Friday June 17, 2011

Historical Events

• According to Yonhap, South Korea has launched precision-guided missiles capable o hitting Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea.
• Reuters quotes commodities traders, who noticed in recent months that violent, often inexplicable, price movements are becoming more common in energy commodities like natural gas.
• Due to the ongoing flooding along the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, more than 16,000 people are still isolated. Another 3,350 people are still waiting to return home.
• The U.N. Human Rights Council condemns discrimination against transgenders, gays, and lesbians for the first time.
• A Chinese internal government report that was mistakenly published has revealed that over ten thousand corrupt officials have transferred US$123 billion in embezzled funds from the country during 15 years.
• The Chief Secretary to Treasury of the United Kingdom Danny Alexander announced that the retirement age of British civil servants will rise to 66. This excludes the police and armed forces, as well as the fire service.
• King Mohammed VI of Morocco announces constitutional reforms and a referendum will be held on July 1.
• An investigation has been launched into the South Korean Marathon Team's head coach for doping allegations against him, which includes a gold medallist at the Asian Games.
• Reuters quotes commodities traders, who noticed in recent months that violent, often inexplicable price movements are becoming more common in energy commodities like natural gas.
• Japan's Government has announced that it will double its sales tax in four years to pay for rising social security costs.
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See also

What happened on June 17 in history? Find out the list of June 17th major events

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Featured stories

Who died on June 17, 2011?

• Ronald France
• David Brockhoff
• Jean-Paul Brouchon
• Gabriel Díaz Berbel
• Ruth M. Kirk
• George M. White
• Ben Grussendorf
• Rex Mossop
• Nathan Sharon

Other June 17th famous deaths

• Kate Smith

  American singer ("God Bless America"), dies in Raleigh, North Carolina at age 78 (born 1907).

• Pamela Britton

  Actress (Blondie, My Favorite Martian), dies at 50.

• John Murray

  Canadian-Scottish oceanographer and biologist (d. 1914).

• Lady Mosley

  Biographer.

See all famous people who died on June 17th

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Gemini

Gemini personality

Who should a Gemini marry?

Babies born in June are either Gemini or Cancer. People born before June 20th are Gemini, while people born from June 21st have the sign of Cancer

Personality of June born

Chinese Zodiac

Rabbit

The day of the week was Friday.

June 17th marks the 167th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2011.

There are 197 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

June 2011 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Adele - Rolling In The Deep
2. Pitbull - Give Me Everything
3. Katy Perry - E.T.
4. Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song
5. Jennifer Lopez - On The Floor

Top #5 R&B songs

1. Kelly Rowland Featuring Lil Wayne - Motivation
2. Miguel - Sure Thing
3. Marsha Ambrosius - Far Away
4. Big Sean Featuring Chris Brown - My Last
5. Chris Brown - She Ain't You

Top #5 Rock songs

1. Foo Fighters - Rope
2. Seether - Country Song
3. Rise Against - Help Is On The Way
4. Incubus - Adolescents
5. Mumford & Sons - The Cave

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Romeo Santos - You
2. Jennifer Lopez Featuring Pitbull - Ven A Bailar
3. Don Omar - Taboo
4. La Adictiva Banda San Jose de Mesillas - Te Amo y Te Amo
5. Espinoza Paz - El Culpable

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $79.85
• Apple AAPL: opens at $328.99
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $24.22
• General Electric GE: opens at $18.63
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $164.24

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 80.05 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.9794 CAD
• 1 USD = 0.8486 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.47 CNY
• 1 EUR = 114.48 JPY