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Japanese Self-Defense Force on parade in 2010

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.

• Ongoing events:
  • European migrant crisis
• Recent deaths:
  • Jackie Collins
  • Brian Sewell
  • David Willcocks

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