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The small-toothed sportive lemur is a primate species in the family Lepilemuridae that—like all lemurs—is endemic to Madagascar. The species lives in dense rainforest in southeastern Madagascar, and can be found in two national parks, Ranomafana and Andringitra. Described in 1894, it is difficult to visually distinguish from the weasel sportive lemur. Phylogenetic studies support its species status and suggest that it is the only eastern Malagasy sportive lemur that is more closely related to western than to other eastern species. It weighs between 0.9 and 1.2 kg (2.0 and 2.6 lb) and measures 55 to 64 cm (22 to 25 in) from head to tail. Its fur is mostly reddish-brown or chestnut color, with a dark stripe running from its head down its back. Its underside and neck are lighter in color. Like other sportive lemurs, it is nocturnal, sleeping in concealed tangles of vegetation and tree holes. It is solitary and eats leaves, fruits, and flowers. (Full article...)

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Canada legalizes the recreational use of marijuana with effect from October 2018, making it the second country to do so.
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In golf, Brooks Koepka wins the U.S. Open at the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club (pictured).
At least twenty-one people die in a stampede after a tear-gas canister detonates in a Caracas nightclub.
Saudi-backed troops begin an attack on Houthi forces in the port of Al Hudaydah, Yemen.

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June 24

Manila Cathedral

1340 – Hundred Years' War: The English fleet commanded by Edward III almost totally destroyed the French fleet at the Battle of Sluys.
1571 – Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi established a council to govern the city of Manila (Manila Cathedral pictured), now the capital of the Philippines.
1943 – An attempt by white U.S. Army military police to arrest black servicemen at a pub in Bamber Bridge, England, turned into a firefight, leaving one dead and seven injured.
1973 – A fire broke out at the UpStairs Lounge, a gay bar in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., causing 32 deaths.
2010 – Julia Gillard assumed office as the first female Prime Minister of Australia.

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Francine Jordi (b. 1977) is a Swiss pop singer. After winning the German Grand Prix der Volksmusik in 1998 with the song "Das Feuer der Sehnsucht", Jordi found success in Switzerland. In 2002, she represented Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest in Tallinn with a French language song "Dans le jardin de mon âme".

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