Thursday June 20, 2019

Holidays

• American Radio Relay League ? Bring your Handy-Talky to Work Day
• West Virginia ? West Virginia Day.
• Flag Day in Argentina (1938).
• UNHCR - World Refugee Day.
• Ancient Latvia ? Zalu Diena.
• Roman Empire ? Festival in honor of Summanus.
• Day of The Royal Victorian Order.
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Events

• Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps shoots down an American RQ-4 Global Hawk spy drone after it allegedly violates Iranian airspace. (RTÉ)
• An anonymous American official says the incident occurred in international airspace, and not over Iranian territory. (The Times of Israel)
• U.S. President Donald Trump, when asked about the strike, says it is "hard to believe it was intentional". He later approves retaliatory military attacks against Iranian missile and radar facilities, but subsequently changes his mind. (CNN) (BBC)
• The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Justice Department files a lawsuit against two large printing companies contemplating a merger. If the deal is allowed to proceed, the filings claim, the combined company would dominate the market for printing magazines, catalogs and books. (Reuters)
• At least 44 people are killed when a bus carrying at least 60 plunges into a gorge in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh, a mountainous northern Indian state. (BBC)
• Kim–Xi meetings, China–North Korea relations: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in North Korea for a two-day state visit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. (Los Angeles Times)
• Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in North Korea for a two-day state visit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. (Los Angeles Times)
• Venezuelan refugee crisis, Colombia–Venezuela relations: The Colombian military reveals that dissident FARC groups, in spite of a 2016 treaty, have been recruiting Venezuelan migrants at illegal border crossings, strengthening their numbers and increasing attacks. (Reuters)
• The Colombian military reveals that dissident FARC groups, in spite of a 2016 treaty, have been recruiting Venezuelan migrants at illegal border crossings, strengthening their numbers and increasing attacks. (Reuters)
• Computer ransomware: Riviera Beach, Florida, is paying $600,000 to a hacker who took over local government computers three weeks ago. (CNN)
• Riviera Beach, Florida, is paying $600,000 to a hacker who took over local government computers three weeks ago. (CNN)
• 2019 Guatemalan general election: After days of disagreements, allegations of electoral fraud and several inconsistencies with the preliminary results of the general election held last Sunday, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal orders a new review of the electoral records and restarts the count. (Prensa Libre)
• After days of disagreements, allegations of electoral fraud and several inconsistencies with the preliminary results of the general election held last Sunday, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal orders a new review of the electoral records and restarts the count. (Prensa Libre)
• 2019 Conservative Party leadership election: Home Secretary Sajid Javid is eliminated after coming in fourth place in the fourth round of voting. Boris Johnson remains the front runner, with Michael Gove and Jeremy Hunt coming in second and third place respectively. (BBC)In the fifth round of voting, Gove is controversially eliminated. The party membership run-off vote will be between Johnson and Hunt. (The Guardian)
• Home Secretary Sajid Javid is eliminated after coming in fourth place in the fourth round of voting. Boris Johnson remains the front runner, with Michael Gove and Jeremy Hunt coming in second and third place respectively. (BBC)
• In the fifth round of voting, Gove is controversially eliminated. The party membership run-off vote will be between Johnson and Hunt. (The Guardian)
• 2020 United States Senate election in Alabama: Roy Moore announces that he will run for U.S. Senate again in Alabama, defying the wishes of Donald Trump and the Republican Party. (CNBC)
• Roy Moore announces that he will run for U.S. Senate again in Alabama, defying the wishes of Donald Trump and the Republican Party. (CNBC)
• David Gilmour auctions 120 guitars of his personal collection, raising $21.5 million, including $3.975 million for The Black Strat, his most iconic guitar. (Christie's) (Rolling Stone)
• 2019 NBA Draft: Zion Williamson of Duke University is selected first by the New Orleans Pelicans. (ESPN)
• Zion Williamson of Duke University is selected first by the New Orleans Pelicans. (ESPN)
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News articles

• b'As Hong Kong Erupted Over Extradition Bill, City\xe2\x80\x99s Tycoons Waited and Worried' b'Business titans who have prospered in the global financial center feared the wrath of China. They spoke out only after Beijing wavered. China\xe2\x80\x99s rise has enriched, and intimidated, them.' [..]
• b'A \xe2\x80\x98Sorceress\xe2\x80\x99 in Brazil, a \xe2\x80\x98Wink\xe2\x80\x99 in India: Walmart Pleads Guilty After a Decade of Bribes' b'A settlement ends an inquiry into the retailer\xe2\x80\x99s dealings with government officials around the globe, which came after a New York Times report in 2012.' [..]
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