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Today in the World Countries

EVENTS
Stampede at Indonesian soccer stadium kills 131 people in Malang city, East Java, started after police fire teargas at rioters in the crowd.
DEATHS
Antonio Inoki, Wrestler.
Kanji "Antonio" Inoki, Japanese pro wrestler (12 x world champion; NJPW/JWA), promoter, and politician (House of Councillors,1989-95 & 2013-19), who died at 79.

EVENTS
Global COVID-19 pandemic death toll of recorded cases passes 5 million as the Delta variant continues to surge around the world.
US COVID-19 pandemic death toll passes 700,000, with daily deaths averaging 1,900 a day.
Rock singer David Lee Roth announces his retirement will follow a five-concert residency in Las Vegas in January 2022.
DEATHS
Fred Hill, English soccer forward (2 caps; Bolton Wanderers 375 games), who died at 81.
Earle Wells, New Zealand sailor (Olympic gold Flying Dutchman 1964), who died at 87.

EVENTS
US White House aide Hope Hicks tests positive for COVID-19 pandemic.
DEATHS
Zef Eisenberg, British ultra-speed racer (world's fastest motorbike on sand 201.5mph; fastest wheel powered vehicle 210.33mph) and founder Maximuscle, who died in car speed record crash at 47.
Derek Mahon, Irish poet (A Disused Shed in Co Wexford), who died at 78.
Derek Mahon, Poet.

EVENTS
China celebrates 70th anniversary of Communism with military parade in Beijing with 15,000 soldiers.
China celebrates 70th anniversary of Communism with military parade of 15,000 soldiers in Beijing.
Former Dallas police Officer Amber Guyger found guilty of murdering her black neighbor in his apartment in landmark case on use of police force and racial bias.
Indian government bans the export of onions, an important food staple to control prices, causing shortages in Bangladesh and Nepal.
Law allowing teachers to carry guns in schools comes into effect in US state of Florida.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex sue British newspaper The Mail on Sunday claiming it published her private letter.
Political crisis in Peru as President Martín Vizcarra dissolves Congress over its refusal to support his anti-corruption reforms.
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders taken to hospital after suffering a heart attack.
US Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders taken to hospital after suffering a heart attack.
DEATHS
Peter Sissons, British newsreader (BBC, ITV, Question Time), who died at 77.
Karel Gott, Czech singer 'Sinatra of the East', who died at 80.
Karel Gott, Pop Singer.
Beverly "Guitar" Watkins, American blues guitarist, and singer, who died of a heart attack at 80.
Bob Weatherly, Race Car Driver.

EVENTS
More than 80,000 American died of the flu during 2017-2018 winter, highest in ten years, according to US heath officials.
French photographer Jean-Claude Arnault, at the center of a Nobel prize sexual assault scandal, sentenced to two years in prison for rape.
The United States, Mexico and Canada agree a new trade deal to replace NAFTA.
New trade deal announced between United States, Canada and Mexico (USMCA), replacing NAFTA.
Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology awarded to James Allison and Tasuku Honjo for cancer treatment innovations.
DEATHS
Graciano Rocchigiani, Boxer.
Charles Aznavour [Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian], French-Armenian singer (Monsieur Carnavel, Tin Drum), who died at 94.
Charles Aznavour [Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian], French-Armenian singer-songwriter (" She" ; "Monsieur Carnavel" ; "Tin Drum"), who died at 94.

EVENTS
Former NFL sta O.J. Simpson is released from Nevada's Lovelock Prison after less than 9 years of detention of his 33 year sentence for armed robbery and kidnapping.
Former NFL star O.J. Simpson is released from Nevada's Lovelock Prison after less than 9 years of detention of his 33 year sentence for armed robbery and kidnapping.
Presidents Cup Golf, Liberty National GC: Dustin Johnson stars with 4.5 points as US routs International team,19-11; 7th straight American victory.
Stephen Paddock shoots dead 58 people, injuring 489, at a concert in Las Vegas in the deadliest mass shooting in American history.
DEATHS
Ray Ratcliff, Race Car Driver.
Samuel I Newhouse Jr., American magazine publisher (Parade, Vogue, Vanity Fair), who died at 89.
G.G., Instagram Star.
Arthur "Art" Janov, American psychologist and psychotherapist notable for creating primal therapy (The Primal Scream), who died of natural causes at 93.

WEDDINGS
TV host Louise Roe at the age of 33 weds Mackenzie Hunkin at the historic Eton College Chapel in Windsor, England.
DEATHS
Daphne Odjig, Painter.
Edda Heiðrún Backman, Icelandic stage and screen actress, singer, theater director, and painter, who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at 58.
Jagoda Kaloper, Movie Actress.

EVENTS
Mudslide on the outskirts of Guatemala City leaves at least 131 dead and 300 missing.
Cargo ship El Faro goes missing with 33 crew during Hurricane Joaquin near the Bahamas.
A gunman kills 8 students and a teacher at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon.
NY Yankees record the 10,000th win in their illustrious history, and also clinch wild card slot; beat the Red Sox,4-1, at a rainy New Yankee Stadium; NY bullpen ties MLB record with their 589th victim of the season.
DEATHS
Caleb Logan Leblanc, YouTube Star.
Don Edwards, American politician and civil rights champion (Rep-D-CA,1963-94), who died at 100.

EVENTS
41 children are killed by a suicide bombing on the Akrameh al-Makhzumi school in Homs, Syria.
WEDDINGS
Actress Scarlett Johansson at the age of 30 weds advertising agency owner Romain Dauriac in Philipsburg, Montana.
DEATHS
Lynsey de Paul, British singer and actress (Sugar Me), who died from a brain hemorrhage at 66.

EVENTS
A partial United States federal government shutdown occurs as a result of political disagreements over operational spending.
DEATHS
Tom Clancy, American author (Rainbow Six, The Hunt for Red October), who died aged 66.