World Major Events of July 2012
1st: Japan restarts nuclear reactor amid protests. Spain makes history by winning successive European Championship titles in football.
2nd: Nieto claims win in Mexico prezvote.
3rd: US Moves military to the Persian Gulf. Pakistan to reopen NATO supply lines.
4th: Elusive particle found in CERN, looks like Higgs boson.
5th: Europe’s tallest building, Shard, Opens. China stays aways from Syria talks. Queen makes Prince William Knight of the Thistle.
6th: US drags China to WTO over anti-dumping duties.
7th: Protests, Joy mark Libya historic vote. US makes Afghanistan a ‘major non-NATO ally.’
8th: Roger Federer wins Wimbledon titles for seventh time.
9th: Bill to protect Zardari approved.
10th: Defying army, Egyption Parliament is reconvened. Russia ratifies WTO entry.
11th: Spain PM Rajoy unveils new austerity package. China, Japan tensions flare over disputed islands.
12. Pak Supreme Court gives 15 days deadline for new PM in Zardari case.
13th: Asean talks fail over South China Sea. First US-Cuba Cargo ship in 50 yrs.
14th: Visa, Master card in $6bn settlement over card fees.
15th: Sunita Williams takes off for 2nd Space odyssey.
16th: Ailing N. Korea Army chief removed. DR. Congo-Rwanda sign anti-rebel pact.
17th: Battle to ‘liberate Damascus’ begins.
18th: OECD eases tax info rules to tackle black money menace.
19th: Russia, China veto UN Syria resolution. Japan’s 2nd nukereactor restarts.
20th: Microsoft posts 1st Quarterly loss in 26 yrs. US House votes to cut ‘traitor’ Pak aid.
21th: After 18 yrs, Putin signs Russia into WTO.
22nd: Fernando Alonso wins German GP.
23rd: Fakhruddin Ebrahim takes oath as new CES in Pakistan
24th: Outgoing Irrigation minister Hisham Qandil in new PM of Egypt.
25th: Prestigious Magsaysay awards announced. Ghana mourns president mills’ Sudden death.
26th: Syrian forces step-up attack, pound Aleppo.
27th: London Olympics 2012 inaugurated.
28th: China wins London Olympic Games’ first medal.
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