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This article covers breaking news and events in June 2010.
Daily events
Tuesday June 1, 2010
- Besao / Philippines : At least 15 people are killed and 15 others are injured in a bus accident.
Wednesday June 2, 2010
- Kabul / Afghanistan : President Hamid Karzai opens a conference on the future development of the country . In response, the Taliban have launched several attacks .
- Tokyo / Japan : Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama announces his resignation.
- Whitehaven / United Kingdom : A man kills 12 people and injures 11 others in a rampage through several Cumbrian communities before shooting himself.
Thursday June 3, 2010
- Dhaka / Bangladesh : In a major fire in which the flames spread over six residential buildings, at least 117 people are killed and more than 40 others are injured.
- Moscow / Russia : Start of the Mars-500 flight simulation .
- Sitges / Spain : The Bilderberg Group meets for its 58th conference.
Friday 4th June 2010
- Tokyo / Japan : Parliament elects former Finance Minister Naoto Kan from the Democratic Party as the new head of government .
Saturday 5th June 2010
- Dortmund / Germany : Last match day of the 2009/2010 Handball Bundesliga season . The THW Kiel is the sixth time in a row and 16 times in total German handball master .
- Frankfurt am Main / Germany : The literary critic Marcel Reich-Ranicki is awarded the Ludwig Börne Medal for his life's work .
- Paris / France : In the women's singles final of the French Open , Francesca Schiavone defeated Samantha Stosur 6: 4 and 7: 6, making her the first Italian tennis player to win an individual title in a Grand Slam tournament .
Sunday June 6, 2010
- Ljubljana / Slovenia : In a referendum, 51.5% of the electorate vote for the solution of the border conflict with Croatia through an international court of arbitration.
- Paris / France : In the men's singles final of the French Open , Rafael Nadal defeated Robin Söderling 6: 4, 6: 2 and 6: 4 and thus achieved his eighth victory in a Grand Slam tournament.
- Warsaw / Poland : The “ Solidarność Priest” Jerzy Popiełuszko is beatified as a martyr by the Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for Beatifications, Archbishop Angelo Amato , in front of 100,000 believers .
Monday June 7, 2010
- Berlin / Germany : The federal government publishes eight financial policy measures , through which 80 billion euros should be saved by 2014.
- Bhopal / India : More than 25 years after the toxic gas disaster , a court sentenced seven senior executives of the US company Union Carbide to two years' probation for negligent homicide.
- Essen / Germany : The German-American financial investor Nicolas Berggruen wins the bidding race for the insolvent Karstadt department store chain .
- Kabul / Afghanistan : At least ten soldiers of the NATO protection force ISAF are killed in attacks by the Taliban .
- Lisbon / Portugal : Around three weeks after same-sex marriage was legalized in Portugal, Helena Paixão and Teresa Pires are the first homosexual couple to celebrate their civil marriage .
Tuesday June 8, 2010
- Sang Jani / Pakistan : Attacks the Taliban on supply convoys of NATO - protection force ISAF least 60 people are killed and more than 15 others are injured.
- Schönefeld / Germany : For the largest order in civil aviation history, worth 11.5 billion US dollars , the Emirates airline orders 32 Airbus A380s at the start of the International Aerospace Exhibition in Berlin .
Wednesday June 9, 2010
- The Hague / Netherlands : In the parliamentary elections , the liberal VVD, under its chairman Mark Rutte, won the most votes by a narrow margin over the Social Democrats and the right-wing populist PVV of the Islamic critic Geert Wilders became the third strongest force in the country.
- Kandahar / Afghanistan : At least 40 people are killed and more than 74 others are injured in a bomb attack on a wedding party.
- New York / United States : In the dispute over the Iranian nuclear program , the UN Security Council imposes new sanctions on the country .
Thursday June 10, 2010
- Frankfurt am Main / Germany : The Israeli writer David Grossman is awarded the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade .
- Osh / Kyrgyzstan : At least 37 people are killed and more than 500 others are injured in unrest between the Kyrgyz and Uzbeks .
- Woomera / Australia : With the landing of the Japanese space probe Hayabusa , the first sample retrieval mission to an asteroid ends as planned. On board are particles from the asteroid Itokawa .
Friday June 11, 2010
- Johannesburg / South Africa : In the opening game of the Soccer World Cup , the host and Mexico split 1: 1.
- Little Rock / United States : At least 16 people are killed and 30 more are still missing when a campsite is flooded.
Saturday June 12, 2010
- Bratislava / Slovakia : In the parliamentary elections , the social democratic SMER of Prime Minister Robert Fico becomes the strongest party; but the governing coalition loses its parliamentary majority.
Sunday June 13, 2010
- Chihuahua , Madero / Mexico : Between Thursday and today, at least 39 other people have died in the drug war in violent clashes between rival gangs, 19 of them in Chihuahua and 20 in Madero.
- Baghdad / Iraq : An attack on the central bank kills at least 15 people and injures more than 40 others.
- Brussels / Belgium : In the parliamentary elections , the nationalist N-VA in Flanders and the social democratic PS in Wallonia each gain a majority of the votes.
- South Australia / Australia : The return capsule of the Japanese space probe Hayabusa lands again near Woomera . It reached the asteroid (25143) Itokawa on September 12, 2005 and took a soil sample there in November of the same year.
Monday June 14, 2010
- Lucknow / India : At least 20 people are killed in a boat accident on the Ganges .
- Vienna / Austria : The Constitutional Court finally declares the deportation of the Zogaj family to Kosovo constitutional. The judiciary had been concerned with the case since 2003.
Tuesday June 15, 2010
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- Baikonur / Kazakhstan : The Soyuz TMA spacecraft starts on its TMA-19 mission to the International Space Station . The Soyuz FG serves as the launch vehicle .
- Berlin / Germany : The resigned Federal President Horst Köhler is honored with a big tattoo after about six years in office . One of his three musical wishes is the St. Louis Blues .
- London / United Kingdom : Prime Minister David Cameron apologizes on behalf of his government for the fatal shooting by British soldiers at demonstrators on " Bloody Sunday " in 1972 in Derry, Northern Ireland .
- Mexico City / Mexico : 29 prison inmates in the northwest and twelve police officers die in the west of the country in the drug war .
- Nice / France : In the case of floods as a result of heavy rain, at least eleven people are killed in the south of the country and two more are missing.
Wednesday June 16, 2010
- Guadalajara / Mexico : At least eleven people are killed and four others are injured in a train accident.
- Southeast Asia : At least 100 people are killed in severe storms in Bangladesh , Indonesia and Myanmar .
Thursday June 17, 2010
- Bogotá / Colombia : At least 70 people are killed in a mining accident in the north of the country.
- Brussels / Belgium : The heads of state and government of the European Union vote at their summit to open accession negotiations with Iceland .
- Jerusalem / Israel : Two and a half weeks after the Ship-to-Gaza incident , the government has announced an easing of the blockade on the Gaza Strip .
- London / United Kingdom : The oil company BP agrees to pay 20 billion US dollars into a compensation fund for those affected by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico .
Friday June 18, 2010
- Diyarbakır / Turkey : At least 20 people are killed and more than 14 others are injured in skirmishes between the army and the Kurdistan Workers' Party in the southeast of the country.
- Helsinki / Finland : Matti Vanhanen from the Center Party declares his resignation as Prime Minister .
Saturday 19th June 2010
- Dresden / Germany : After years of renovation and renovation work, the Albertinum is reopening with its New Masters Gallery .
- Islamabad / Pakistan : At least twelve people are killed and three others are injured in an attack by a US drone.
- Beijing / China : At least 130 people are killed in floods in the south of the country and 90 more are still missing.
- Stockholm / Sweden : Wedding of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Daniel Westling .
- Tel Aviv / Israel : Israel refuses German Development Minister Dirk Niebel ( FDP ) entry into the Gaza Strip . As part of his trip to the Middle East, Niebel wanted to visit a sewage treatment plant in the Palestinian Territories that is financed with German development aid money.
Sunday June 20, 2010
- Baghdad / Iraq : At least 27 people are killed and more than 50 others are injured in two bomb attacks.
- Bogotá / Colombia : Juan Manuel Santos wins the runoff election for the office of president with 68.80% against his challenger Antanas Mockus .
- Liestal / Switzerland : Fränk Schleck wins for the first time, and the first Luxembourg , the cycling tour Tour de Suisse .
- Warsaw / Poland : Parliamentary President Bronisław Komorowski and former Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński received the largest share of the votes in the presidential elections . They will face a runoff election on July 4th.
Monday June 21, 2010
- Pingdingshan / China : At least 46 people are killed in a mine accident in Henan Province .
- Pointe-Noire / Republic of the Congo : At least 49 people are killed and more than 200 others are injured in a train accident.
- Recife / Brazil : At least 32 people are killed in floods in the states of Alagoas and Pernambuco .
Tuesday June 22, 2010
- Helsinki / Finland : Parliament elects Mari Kiviniemi from the Center Party as Prime Minister .
Wednesday June 23, 2010
- Hamburg / Germany : The translator Karl Dedecius and the theologian Alfons Nossol are awarded the national prize for their services to German-Polish relations .
Thursday June 24, 2010
- Canberra / Australia : The existing education and labor minister Julia Gillard is in place of Kevin Rudd to the Prime Minister elected.
- Castelldefels / Spain : While crossing the tracks, a group of young people is hit by an express train ; 12 people die, 13 others are injured.
- London / United Kingdom : At the tennis tournament in Wimbledon , John Isner and Nicolas Mahut finished the longest match in tennis history with a duration of 11:05 hours . Isner wins 6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 7 (7: 9), 7: 6 (7: 3) and 70:68.
Friday June 25, 2010
- Huntsville / Canada : The heads of state of the Group of Eight and two representatives of the European Union meet for the 36th World Economic Summit in the village of Huntsville in the Muskoka lake district .
- Karlsruhe / Germany : In a landmark judgment on euthanasia , the Federal Court of Justice decides that discontinuing life-sustaining treatment on the basis of an advance directive or the presumed will is not punishable.
Saturday June 26, 2010
- Hargeysa / Somalia : The Somaliland - presidential election wins Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud of the opposition party Kulmiye with 49.6% of the vote, while incumbent Dahir Riyale Kahin of the UDUB reached 33%. Somaliland is internationally recognized as a sovereign state by only a few states .
- Toronto / Canada : The G20 summit begins on the final day of the world economic summit .
Sunday June 27, 2010
- Bishkek / Kyrgyzstan : In a referendum, 90 percent of voters will vote for a new constitution that will make the country a parliamentary democracy .
- Conakry / Guinea : In the presidential election , Cellou Dalein Diallo and Alpha Condé received the largest share of the vote. You will face a runoff election on July 18th.
- Klagenfurt / Austria : The German author Peter Wawerzinek wins the 34th Ingeborg Bachmann Prize .
- La Paz / Bolivia : At least 25 people are killed and 44 others are injured in a bus accident in the center of the country.
- Reykjavík / Iceland : Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurdardóttir ( Alliance ) has her registered partnership with Jónina Leósdóttir converted into a marriage . Same-sex marriages can now be legally concluded in Iceland.
Monday June 28, 2010
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- Bolzano / Italy : Almost 19 years after the glacier mummy Ötzi was found , the South Tyrolean provincial government promised Erika and Helmut Simon a finder's fee of 175,000 euros.
- Bujumbura / Burundi : In the presidential election boycotted by the opposition, incumbent Pierre Nkurunziza wins with 91.62% of the vote.
- Bucharest / Romania : At least 21 people are killed in floods in the northeast of the country.
- Geesthacht / Germany : The Geesthacht -1 research reactor is the oldest German nuclear reactor to be shut down for good after more than 50 years of operation.
- Hyderabad / Pakistan : At least 18 people are killed and more than 40 others are injured in the explosion of a tanker truck.
- Prague / Czech Republic : One month after the parliamentary elections , Petr Nečas , chairman of the right-wing conservative ODS , is tasked with forming a government.
Tuesday June 29, 2010
- Budapest / Hungary : The Parliament elects Pál Schmitt of the Fidesz as the new president .
Wednesday June 30, 2010
- Berlin / Germany : The Federal Assembly elects Christian Wulff to succeed Horst Köhler in the office of Federal President .
- Brussels / Belgium : The steel cartel Club Europa is sentenced by the European Commission to a fine of 518 million euros .
- Manila / Philippines : Benigno Aquino III. is sworn in as the new President .
See also
- Nekrolog June 2010 for deaths this month
- List of annually recurring commemorative and action days in June
- Category for memorial days, holidays or action days in June
Web links
Commons : June 2010 - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ hindustantimes.com : 15 people killed in Philippines road accident ( Memento from June 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ^ Spiegel.de: Attacks in Kabul - Taliban terror sabotaged Karzai's peace conference (accessed on June 3, 2010).
- ↑ tagesschau.de: Japan's Prime Minister Hatoyama resigns ( Memento from June 3, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on June 2, 2010).
- ↑ spiegel.de: Northern England - gunman shoots twelve people (accessed on June 2, 2010).
- ↑ Fire disasters in residential buildings in the past 15 years. In: nachrichten.at . June 14, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2018 .
- ^ Diepresse.com: 58th "Bilderberg" Conference: The Secret of Sitges (accessed on July 5, 2010).
- ↑ bilderbergmeetings.org: Press release on the 58th Bilderberg Conference (accessed on July 5, 2010).
- ↑ spiegel.de: Change in Japan - Naoto Kan elected as the new head of government (accessed on June 4, 2010).
- ↑ kicker.de: Großwallstadt reaches European Cup - Kiel is champions (accessed on June 6, 2010)
- ↑ spiegel.de: Börne Medal of Honor for Reich-Ranicki - "I am an outsider" (accessed on June 6, 2010)
- ↑ kicker.de: Schiavone makes history (accessed on June 5, 2010)
- ↑ de.reuters.com: Slovenes approve border dispute agreement with Croatia (accessed on June 7, 2010).
- ↑ kicker.de: French Open: Söderling mourns the chances - revenge! Nadal again the King of Paris (accessed June 6, 2010)
- ↑ Solidarnosc priest Popieluszko is beatified on June 6th on kath.net (accessed on September 21, 2013)
- ↑ bundesregierung.de: Strengthening the pillars of our future ( Memento from July 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on June 24, 2010).
- ↑ tagesschau.de: First conviction against Union Carbide employees - prison sentences after toxic gas disaster in Bhopal ( Memento from June 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on June 8, 2010).
- ↑ spiegel.de: Klamme department store chain - investor Berggruen takes over Karstadt group (accessed on June 8, 2010).
- ↑ de.reuters.com: Ten NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan (accessed June 8, 2010).
- ^ First gay marriage in Portugal. In: Welt Online . June 7, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2017 .
- ↑ 60 dead in attack in Pakistan. In: rp-online.de . December 19, 2010, accessed June 9, 2010 .
- ↑ tagesschau.de: Order worth billions at the ILA - Emirates buys 32 more Airbus A380s ( Memento from June 9, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed June 8, 2010)
- ↑ telegraaf.nl: Tweede Kamer Verkiezingen 2010 (accessed on June 10, 2010).
- ↑ stern.de : 40 wedding guests died in a bomb explosion ( Memento from June 13, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ tagesschau.de: Brazil and Turkey vote against - Security Council resolves sanctions against Iran ( Memento of June 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on June 9, 2010).
- ↑ faz.net: Peace Prize Winner David Grossman - The Caller in the Desert (accessed on June 13, 2010).
- ↑ https://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE65A5PA20100611
- ↑ Small particles found in the sample container of the Hayabusa ( English ) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency . June 6, 2010. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
- ↑ kicker.de: Tshabalala scores first World Cup goal - Marquez mimes spoils the game (accessed on June 11, 2010).
- ↑ sueddeutsche.de: USA: Tidal wave destroys camping site "Wie ein Tsunami" (accessed on June 12, 2010).
- ↑ faz.net: Slovakia - Opposition wins parliamentary election (accessed June 14, 2010).
- ↑ Another 39 dead in Mexico's drug war. In: focus.de . June 13, 2010, accessed June 1, 2019 .
- ↑ tagesspiegel.de: Iraq - 15 dead in attack on central bank in Baghdad (accessed on June 14, 2010).
- ↑ zeit.de: After the parliamentary elections - Belgium is falling apart (accessed on June 14, 2010).
- ↑ faz.net: Space - Hayabusa capsule brings asteroid dust (accessed on June 14, 2010)
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100616002051/http://www.kleinezeitung.at/nachrichten/chronik/2373866/mehr-40-tote-bei-schiffsunglueck-lösungen.story
- ↑ diepresse.com: Judgment: Arigona Zogaj now has to leave Austria (accessed on June 14, 2010)
- ↑ rian.ru: Manned Soyuz TMA-19 spacecraft in low-earth orbit (accessed November 20, 2010).
- ^ Koehler said goodbye with military honors. In: Spiegel Online . June 15, 2010, accessed March 18, 2017 .
- ^ Nzz.ch: London apologizes for "Bloody Sunday" - the 1972 deathshots in Northern Ireland "not justified" (accessed on June 16, 2010).
- ↑ sueddeutsche.de: Drug War - More than 40 dead in one day (accessed on June 16, 2010).
- ↑ stern.de: Southern France - Heavy rains claim eleven deaths (accessed on June 16, 2010).
- ↑ welt.de: Misfortune - eleven dead in a train collision in northern Mexico (accessed on June 16, 2010).
- ↑ spiegel.de: Southeast Asia - More than a hundred people die in storms (accessed on June 17, 2010).
- ↑ https://www.stern.de/news/bis-zu-70-tote-nach-grubenunglueck-in-kolumbien-befuerchtet-3279294.html
- ↑ EU summit in Brussels gives the green light - accession negotiations with Iceland can begin ( Memento from June 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ tagesspiegel.de: Middle East conflict - Israel wants to ease Gaza blockade (accessed June 17, 2010).
- ^ Diepresse.com: Oil spill: BP has to pay $ 20 billion (accessed on June 17, 2010).
- ↑ https://www.diepresse.com/575161/turkei-22-tote-bei-gefechten-mit-pkk-rebellen
- ↑ Finland's future head of government: Hard-working and honest Finland's future head of government is called Mari Kiviniemi / She replaces Matti Vanhanen, who is involved in a party donation scandal. (Accessed June 22, 2010).
- ^ Zeit.de: Albertinum reopened as Haus der Moderne (accessed on June 19, 2010).
- ↑ de.reuters.com: Twelve dead in US drone attack in Pakistan (accessed June 19, 2010).
- ^ Abendblatt.de: More than 130 dead in floods (accessed on June 21, 2010).
- ↑ focus.de: Crown Princess Victoria married on June 19, 2010 (accessed on June 19, 2010).
- ↑ derstandard.at: Israel does not allow German ministers to enter Gaza (accessed June 19, 2010).
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/10360154
- ↑ stern.de: Election in Colombia - Santos wins in the shadow of Uribe (accessed on June 21, 2010).
- ↑ A Tour of the Rain and the Spectacle. In: tagesanzeiger.ch . June 21, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2017 .
- ^ Dacapo for Komorowski versus Kaczynski ( Memento from July 21, 2010 on WebCite ) (accessed on June 21, 2010).
- ↑ focus.de: China - Dozens of miners killed in mining accident (accessed on June 21, 2010).
- ↑ tagesspiegel.de: Accident - Many dead in train accident in the Congo (accessed on June 22, 2010).
- ↑ derstandard.at: Northeast Brazil - 32 dead after floods (accessed on June 22, 2010).
- ↑ stern.de: Mari Kiviniemi new Prime Minister - Finnish Parliament elects Vanhanen's successor (accessed on June 22, 2010).
- ^ Nationalstiftung.de: German-Polish “bridge builders” are honored (accessed on June 24, 2010; PDF; 87 kB).
- ↑ https://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2010/s2935655.htm
- ↑ spiegel.de: Catalonia - Spanish express train races in youth group - several dead (accessed on June 24, 2010).
- ↑ stern.de: Tennis in Wimbledon: Longest match in the world ends at 70:68 (accessed on June 24, 2010).
- ↑ Official Documents: 2010 Muskoka Summit. In: g8.utoronto.ca, University of Toronto . Retrieved April 3, 2017 .
- ↑ spiegel.de: Basic judgment of the BGH - Die and let die (accessed on June 25, 2010).
- ↑ derstandard.at: Oppositionist wins election in Somaliland (accessed on July 3, 2010).
- ↑ zeit.de: Referendum - Kyrgyz people vote for a new constitution (accessed on June 28, 2010).
- ↑ derstandard.at: Election in Guinea - Former Prime Minister Diallo won first round (accessed on July 3, 2010).
- ↑ zeit.de: Peter Wawerzinek wins 34th Ingeborg Bachmann Prize (accessed on June 27, 2010).
- ↑ welt.de: Brakes fail - 25 dead in a serious bus accident in Bolivia (accessed on June 28, 2010).
- ↑ Iceland legalizes gay marriage: Prime Minister marries woman. In: n-tv.de . June 28, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2017 .
- ↑ sueddeutsche.de: For “Ötzi” there is a finder's reward of 175,000 euros ( memento from June 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on June 28, 2010).
- ↑ taz.de: Election in Burundi - Nkurunziza's saddle wobbles (accessed on July 4, 2010).
- ↑ news.orf.at: Over 20 dead in floods in Romania (accessed on June 29, 2010).
- ↑ hzg.de : The shutdown of the research reactor FRG-1 and new perspectives for materials research ( Memento from September 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ de.rian.ru: Compressed gas cylinder exploded in Hyderabad, Pakistan: 18 dead (accessed on June 28, 2010).
- ^ Faz.net: Czech Republic - Klaus appoints Necas as new Prime Minister (accessed June 28, 2010).
- ↑ diepresse.com: Hungary has a new president (accessed on June 29, 2010).
- ↑ Christian Wulff elected Federal President (accessed on September 21, 2013).
- ↑ industriemagazin.net, Weka Holding GmbH & Co. KG : 518 million euros fine, 22 million euros for voestalpine ( Memento from July 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ focus.de: Philippines - Benigno Aquino sworn in as new President (accessed on June 30, 2010).