Sunday June 23, 2019

Holidays

• J??i (L?go) - Latvia
• Saint Jonas Day - Lithuania
• The Happiest day of the year is June 23 according to a recent study completed by the Cardiff University in Cardiff, Wales (a part of the Russell Group of British universities). [4]
• National holiday - Luxembourg
• Midsummer's Eve, Christianized the eve of the feast of Saint John the Baptist, is celebrated in much of Northern Europe and the British Islands
• Victory Day - Estonia
• Father's Day - Poland
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Events

• Yemeni Civil War (2015–present): Houthis launch a drone strike that kills a Syrian and wounds 21 more. The attack takes place at the Abha International Airport, which was attacked two weeks ago with a ballistic missile. (Reuters)There are unconfirmed reports of another attack at the Jizan Airport, although there has been no confirmation. (Business Insider)Houthis warn of worse attacks if Saudi Arabia continues its escalation and aggression in Yemen. (Xinhua)
• Houthis launch a drone strike that kills a Syrian and wounds 21 more. The attack takes place at the Abha International Airport, which was attacked two weeks ago with a ballistic missile. (Reuters)
• There are unconfirmed reports of another attack at the Jizan Airport, although there has been no confirmation. (Business Insider)
• Houthis warn of worse attacks if Saudi Arabia continues its escalation and aggression in Yemen. (Xinhua)
• Boko Haram insurgency: Twenty-six Boko Haram militants and 11 Chadian soldiers are killed in an ambush after the soldiers recover cattle that the militants had seized. Nine Chadian soldiers are injured. (Yahoo News)
• Twenty-six Boko Haram militants and 11 Chadian soldiers are killed in an ambush after the soldiers recover cattle that the militants had seized. Nine Chadian soldiers are injured. (Yahoo News)
• Internal conflict in Myanmar: Twenty Myanmar soldiers and two Arakan Army insurgents are killed in clashes in Mrauk-U Township, Rakhine State. (Radio Free Asia)
• Twenty Myanmar soldiers and two Arakan Army insurgents are killed in clashes in Mrauk-U Township, Rakhine State. (Radio Free Asia)
• Persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany: A ceremony is held at the former site of Germany’s Buchenwald concentration camp to remember people imprisoned there because they were thought to be gay. (Japan Times)
• A ceremony is held at the former site of Germany’s Buchenwald concentration camp to remember people imprisoned there because they were thought to be gay. (Japan Times)
• 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis: Chilean President Sebastián Piñera says he agrees with Argentine President Mauricio Macri that the "corrupt dictatorship of Maduro has its days numbered". (ABC ES)
• Chilean President Sebastián Piñera says he agrees with Argentine President Mauricio Macri that the "corrupt dictatorship of Maduro has its days numbered". (ABC ES)
• June 2019 Istanbul mayoral election: The re-run Istanbul mayoral election concludes with a victory for opposition leader Ekrem İmamoğlu and defeat for the ruling AK Party. (BBC)
• The re-run Istanbul mayoral election concludes with a victory for opposition leader Ekrem İmamoğlu and defeat for the ruling AK Party. (BBC)
• 2019 in the Czech Republic: Hundreds of thousands take to the streets of Prague to demand the resignation of Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš in the country's biggest protest since the Velvet Revolution in 1989. (BBC) (CNN)
• Hundreds of thousands take to the streets of Prague to demand the resignation of Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš in the country's biggest protest since the Velvet Revolution in 1989. (BBC) (CNN)
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News articles

• b'5 Lessons From Microsoft\xe2\x80\x99s Antitrust Woes, by People Who Lived It' b'The Microsoft case from the 1990s provides a road map for today\xe2\x80\x99s tech giants and regulators.' [..]
• b'A Machine May Not Take Your Job, but One Could Become Your Boss' b'The goal of automation has always been efficiency. What if artificial intelligence sees humanity itself as the thing to be optimized?' [..]
• See all financial news of June 23rd, 2019