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• Passenger flight crashes upon landing at Calicut airport in India

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August 3

• Belarussian opposition presidential candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya holds major rally in Minsk

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Wackynews

• 200 in New Delhi, India drink cow urine to fight off COVID-19
• Millions don't turn up to 'storm' US airbase for extraterrestrial evidence
• Arrests made in theft of gold toilet in England

Politics and conflicts

• Belarussian opposition presidential candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya holds major rally in Minsk
• "Avast ye scurvy file sharers!": Interview with Swedish Pirate Party leader Rickard Falkvinge
• On the campaign trail in the USA, June 2020

Economy and business

• British supermarket chain Tesco to sell its Polish branch to Salling Group A/S
• Stores in Australia lower toilet paper limits per transaction
• Benin, Nigeria join African Union continental free trade bloc

Science and technology

• "Avast ye scurvy file sharers!": Interview with Swedish Pirate Party leader Rickard Falkvinge
• Astronomer Anthony Boccaletti discusses observation of birth of potential exoplanet with Wikinews
• Neanderthals 'knew what they were doing': Archæologist Dr Naomi Martisius discusses her findings about Neanderthals' behaviour with Wikinews

Culture and entertainment

• Open source game developer Perttu Ahola talks about Minetest with Wikinews
• Influential rock drummer Ginger Baker dies at age 80
• Mockumentary Mister America has world premiere

Education

• Students compete in second international Neurosurgery Olympiad in Tyumen, Russia
• Wikinews attends Maker Faire in Tyler, Texas
• Algeria blocks internet across nation to prevent cheating in diploma exams

Sports

• Georgian tennis player Nikoloz Basilashvili arrested on domestic violence charge
• Japanese professional wrestler and Netflix star Hana Kimura dies aged 22
• Kenya's Brigid Kosgei sets new world record at Chicago Marathon

Environment

• Greta Thunberg named 2019 Time Person of the Year
• Researchers break down deaths due to power plant pollution in the United States
• Slippery business: Materials scientists invent new coating for self-cleaning, water-efficient toilets

Obituaries

• Seoul city Mayor Park Won-soon found dead, South Korean police confirm
• Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza dies aged 55
• South Sudanese politician John Luk Jok dies aged about 68

Disasters and accidents

• Passenger flight crashes upon landing at Calicut airport in India
• Fire at historic Welsh ex-hotel Bontddu Hall kills one
• Power firm helicopter strikes cables, crashes near Fairfield, California

Crime and law

• Belarussian opposition presidential candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya holds major rally in Minsk
• Serbian protesters try to storm Parliament; fourth day of protests
• Iran issues arrest warrants for 36 people, including US President Trump; seeks Interpol's aid

Spirituality and religion

• Argentine president Fernández to send bill legalising abortion to National Congress within 10 days
• Ancient Egyptians collected wild ibis birds for sacrifice, says study
• Tunisian Prime Minister signs decree to ban face veils in public institutions, government offices

Health

• 11-month old baby finds illegal drugs in playground in British Columbia, Canadian police report
• Face coverings to be mandatory on public transport in England from June 15, transport secretary declares
• SARS-CoV-2 surpasses 100,000 confirmed deaths in the United States

Weather

• Typhoon Phanfone strikes Philippines
• Scheduled power outages in Northern California begin
• Hurricane Lorenzo hits Azores, heads towards Ireland