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- Thirty thousand people in North Carolina, United States, are evacuated ahead of Hurricane Earl (pictured), a major hurricane that has already battered the Leeward Islands.
- Three bombings kill at least 30 people and injure more than 200 others in Lahore.
- In the Iraq War, Operation Iraqi Freedom concludes and Operation New Dawn begins, marking the end of foreign combat operations in Iraq.
- The discovery of Balaur, a new genus of dinosaurs closely related to Velociraptor, is announced.
- Argentine footballer Francisco Varallo, the last surviving player from the inaugural FIFA World Cup, dies at the age of 100.
- A mass shooting in Bratislava, Slovakia, leaves eight people dead, including the gunman.
- Mount Sinabung, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, produces its first volcanic eruption since 1600, causing more than 18,000 residents to flee.
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