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  • Turkey
    Tuesday Jul 1, 2014
    Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

    The AKP's Presidential Candidate In The Turkish Presidential Election

    Turkey
    Tuesday Jul 1, 2014

    On 1 July 2014, Erdoğan was named the AKP's presidential candidate in the Turkish presidential election. His candidacy was announced by the Deputy President of the AKP, Mehmet Ali Şahin.




  • Mexico
    Jul, 2014
    BMW

    BMW announced it was establishing a plant in Mexico

    Mexico
    Jul, 2014

    In July 2014, BMW announced it was establishing a plant in Mexico, in the city and state of San Luis Potosi involving an investment of $1 billion. The plant will employ 1,500 people, and produce 150,000 cars annually.




  • Manchester, England
    Jul, 2014
    Adidas

    Adidas and Manchester United agreed To a Ten-Year Kit Deal

    Manchester, England
    Jul, 2014

    In July 2014, Adidas and Manchester United agreed to a ten-year kit deal, beginning with the 2015–16 Premier League season. This kit deal has a guaranteed minimum value of £750 million (US$1.29 billion), making it the most valuable kit deal in sports history, and replaced rival Nike as the club's global equipment partner.




  • U.S.
    Jul, 2014
    Carlos Slim

    WellAware

    U.S.
    Jul, 2014

    In July 2014 Slim invested in WellAware, a Texas-based oil and gas software developer, this investment was also made with former Republican vice president Dick Cheney.




  • Shanghai, China
    Jul, 2014
    KFC

    Expired Meat

    Shanghai, China
    Jul, 2014

    In July 2014, Chinese authorities closed down the Shanghai operations of the OSI Group, amidst allegations that it had supplied KFC with expired meat. Yum! immediately terminated its contract with the supplier, and stated that the revelation had led to a "significant and negative" decline in sales.




  • São Paulo, Brazil
    Thursday Jul 3, 2014
    Kaká

    To São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil
    Thursday Jul 3, 2014

    On 3 July 2014, Kaká arrived at São Paulo and began training the next day.




  • Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
    Saturday Jul 12, 2014
    LeBron James

    Back to the Cavaliers

    Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
    Saturday Jul 12, 2014

    On July 12, he officially signed with the team.


  • Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Sunday Jul 13, 2014
    Lionel Messi

    Argentina has Fallen

    Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Sunday Jul 13, 2014

    Germany beats Argentina in World Cup Final 1-0.


  • Beijing, China
    Wednesday Jul 16, 2014
    Uber

    Uber officially launches in China

    Beijing, China
    Wednesday Jul 16, 2014

    Uber officially launches in China, starting with Beijing.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Jul 15, 2014
    Carlos Slim

    The Wealthiest Person in the World 2014

    U.S.
    Tuesday Jul 15, 2014

    On July 15, 2014, Forbes announced that Slim had reclaimed the position of the wealthiest person in the world, with a fortune of US$79.6 billion.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 16, 2014
    Tesla, Inc.

    Model 3

    U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 16, 2014

    Musk announced on July 16, 2014 that the car would be called "Model 3" instead.


  • Eastern Ukraine
    Thursday Jul 17, 2014
    Plane Accidents

    Malaysia Airlines Flight 17

    Eastern Ukraine
    Thursday Jul 17, 2014

    Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, a Boeing 777-200ER, flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur with 298 people on board, was shot down in an area of Eastern Ukraine near the Ukraine/Russian border during the War in Donbass. There were 283 passengers, including 3 infants, and 15 crew members on board MH17, all of whom perished. The crew was all Malaysians, while the passengers were of various nationalities, most from the Netherlands.


  • England, U.K.
    Monday Jul 21, 2014
    Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

    Announcement of Second Pregnancy

    England, U.K.
    Monday Jul 21, 2014

    On 21 July 2014, it was announced that the Duchess would be making her first solo trip, visiting the island of Malta on 20–21 September 2014, when the island was celebrating its 50th independence anniversary. However, her trip was cancelled, with the Duke taking her place, after the announcement of her second pregnancy in early September.


  • Israel
    Thursday Jul 24, 2014
    Shimon Peres

    Last Day in Presidency

    Israel
    Thursday Jul 24, 2014

    Peres announced in April 2013 that he would not seek to extend his tenure beyond 2014. His successor, Reuven Rivlin, was elected on 10 June 2014 and took office on 24 July 2014.


  • Australia
    Thursday Jul 24, 2014
    Xiaomi

    Australia store

    Australia
    Thursday Jul 24, 2014

    In March 2014, Xiaomi Store Australia (an unrelated business) began selling Xiaomi mobile phones online in Australia through its website, XiaomiStore.com.au. However, they traded for only a few months, as Xiaomi soon "requested" that the store be shut down on (or by) 25 July 2014. Shortly after sales were halted, the website itself was also taken down, on 7 August 2014. An industry commentator described the action by Xiaomi to get the Australian website closed down as unprecedented, saying, “I’ve never come across this [before]. It would have to be a strategic move.” At the time this left only one online vendor selling Xiaomi mobile phones into Australia, namely Yatango (formerly MobiCity), which was based in Hong Kong — although this business closed in late 2015.


  • Lagos, Nigeria
    Friday Jul 25, 2014
    Uber

    Uber officially launches in Lagos

    Lagos, Nigeria
    Friday Jul 25, 2014

    Uber officially launches in Lagos, Nigeria, expanding its presence to Western Africa.


  • Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Friday Jul 25, 2014
    Amazon

    Amazon launched the Fire Phone

    Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Friday Jul 25, 2014

    In 2014, Amazon launched the Fire Phone. The Fire Phone was meant to deliver media streaming options but the venture failed, resulting in Amazon registering a $170 million loss. This would also lead to the Fire Phone production being stopped the following year. In August of the same year, Amazon would finalize the acquisition of Twitch, a social video gaming streaming site for $970 million. This new acquisition would be integrated into the game production division of Amazon.


  • Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Friday Jul 25, 2014
    Amazon

    Amazon launches the Amazon Fire

    Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Friday Jul 25, 2014

    Amazon launches the Amazon Fire.


  • U.S.
    Monday Jul 28, 2014
    Dollar Tree

    $9.2 billion offer

    U.S.
    Monday Jul 28, 2014

    On July 28, 2014, Dollar Tree announced that it was offering $9.2 billion for the purchase of competitor chain store Family Dollar.


  • San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 30, 2014
    Bitcoin

    Wikimedia Foundation started accepting donations of bitcoin

    San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 30, 2014

    On 30 July 2014, the Wikimedia Foundation started accepting donations of bitcoin.


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