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Current events of
July 27, 2014
(
2014-07-27
)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
2014 Israel–Gaza conflict
:
Israel
extends a humanitarian ceasefire on the
Gaza Strip
but
Hamas
refuses to do so unless Israel withdraws its tanks. Fighting has resumed.
(PTI via
Business Standard
)
An
Israel Defence Force
soldier dies from mortar fire as Hamas fires more rockets at Israel. The Israeli ceasefire ends early due to continued Hamas attacks.
(
Haaretz
)
(NBC News)
Post-civil war violence in Libya
:
Intense fighting in
Benghazi
between the
Libyan Army
and local
Islamist
militias leaves 38 dead, mostly soldiers.
(AFP via Yahoo! News)
A rocket attack in
Libya
's capital
Tripoli
kills 23
Egyptian
workers amid increased fighting in the city for control of an airport.
(Independent Online)
Islamist insurgency in Nigeria
:
Gunmen believed to be members of
Boko Haram
abduct the wife of Deputy Prime Minister of
Cameroon
Amadou Ali
.
(CNN)
Law and crime
Five family members are shot to death in a home in
Saco, Maine
, U.S.
(AP via SFGate)
Science
The population of the
Philippines
reaches 100 million.
(AFP via Yahoo! News)
Sports
2014 Tour de France
:
In
cycling
,
Vincenzo Nibali
of
Italy
wins the Tour de France, becoming the sixth cyclist to win all three grand tours including the
Vuelta a España
and
Giro d'Italia
.
(NBC Sports)
In American
baseball
, the
National Baseball Hall of Fame
inducts six new
members
for
2014
Greg Maddux
,
Tom Glavine
,
Frank Thomas
,
Bobby Cox
,
Tony La Russa
and
Joe Torre
.
(TSN)
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