Portal:Current events/2009 July 2

• Heavy thunderstorms in Dublin lead to widespread flooding and the closure of some of the city's major roads and rail lines, as well as some evacuations. (RTÉ) (The Irish Times)
• Amnesty International details Israeli war crimes in Gaza. (BBC)
• The United States armed forces launch Operation Strike of the Sword against the Taliban in Helmand, Afghanistan. (BBC)
• The Honduran interim government defies international pressure to reverse coup, saying there is no chance at all of ousted President Manuel Zelaya returning to office. (Reuters)
• A 148-year old colonial law banning homosexual intercourse in India is overturned by the High Court in New Delhi. (BBC) (The Times)
• The South Korean Defence Ministry says North Korea has fired four missiles off its east coast. (Sky News)
• Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano is elected as Director General for the International Atomic Energy Agency. (AP via The Washington Post)
• The first vaccine for H1N1 swine flu virus strain has been made by Novartis in Marburg, Germany. (BBC)
• Japanese scientists intend to breed super-tuna to meet demands for the fish. (The Daily Telegraph)
• A Royal Air Force plane crashes in a rural area of Scotland, the United Kingdom. (The Guardian)

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