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{{*mp|August 1}} [[Cuba]]n President [[Fidel Castro]] ''(pictured)'', citing health problems, temporarily '''[[2006 Cuban transfer of duties|relinquishes duties]]''' to his brother [[Raúl Castro|Raúl]]. |
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{{*mp|July 30}} The [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], whose fragile peace is maintained by the [[United Nations]]' [[United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo|largest peacekeeping force]], holds its '''[[Democratic Republic of the Congo general election, 2006|first multi-party elections]]''' since [[independence]] in 1960. |
{{*mp|July 30}} The [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], whose fragile peace is maintained by the [[United Nations]]' [[United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo|largest peacekeeping force]], holds its '''[[Democratic Republic of the Congo general election, 2006|first multi-party elections]]''' since [[independence]] in 1960. |
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{{*mp|July 30}} An '''[[2006 Qana airstrike|Israeli airstrike]]''' kills at least 28 people in [[Qana]], [[Southern Lebanon]], as the [[2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict|Israel-Lebanon conflict]] continues. |
{{*mp|July 30}} An '''[[2006 Qana airstrike|Israeli airstrike]]''' kills at least 28 people in [[Qana]], [[Southern Lebanon]], as the [[2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict|Israel-Lebanon conflict]] continues. |
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Revision as of 00:18, 5 August 2006
- Cuban President Fidel Castro (pictured), citing health problems, temporarily relinquishes duties to his brother Raúl.
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo, whose fragile peace is maintained by the United Nations' largest peacekeeping force, holds its first multi-party elections since independence in 1960.
- An Israeli airstrike kills at least 28 people in Qana, Southern Lebanon, as the Israel-Lebanon conflict continues.
- A recently discovered shipwreck in the Baltic Sea is confirmed to be that of Graf Zeppelin, the only aircraft carrier of the German Navy during the Nazi regime.
- Cyclist Floyd Landis, winner of the 2006 Tour de France, fails a drug test.
- The Doha round of the WTO global trade talks is suspended in Geneva, amid substantial disagreements over farming subsidies and import taxes among the United States, the European Union and the developing world.
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