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Today in the World Countries

EVENTS
Nobel Prize for Chemistry awarded to Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless (his 2nd) for their work on Click Chemistry.

EVENTS
Nobel Prize for Physics awarded to Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi for pioneering work that warned of climate change.
480 Otis wins Alaska's Fat Bear Week for pre-hibernation weight gain for the third year in a row.
Major French investigation fings clergy sexually abused more than 200,000 children over 70 years, most of the victims boys.
Russia launches an actor and director to the International Space Station to make the first film in orbit.
DEATHS
Dickie Boswell, Race Car Driver.

EVENTS
At least 14m tonnes of plastic pieces are at the bottom of the ocean,30 times more than on the surface according to new research.
At least 14m tonnes of plastic pieces are at the bottom of the ocean,30 x more than on the surface according to new research.
India COVID-19 pandemic death toll passes 100,000, with 6.6 million known cases,3rd highest death toll in the world behind the US and Brazil.
Nobel Prize for Medicine awarded jointly to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of hepatitis C virus.
Taylor Swift was at No.1 on the US chart with her eighth studio album Folklore. It was a surprise album, released in July following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 when Swift cancelled a concert tour and quarantined herself, during which time she conceived Folklore..
US President Donald Trump leaves Walter Reed National Military Medical Center while still infectious with COVID-19 pandemic and returns to the White House.
WHO estimates 10% of world's population may have been infected with COVID-19 pandemic, more than 20 times the number of confirmed cases.

EVENTS
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte reveals he has a neuromuscular disease, myasthenia gravis, causing him health problems.
DEATHS
Marcello Giordani, Italian tenor (Metropolitan Opera,1993-2008), who died of a heart attack at 56.
Larry Junstrom, American rock bassist (.38 Special), who died at 70.

EVENTS
Nobel Peace Prize awarded jointly to Congolese gynaecologist Denis Mukwege and Yazidi activist Nadia Murad for "efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war".
Record price at auction for a living female artist as Jenny Saville's "Propped" sells for £9.5 million in London.
Banksy work "Girl With Balloon" automatically shreds moments after being sold for 1 million pounds in London, renamed "Love is in the Bin".
US unemployment figures hit lowest level since 1969 - 3.7% according to Department of Labor.
DEATHS
Bobby Notkoff, American rock and blues violinist (Crazy Horse; The Rockets), who died at 80.

EVENTS
Iraqi forces claim victory and control over Islamic State's last urban stronghold Hawija, Northern Iraq.
" The New York Times" publishes investigation into sexual harassment behaviour by Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.
Spanish constitutional court suspends Catalan parliament to prevent declaration of independence.

DEATHS
Heavy Minds, Photographer.
Fred Cziska, Race Car Driver.
Pompeiu Harasteanu, Romanian basso profondo singer (Opera Bonn,1968-72; Romanian National Opera,1972-2012), who died at 81.
Michal Kovác, ist President of Slovakia (1993-98), who died at 86.
Michal Kovac, World Leader.

EVENTS
Governor of California Jerry Brown signs a bill giving terminally ill patients the "right to die".
Nobel prize for Medicine awarded to William C. Campbell, Satoshi Omura (Roundworm) and Youyou Tu (Malaria).
Floods in South Carolina a "1,000-year storm" result in 12 deaths and 9 dams to fail.
Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement announced by trade ministers of 12 countries in Atlanta.
DEATHS
Chantal Akerman, Belgian feminist filmmaker (Jeanne Dielman,23 Quai du Commerce, Je Tu II Elle), who died at 65.
Chantal Akerman, Belgium film director (Akermania, Je Tu II Elle), who died at 65.
Henning Mankell, Swedish playwright and author (Wallander novels), who died of cancer at 67.

EVENTS
French F1 driver Jules Bianchi collides with recovery vehicle during Japanese Grand Prix, who died 10 months later; first F1 death due to racing accident in 21 years (Ayrton Senna 1994).
Russell Crowe owned South Sydney Rabbitohs beat Canterbury Bulldogs,30-6 to break 43 year drought and win National Rugby League (Australia) Premiership.
DEATHS
Geoffrey Holder, Movie Actor.
Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian-American actor, choreographer, singer, director and painter (Annie, The Wiz), who died at 84.
Andrea De Cesaris, Race Car Driver.
Anna Przybylska, Movie Actress.

EVENTS
In an all-Russian boxing contest, Wladimir Klitschko beats Alexander Povetkin in 12 round unanimous points decision in Moscow to retain his WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO heavyweight titles.
New Zealand beats South Africa,38-27 in Johannesburg to retain the Rugby Championship with an undefeated record; All Black flanker Liam Messam crosses for 2 tries.
Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko beats Russian Alexander Povetkin in a 12 round unanimous points decision in Moscow to retain his WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO heavyweight titles.
BIRTHS
Miriam Krein, YouTube Star, born in New York.
WEDDINGS
Skateboarder and actor Bam Margera at the age of 34 weds Nicole Boyd in Reykjavík, Iceland.
Soccer player Abby Wambach at the age of 33 weds longtime partner Sarah Huffman at the age of 29 in Hawaii.