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... that among the National Treasures of Japan is a landscape by Sesshū (detail pictured)?
... that in 2014 the Sunday Independent named Irish venture capitalist Elaine Coughlan one of "The 50 Most Influential and Powerful Women in Business"?
... that three new species of beetle were identified from the stomach contents of the Colombian forest mouse?
... that professional lacrosse player Matt Poskay set an American record of 362 goals scored in his high school career that stood for nearly a decade?
... that the music video of Iggy Azalea's song "Bounce", which was filmed in Mumbai, was accused of cultural appropriation?
... that Philip Baxter was chairman of the Australian Atomic Energy Commission and the Sydney Opera House Trust?
... that Colin Firth is portraying the real-life amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst in an upcoming film?
... that Emmy Award-nominated cinematographer Robert McLachlan turned down a place at the 1976 Summer Olympics?

Japanese Self-Defense Force on parade

Syriza wins a plurality in the Greek legislative election.
Japan's upper chamber of parliament approves legislation allowing use of Japanese military forces (pictured) outside Japan for the first time since World War II.
A magnitude-8.3 earthquake strikes in the Pacific off the coast of Chile, killing at least ten people and prompting the evacuation of at least one million others.
Burkina Faso's Regiment of Presidential Security dissolves the nation's government in a coup d'état.
Malcolm Turnbull becomes Prime Minister of Australia after replacing Tony Abbott as the Liberal Party leader.

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