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Current events of
June 22, 2014
(
2014-06-22
)
(Sunday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
2014 Northern Iraq offensive
Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
capture the
al-Walid
(al-Tanf)
border crossing
with Syria and the
Turaibil
(Karameh) border crossing with Jordan.
(AlJazeera)
Syrian civil war
A 15-year-old Israeli boy is killed and three Israelis wounded when their truck is hit by an unknown weapon in the
Golan heights
near the
Quneitra
border crossing;
Israeli Defense Forces
fire at Syrian government targets in response.
(BBC)
Arts and culture
The
Pyu ancient cities
are added to the
UNESCO World Heritage Site
list, the first such site in
Myanmar
.
(UNESCO)
Business and economy
The
French government
votes to allow a US$17 billion deal buyout of much of
Alstom
's power production business by
General Electric
to move forward.
(Reuters)
Law and crime
Three men who escaped from a jail near
Quebec City
via helicopter on 7 June are recaptured by the
RCMP
in
Montreal
.
(CBC)
Sports
Due to a court order, the first World Cup water break is taken
during a match
between
Portugal
and the
United States
.
(USA Today)
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