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July 4, 2018 (2018-07-04) (Wednesday)

Disasters and accidents

Survivors trapped overnight on a stricken ferry are rescued off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, after the ferry began sinking the day before. Out of the 139 passengers aboard, 31 have been confirmed dead, while three remain missing. (ABC News)
2018 California wildfires
- Authorities lifted some mandatory evacuation orders but ordered others in the 72,500-acre County Fire in Northern California. (Upi)
2018 Eastern Canada heat wave
- The death toll from heat waves in Quebec rise to at least 15. (The Globe and Mail)

Politics and elections

Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market
- Spanish Misplaced Pages shuts down in protest of the European Union's copyright law. (ABC)
- Estonia, Poland and Latvia join the protest, blocking access to their respective Wikipedias. (Postimees)
1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal
- Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak is charged with abuse of power and criminal breach of trust in court. (CNA)