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Sudan Airways Flight 109 crashes on landing at Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan, killing dozens.
IBM and Los Alamos National Laboratory break a processing speed record with the world's first petaflop computer, Roadrunner (pictured).
Following a coal mine collapse in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, 24 miners are rescued with 12 still missing and one reported dead.
Seven people are killed and ten injured in a stabbing spree in Tokyo, Japan.
The government of Southern Sudan withdraws its mediation efforts at the Juba talks between Uganda and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army.
In tennis, Rafael Nadal and Ana Ivanović win the singles titles in the 2008 French Open.
The Diet of Japan recognizes the Ainu as an indigenous people for the first time.

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TAM Linhas Aéreas Flight 3054 (JJ-3054) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight between Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho International Airport) and São Paulo (Congonhas-São Paulo International Airport). It crashed upon landing during heavy rain in São Paulo on July 17, 2007 (UTC-3). The plane, carrying 170 passengers and 6 crew members, reportedly crossed a major thoroughfare during rush hour, hit either a gas station or a warehouse and caught fire. No information on casualties has been made available yet.

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