Portal:Current events/2015 July 10

July 10, 2015 (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Businesses and economy

Greek government-debt crisis
- A bailout plan is submitted two hours before the midnight deadline. The plan would raise a retirement age to 67 and cut pensions by 15% for those retiring at 62. (LA Times)(Money Control)
Ellen Pao resigns as the interim CEO of Internet site Reddit following a user backlash over the deletion of some subreddits for harassment and sacking of a popular admin. Site co-founder Steve Huffman will take her place. (WSJ)

Arts and culture

Egyptian actor Omar Sharif dies at the age of 83 after suffering a heart attack. BBC

Disasters and accidents

At least 23 people have been killed and 50 injured following a stampede at a free clothing drive in the northern Bangladeshi city of Mymensingh. (BBC)
2015 Canadian Wildfires
- Wildfires continue to rage throughout the western Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. (ABC News)^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2015 Pacific typhoon season
- China is dealing with two typhoons in a week. Typhoon Linfa lost power after making landfall in southern China's Guangdong province Thursday. Typhoon Chan-hom (Falcon) is headed for landfall in eastern China near Shanghai this weekend. (CNN) (CRI English) (Weather Channel)
Indonesia closes four airports including Bali International Airport due to an ongoing eruption by the Raung volcano on Java. (Reuters via Trust)

International relations

The United States State Department criticizes Thailand for deporting ethnic Uyghur back to China. The predominantly Uyghur Xinjiang province is the site of an ongoing political and religious crackdown in response to a wave of Muslim terrorist attacks in China. (NPR)

Law and crime

Politics and elections

Katherine Archuleta resigns as the director of the United States Office of Personnel Management following the hacking of 21.5 million data records. (CNN)
Following public outcry after the Charleston church shooting, the Confederate Battle Flag is lowered at the South Carolina State House after 54 years. (CNN)
US President Barack Obama signs an executive order picking Berryessa Snow Mountain (California), Waco Mammoth Site (Texas), and Basin and Range (Nevada) as three national monuments. (USA Today)

Science and technology

Sport