The euro and the US dollar are exchanged at a rate of 1 to 1 for the first time since the first years of the creation of the European currency.
Other events in July:
Japan is shocked by the murder of Shinzo Abe, the investigation of the armed criminal and the security service begins
Methanol found in the bodies of 21 teenagers who died in a nightclub in South Africa
Quidditch, a sport invented by the author of the Harry Potter books J. K. Rowling, is being renamed "quadball" due to disagreements over the author's comments.
Hundreds rescued as Sydney suffered its fourth flood in less than 18 months.
Days of torrential rains flooded the suburbs — sweeping cars off the roads and flooding bridges — authorities warned that dangerous weather would persist.
