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July 17, 2022 (Sunday)
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Disasters and accidents
Four people are killed when a Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office helicopter crashes near Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States.
Health and environment
Health officials in India report that the country surpassed the two billion mark in cumulative administered doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Israeli Health Ministry confirms three cases of the Omicron BA.2.75 variant in travelers abroad.
Three more monkeypox vaccination sites open in New York City in an effort to combat the spread of monkeypox.
International relations
Croatia refuses to allow a private visit from the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić to the site of the Jasenovac concentration camp due to the Government of Croatia not being formally notified of the visit.
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Kamal Kharazi, confirms that Iran now has the capabilities to develop and build a nuclear weapon but says that "there has been no decision by Iran to build one". Kharazi also warns that Iran will "directly respond" to Israel if it is attacked.
Law and crime
Three people and the gunman are killed and two others injured in a mass shooting at the food court of Greenwood Park Mall in Greenwood, Indiana, United States.
Politics and elections
Former senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party defeats incumbent Governor Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress. The election has been labeled as a potential bellwether as it is the final major election before the national presidential election in early 2023.
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