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Revision as of 21:10, 3 July 2018 by Nixinova (talk | contribs) (m)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03) (Tuesday) Disasters and accidents- Shipwrecks in 2018, Disasters in Indonesia
- 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)
- Ferry MV KM Lestari Maju sinks while en route to Pamatata in Selayar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia with 48 vehicles and 139 passengers on board. At least 12 fatalities are reported. (Channel NewsAsia)
- Sinking of MV Sinar Bangun
- 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
- 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. (AP 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 a ban on gay conversion therapy. (BBC)
- Economy of the United Kingdom
- The UK's Financial Reporting Council launches an investigation into financial services provider KPMG over its most recent audit of Convivality, the defunct owner of retail chain Bargain Booze. (ITV)
- 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal
- Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is arrested for allegedly misusing state funds. (CNN)
Politics and elections
- Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market
- The Italian Misplaced Pages blocks all articles in protest of the EU copyright law. (BBC) (The Local)
- Tunisian local elections, 2018
- Souad Abderrahim becomes the first woman to be invested Mayor of Tunis. (The New York Times)
- Efforts to impeach Donald Trump, Criticism of Walmart
- Walmart comes under fire for selling "Impeach 45" shirts. (Business Insider)