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Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after defeating Jeremy Hunt in a leadership contest, succeeding Theresa May
Danish polar research institution Polar Portal reports a large spike in Greenland ice loss, with 11 billion tons melted in one day and 197 gigatonnes during the month of July
One of the largest and oldest travel firms, Thomas Cook, goes bankrupt as last-minute rescue negotiations fail, stranding 600,000 tourists worldwide
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch conduct the first all-female spacewalk outside the International Space Station
11,000 scientists from around the world warn "clearly and unequivocally that planet Earth is facing a climate emergency"
Italy declares a state of emergency in Venice following record flooding
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust
COVID-19 pandemic: First known human case of Coronavirus disease 2019 is in Wuhan, Hubei, China
