Thursday July 25, 2019

Holidays

• St. Thea
• Roman festivals - Furinalia
• Cuba - Eve of Revolution Day
• Mexico - Anniversary of the Foundation of Santiago de QuerTtaro
• Puerto Rico - Constitution Day (1952)
• Tunisia - Republic Day (1957)
• Virgin Islands - Hurricane Supplication Day
• Inca - festival in honor of Ilyap'a
• Ebernoe Horn Fair, Sussex, England
• St. Valentine
• St. Paul
• St. Nissen
• St. Cucufas/Cougat
• St. Christopher
• Costa Rica - Anniversary of the Annexation of Guanacaste Province
• Galiza - National Day (Dia da Patria Galega).
• Roman Catholicism - the feasts of at least 7 saints: St. Saint James the Great, the patron saint of Spain.
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Events

• Japan–North Korea relations: North Korea tests two new missiles that land in the Sea of Japan, though not within Japanese territory. Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya condemns the testing as "extremely regrettable". (Al Jazeera) (DW)
• North Korea tests two new missiles that land in the Sea of Japan, though not within Japanese territory. Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya condemns the testing as "extremely regrettable". (Al Jazeera) (DW)
• A number of national maximum temperature records are broken, several surpassing records set the previous day: Germany sees 42.6 °C (108.7 °F) at Lingen, Belgium 41.8 °C (107.2 °F) at Begijnendijk and The Netherlands 40.7 °C (105.3 °F) at Gilze en Rijen. (Accuweather) (The Guardian)
• The United Kingdom reports a temperature reading of 38.1 °C (100.6 °F) in Cambridge, the second highest UK temperature yet recorded. It is subsequently confirmed that a reading of 38.7 °C (101.7 °F) is verified, also in Cambridge, beating the previous record of 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) set in Faversham, Kent on 10 August 2003 to become the new national record. (The Guardian)
• All-time records for various cities and towns in Western Europe are broken, most notably Paris, reaching a temperature of 42.6 °C (108.7 °F).
• Capital punishment in the United States: U.S. Attorney General William Barr resumes the federal usage of the death penalty. Five inmates are expected to be executed between December 2019 and January 2020. If carried out, these would be the first federal executions in the United States in sixteen years. (CNBC) (The New York Times)
• U.S. Attorney General William Barr resumes the federal usage of the death penalty. Five inmates are expected to be executed between December 2019 and January 2020. If carried out, these would be the first federal executions in the United States in sixteen years. (CNBC) (The New York Times)
• At least four people are killed and two wounded in a shooting spree that spread across multiple Los Angeles neighborhoods. Police tackled and arrested the suspect, Gerry Zaragoza, after a 12-hour manhunt. (CNN) (Reuters via AOL.com)
• The 92-year-old and first freely-elected President of Tunisia, Beji Caid Essebsi, dies. Tunisian parliament President Mohamed Ennaceur takes the role of interim president. (Associated Press), (BBC News)
• 2019 Algerian protests: Algerian interim president Abdelkader Bensalah appoints a six-member panel to set a presidential election date. The previous date of July 4 was cancelled due to lack of candidates amid mass protests. (Reuters)
• Algerian interim president Abdelkader Bensalah appoints a six-member panel to set a presidential election date. The previous date of July 4 was cancelled due to lack of candidates amid mass protests. (Reuters)
• Outfielder Stevie Wilkerson of the Baltimore Orioles becomes the first position player in Major League Baseball history to record a save, doing so in a 10–8 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. (CBS)
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News articles

• b'Alphabet Earnings: Profits Triple and Slump Worries Ease' b'Wall Street was concerned that ad sales were slowing for Google\xe2\x80\x99s parent company. But analysts are still looking for growth in other business lines.' [..]
• b'Amazon Earnings: Impatient Shoppers Help Lift Sales 20 Percent' b'Amazon has expanded one-day shipping options in hopes of increasing sales.' [..]
• See all financial news of July 25th, 2019