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July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03) (Tuesday)

Disasters and accidents

Shipwrecks in 2018, Disasters in Indonesia
- Ferry MV KM Lestari Maju sinks while en route to Pamatata in Selayar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The ship is carrying 48 vehicles and 139 people, of which at least four die. (Channel News Asia)
- Sinking of MV Sinar Bangun
  - Authorities call off the search for 164 missing after the ferry sank in Lake Toba. Only three bodies have been recovered after the disaster. Although the wreck has been located, rescuers lack the equipment to raise it or attempt to retrieve any bodies inside. (Inquirer)
A pedestrian bridge collapses onto railway lines in Mumbai, injuring five. An approaching train is able to perform an emergency stop before colliding with the wreckage. Thousands of commuters are left stranded throughout the city. (BBC)

Law and crime

Catholic sexual abuse cases in Australia
- The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Adelaide, Philip Wilson, is sentenced to 12 months in detention for covering up child sexual abuse in the 1970s. Pope Francis appoints Port Pirie bishop Gregory O'Kelly as his replacement. (BBC)
A bomb kills three oil survey workers, and injures five more, near Dera Bugti in Baluchistan, Pakistan. (Associated Press via NewsOK)
Cheshire Police in England arrest a female healthcare professional on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to murder six more at Countess of Chester Hospital. (BBC)
LGBT rights in the United Kingdom
- Theresa May announces so-called "gay conversion therapy" to be banned in the United Kingdom. (BBC)