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{{*mp|June 16}} [[Liu Yang (astronaut)|Liu Yang]] becomes the first Chinese woman in space following the launch of '''[[Shenzhou 9]]'''. |
{{*mp|June 16}} [[Liu Yang (astronaut)|Liu Yang]] becomes the first Chinese woman in space, following the launch of '''[[Shenzhou 9]]'''. |
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{{*mp|June 14}} The [[Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt]] '''[[Egyptian_parliamentary_election,_2011–2012#Dissolution|dissolves]]''' [[Parliament of Egypt|the country's parliament]] ''([[Coat of arms of Egypt|Egyptian coat of arms]] pictured)''. |
{{*mp|June 14}} The [[Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt]] '''[[Egyptian_parliamentary_election,_2011–2012#Dissolution|dissolves]]''' [[Parliament of Egypt|the country's parliament]] ''([[Coat of arms of Egypt|Egyptian coat of arms]] pictured)''. |
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{{*mp|June 13}} [[NASA]]'s '''[[NuSTAR|Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array]]''' is launched. |
{{*mp|June 13}} [[NASA]]'s '''[[NuSTAR|Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array]]''' is launched. |
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Revision as of 18:23, 16 June 2012
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- Liu Yang becomes the first Chinese woman in space, following the launch of Shenzhou 9.
- The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt dissolves the country's parliament (Egyptian coat of arms pictured).
- NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array is launched.
- More than 90 people are killed in a series of car bombings across Iraq.
- Jon McGregor wins the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for his novel Even the Dogs.
- An Australian coroner rules that a dingo was responsible for the death of Azaria Chamberlain in 1980.
- More than 70 people are buried and presumed dead as the result of two earthquakes in Afghanistan.
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