Saturday February 23, 2019

Holidays

• Saint Milburga
• Roman Empire - Terminalia held in honor of Terminus.
• Russia - Defender of the Fatherland Day (formerly Red Army Day or Day of Soviet Army and Navy).
• Blessed odilia of Mombeek
• Guyana - Mashramani-Republic Day.
• Brunei - National Day.
• Catholicism - Feast day of Saint Polycarp of Smyrna (died 155)
• Saint Lazarus (d.867)
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Events

• Trucks carrying humanitarian aid from Colombia and Brazil attempt to enter Venezuelan territory. Two trucks are set on fire on the Francisco de Paula Santander International Bridge. (Herald Sun)
• Venezuelan people clash with the Venezuelan National Guard on the Venezuela's border with Colombia and Brazil. Three people have died in southern Bolívar State. (The Guardian)
• Sixty Venezuelan National Guard personnel defect to Colombia; three of them defect after smashing a barrier at the Simón Bolívar International Bridge on the Colombia–Venezuela border in two armored vehicles, leaving some injured. A video posted on social media shows the men with their guns above their heads in a sign of surrender. (Miami Herald) (AFP) (Reuters)
• Venezuela breaks diplomatic relations with Colombia and expels all of Colombia's diplomats; however, Colombia maintains diplomatic relations with Guaidó's ambassador, Humberto Calderón Berti. (Reuters) (Colombian Foreign Minister) (Colombia's Caracol TV)
• Venezuelan opposition deputy Freddy Superlano and his assistant are poisoned at a restaurant in Cúcuta, Colombia. His assistant and cousin, Carlos Salinas, has died while Superlano is in a serious but stable condition in hospital. (Washington Post) (BNO News)
• Atlas Air Flight 3591: A Boeing 767 on a cargo flight crashes into the Trinity Bay en route from Miami to Houston, killing all three crew members. (The Weather Channel)
• A Boeing 767 on a cargo flight crashes into the Trinity Bay en route from Miami to Houston, killing all three crew members. (The Weather Channel)
• 2019 North Korea–United States Hanoi Summit: The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry announces that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will make an official visit to the country in the coming days, ahead of the upcoming summit between him and U.S. President Donald Trump in Hanoi. (Reuters)
• The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry announces that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will make an official visit to the country in the coming days, ahead of the upcoming summit between him and U.S. President Donald Trump in Hanoi. (Reuters)
• 2019 Nigerian general election: After having been postponed by a week, Nigeria's general election takes place nationwide. (DW)
• After having been postponed by a week, Nigeria's general election takes place nationwide. (DW)
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News articles

• 3 Borrowers Win Case on Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness A federal judge said the Department of Education had changed its policies without proper notice, throwing the lives of the student-loan borrowers into chaos. [..]
• China’s Entrepreneurs Are Wary of Its Future Behind the scenes, businesspeople worry that Beijing has become more interested in solidifying its control over people’s lives than promoting economic growth. [..]
• See all financial news of February 23, 2019