Thursday May 31, 2018: on this day

Here's what happened on May 31, 2018:

• 2018 nicaraguan protests: after violent protests against nicaraguan president daniel ortega, catholic bishops have cancelled the episcopal conference talks they had planned with the government. according to nicaraguan human rights center 11 people were killed by pro-government armed group.
• Transport in iran: strikes by truck owners continue in 177 cities for the tenth straight day. in all the major iranian cities, fuel shortages are being reported and there are long lines at petrol stations.
• At midnight, the united states will impose 25% tariffs on steel imports from canada, mexico, and the european union.
• Mexico responds with similar levies on pork legs and apples, grapes, cheeses, and steel. according to the secretariat of economy, the measures will remain in effect until the u.s. removes its new tariffs.
• Chrystia freeland, canadian foreign minister, announces dollar for dollar retaliatory tariffs in the amount of 10% or 25% on a range of goods, including steel, aluminum and whiskey. the list is worth $16.6 billion. justin trudeau, prime minister of canada, denounces the "affront" to canada's security partnership.
• Support for military action in iran: ex-israeli spy chief tamir perdo revealed that prime minister benjamin netanyahu had directed the israeli defence forces (idf) to prepare for military actions against iran in 2011.
• European convention on human rights. the european court of human rights ruled that both the romanian government and the lithuanian government knew they were hosting cia secret prisons in 2005. both countries participated in the us extraordinary rendition programme. each country can be acknowledged one case. poland was also detained for operating a secret cia jail four years ago.
• According to the european court of human rights, both the lithuanian and romanian governments knew that they were hosting secret prisons run by the cia in 2005. both countries participated in the us extraordinary rendition programme. each country can be acknowledged one case. poland was also condemned four years ago for operating a secret cia jail.
• Terrorism in britain: husnain rashid, a british man who supported isis and admitted that he had threatened to attack prince george's school, pleaded guilty.
• Husnain rashid, a british man, pleaded guilty to supporting isis and admitting that it threatened prince george at school.
• Denmark's parliament votes 75-30 against covering the face with garments. this includes islamic veils like the burqa and niqab. violations of the law could result in a 1,000-kroner fine. similar bans are already in place in france, belgium, and austria.
• 2018 vote of confidence in mariano rajoy's government, gurtel case: tomorrow will see a vote on a motion of confidence against mariano rajoy's spanish prime minister. the leader of the opposition, pedro sanchez (socialist), could become the next prime minister immediately with an expected 180 votes to the 176 required.
• Tomorrow's vote will be held at the congress of deputies. the congress of deputies will host a debate on a motion of confidence against mariano rajoy, spanish prime minister. the leader of the opposition, pedro sanchez (socialist), could be elected the next prime minister immediately with an expected 180 votes to 176.
• Thirty-first amendment to the constitution of pakistan: pakistani president mamnoon hassain signs into law the official merger of federally administered tribal areas and the khyber pakhtunkhwa administration province.
• Pakistani president mamnoon hussain signs the law governing the official merger between the federally administered tribal areas and the khyber pakhtunkhwa administration province.
• Astronomers announce discovery of a 380-680-kilometre (240-405 mi) long plutino 2017. this is the fifth-largest plutino known and the largest since the discovery by 90482 orcus in 2004, when it was discovered. (minor planet center). the plutino group's eponymous member, pluto, has been found to contain dunes of methane-ice.
• Astronomers announce discovery of 2017 of, a 380-680-kilometre (240-408 mi) wide plutino. this is the fifth-largest plutino known and the largest since 2004's 90482 orcus.
• Pluto, the nameless member of the plutino family, has been found to possess dunes of methane-ice.
• The university of bristol's paleontologists announce the discovery of the oldest known lizard fossil. it is estimated to have been discovered by nature journal. megachirella wachtleri is the oldest known ancestor to all modern lizards.

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May 31, 2018: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on May 31, 2018:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $80.81
• Apple AAPL: opens at $187.22
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $99.29
• General Electric GE: opens at $14.10
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $142.81

Exchange Rates on May 31, 2018:

• 1 USD = 0.8541 EUR
• 1 USD = 108.773 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.7519 GBP
• 1 USD = 1.3202 AUD
• 1 USD = 1.2941 CAD

May 31, 2018 was a Thursday and it was the 151st day of the year 2018 in the Gregorian calendar.

May 31, 2018 can also be written as 5/31/2018 in the US and as 31/5/2018 in UK and Europe.

May 31, 2018 in May 2018 calendar

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for May 31st is Gemini.

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

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May 31, 2018: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for May 31, 2018 is Dog and the associated element is Earth.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on May 31, 2018 was Full Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on May 31, 2018 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on May 31, 2018 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 92% full, rising at 09:17 pm and setting at 07:56 am.

The previous full moon was on May 29, 2018 while the next full moon would come on Jun 28, 2018.

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Your place in the Universe on May 31, 2018

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Someone born on May 31, 2018 is:

6 years 4 months old,

or 76 months and 12 days old,

or 332 weeks and 2 days old,

or 2326 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on May 31, 2018?

There are 231 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Saturday May 31st 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on May 31, 2018?

You belong to the Gen Alpha generation if you were born on May 31, 2018.

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Famous people died on May 31, 2018:

• Joseíto Mateo
• Aníbal Quijano
• Étienne Sansonetti
• Marcello Girotto
• Ernesto Bono
• Olmes Neri

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