Template:In the news
- Justin Welby is announced as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury.
- An earthquake off the Pacific coast of Guatemala kills at least 52 people.
- In a non-binding referendum, Puerto Rico votes in favor of changing its territorial status and requesting to become the 51st state of the United States.
- The first complete specimens of Mesoplodon traversii, the world's rarest known whale species, are identified.
- In thoroughbred horse racing, Green Moon, ridden by Brett Prebble, wins the Melbourne Cup.
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