Template:In the news
- Mohammed Waheed Hassan (pictured) is sworn in as President of the Maldives following the resignation of Mohamed Nasheed.
- Queen Elizabeth II, the second-longest reigning British monarch, celebrates her Diamond Jubilee.
- An earthquake off the coast of Negros Oriental, Philippines, kills 81 people and causes extensive damage.
- Russian scientists reportedly reach Lake Vostok, a body of water isolated under the Antarctic ice shield, after drilling a borehole 12,362 feet (3,768 m) deep.
- Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador, who tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug, is stripped of his 2010 Tour de France and 2011 Giro d'Italia victories and banned from competition until August 5, 2012.
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