Portal:Current events/2017 July 8
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July 8, 2017 (Saturday)
Disasters and accidents
- Tropical Storm Nanmadol (2017)
- The death toll from flooding on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu rises to 15, with six others missing. (AP via The Telegraph)
- Energy in California
- An explosion at a Northridge power plant causes a widespread power outage in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles. (Los Angeles Times) (Sky News)
International relations
- 2017 G20 Hamburg summit
- The summit announces it is unable to gain agreement on climate change between the United States and the other 19 members of this international forum. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- Crime in Cincinnati
- A shooting at a gender reveal party in Cincinnati kills 1 and injures 8. The unborn child, revealed to be a boy, also dies. (CNN)
Politics and elections
- 2017 Venezuelan protests
- Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López, leader of the Popular Will party, is granted house arrest after over three years of imprisonment. (Reuters)
Sports
- 2017 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand
- The test series between New Zealand and the British and Irish Lions concludes in a 1–1 draw after the third test match in Eden Park finishes 15–15. (The Guardian)