarsuit village, western Greenland prompts evacations in case it calves.
Russian covert agent Maria Butina arrested by the FBI in Washington, D.C.., charged with being unregistered foreign agent.
Civilians killed in Afghan war reaches record high with 1,692 killed in first six months of 2018 says UN.
Haitian Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant resigns after violent protests against fuel price rises.
US President Donald Trump calls the EU a "trade foe" in interview with CBS ahead of meeting with Russian President Putin.
Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Angelique Kerber becomes the first German since Steffi Graf (1996) to win Wimbledon beating Serena Williams 6-3,6-3.

EVENTS
Scientists from the Large Hadron Collider announce the discovery of a new particle called the pentaquark.
86th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 6-3 at Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati.
The Las Vegas coroner's office confirmed that B.B. King died of natural causes primarily stemming from Alzheimer's disease and was not murdered. Two of his daughters had alleged King was poisoned by long-time associates..
Harper Lee's 2nd novel "Go Set A Watchman", an early 1957 version of "To Kill A Mocking Bird" goes on sale in 70 countries.
Arms deal agreed between 6 world powers and Iran limiting Iranian nuclear arms but ending sanctions.
Arthur Cave the 15-year-old son of musician Nick Cave died after a fall from a cliff in Brighton, Sussex, England..

EVENTS
After 7 days, Israel has struck Gaza 1320 times, while Gaza has fired 940 rockets at Israel.
The Church of England votes in favor of allowing women to become bishops.
The death toll from the West African Ebola outbreak passes 500.
The Egyptian government propose a cease fire in the Israel–Gaza conflict.
DEATHS
Alice Coachman, American athlete (Olympic gold high jump 1948), who died of cardiac arrest at 90.
Alice Coachman, High Jumper.

EVENTS
US Senior Open Men's Golf, Omaha CC: Kenny Perry wins by 5 strokes ahead of runner-up Fred Funk.
DEATHS
Matt Batts, American MLB player, who died at 91.