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Current events of July 2, 2013 (2013-07-02) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Naxalite-Maoist insurgency:
- Six policemen in the eastern India state of Jharkhand are killed in an attack by Naxalites. (NDTV)
War in Afghanistan:
- Militants attack NATO headquarters in the north of Kabul resulting in at least two deaths. (Reuters), (AP via Newsday)

Arts and culture

Pending approval from Pope Francis, reports that Pope John Paul II may be canonized at the end of the year are confirmed after approval by the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints of an alleged second miracle. (CBS News)

Disasters and accidents

Dozens of people are injured in Indonesia's Aceh Province after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake. (Xinhua)

Politics and elections

July 2013 Egyptian protests:
- Mohamed Kamel Amr resigns as the Foreign Minister of Egypt as five other Ministers also submit their resignations after Sunday protests. (Reuters via MSN)
Wales becomes the first country in the UK to adopt a presumed consent system of organ donation after members of its legislative assembly vote in favour of the system. (BBC)

Science and technology

A Russian Proton-M rocket carrying three GLONASS navigation satellites loses control and crashes shortly after launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. (Spaceflightnow.com)

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