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- In the Syrian civil war, government forces retake the strategic town of Al-Qusayr.
- Heavy flooding (pictured) causes widespread damage across Central Europe.
- The rediscovered Hula painted frog, previously thought extinct, is identified as a living fossil.
- At least 119 people are killed in a fire at the Jilin Baoyuanfeng Poultry Plant in Northeast China.
- Police response to environmentalist demonstrations in Istanbul provokes anti-government protests across Turkey.
- In association football, FC Bayern Munich wins the DFB-Pokal, becoming the first German team to win a continental treble.
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