#between brazil and abu dhabi 2022

[umlewis]

"Last weekend with this legend. He’ll probably be back, but just in case. It’s been real @.sebastianvettel ~" - november 18, 2022 📷 @.lewishamilton / instagram

[norris55s]

the great war - max verstappen

mercedes driver schumacher reader x max verstappen social media au (set from 2021 and beyond)

a/n: this was a ride lol and it took me forever but i liked my own idea and i hope its kinda good :) fc is sydney sweeney

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France, 2021.

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Austria, 2021

f1news

f1news: It seems that the Hamilton-Verstappen rivalry doesn't end with them, with the hostility between Y/N Schumacher and Max Verstappen amping up despite their childhood friendship. They are reportedly not on speaking terms after Verstappen's aggressive move on Schumacher to take the lead in the French Grand Prix that ended in her DNF. She is now reported to be on her Mercedes' side, hoping for her teammates eighth title, instead of her initial neutral stance.

ferrarilove: are we going through brocedes without them even fighting each other for the championship

leclercnorris: i can't believe a championship battle will take another pair of childhood best friends

sebvettelchamp: once again childhood best friends to platonic soulmates to enemies to strangers when will this end

hamiltonszn: as she should

hearteyesnorris: this season has more drama than i would've ever hoped for

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Great Britain, 2021

f1news:

f1news: Lewis Hamilton's teammate was not happy with his celebrations after the Silverstone Grand Prix, with Y/N Schumacher avoiding Mercedes' over the top win party even with her podium finish. She is very upset about it, considering Max Verstappen was in the hospital after the impact of the first-lap collision, where she was reportedly seen.

maxv33rstappen: At least someone has a moral backbone in that team.

scuderialewis: lmao she's such a double faced bitch

carlandofate: it's getting rowdy

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Belgium, 2021

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Italy, 2021

f1news

f1news: Max Verstappen and Y/N Schumacher arrive to the Monza paddock together, with a reconciliation evident after the Silverstone crash fiasco.

schumi33: WE WON

ynbabygirl: not a mercedes civil war brewing instead

f1news

f1news: In response to Y/N's statements about the Monza crash, Max said: "It was an unfortunate racing incident, not something I wanted to happen."

verstappensainz: they were JUST doing better i can't

checosakhir: what's worse the downfall of the mercedes power duo or the downfall of schumacherstappen

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Turkey, 2021

f1news

f1news: Turkey marks Y/N Schumacher's first win of the season. Max Verstappen congratulates her with a hug.

ricciardoheart: lewis' face at the hug was priceless

gaslyyyy: how about toto? lmfao

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United States, 2021

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Mexico, 2021

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Brazil, 2021

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Abu Dhabi, 2021

f1news

f1news: Y/N Schumacher on who she wishes will win the championship this weekend: "I'll be happy either way. So much has been made personal and it's not. When I realized that I was much happier and I have enjoyed the season and this titan battle more than ever. This isn't my battle, but they're both really good friends and I appreciate that too much to risk it. However, as Lewis' teammate I will do whatever I can to help."

y/nschumacher

y/nschumacher: It was a tough season with lots of mixed emotions. I'm so grateful for the team, and so proud of their Constructor's Championship. For now all I want to say is congratulations to lewishamilton for an incredible season; we will get you the eighth. And congratulations maxverstappen33! I have seen how hard you've worked for this dream, and now you're living it.

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f1news

f1news: Y/N Schumacher seen at Max Verstappen's championship after party.

lewiswonder: oh she deserves a place in hell

formuladutch: orange army we move for her

schumacherstar: the death threats are gonna get so bad... jesus

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New Year's Eve, 2022

f1waggossip

f1waggossip: As if 2021 didn't have enough drama, we are starting off 2022 with a bang as Max and Y/N were spotted sharing a New Year's Eve kiss.

hamiltonteam44: no wonder the dumb bitch was so eager to see crashstappen win

lhfourtyfour: never beating the wh0re allegations!

schumacherprincess: so hateful and misogynistic. maybe listen to lewis' position on feminism once?

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2022

f1waggossip

f1waggossip: Despite being constantly asked about the nature of their relationship, Max Verstappen and Y/N Schumacher have refused to answer questions on the topic, focusing on the 2022 season as Red Bull and Mercedes struggle in the beginning of it. However, they are constantly seen outside of races, continuing to fuel rumors.

norrizzz: what do y'all want them to say lol they're probably fearing for their lives

schumachersiblings: for whatever its worth its cute lol

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2023

f1waggosip

f1waggossip: The secret everyone already knew is out. The Schumacherstappen relationship is confirmed with a very public kiss, after Max won his third world championship in Qatar.

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2024

y/nschumacher

y/nschumacher: Lewis, it has been the honor of a lifetime to race alongside you as your teammate. You have supported me from the moment you met me, raising me up when you rose up. Every part of me that is any good at racing has learnt it from you. I'm eternally grateful, and I wish you all the best in your new, red adventure. Don't ever forget your girl in black and green. Let's enjoy 2024!

lewishamilton: Love you, kid.

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2025

y/nschumacher

y/nschumacher: I vowed I would always be yours if we survived the great war. And then we became teammates four years later. I love you, Max. I can't wait to beat a four time world champion in equal machinery.

maxverstappen1: I love you. Always have.

[valyrfia]

*insert michael jackson gif*

Let it go with the excuses already, today was on him he couldn't even beat his teammate today how you people expect him to fight max?he will put it in the wall in the last lap, oh wait it already happened, my bad

also max recommended devries lol let's not take those guys words , charles is currently fighting fraud allegations, unless his 2019 or 2022 start is coming it's only going downhill

Okay, fine, I'll bite. Let's compare Charles's and Carlos's perfomances in order to try and determine with as little bias as possible.

In order to constrain our parameters of our investigation to their current abilities as drivers, let's take the our period of investigation to be the whole of the 2023 season, plus the first three races of the 2024 season. We'll exclude the following races for Carlos due to circumstances beyond his control: Qatar 2023 (fuel leak leading to DNS), Las Vegas 2023 (10 place grid penalty due to track not being properly maintained), Jeddah 2024 (appendicitis). Likewise, we'll exclude the following races for Charles due to circumstances beyond his control: Bahrain 2023 (DNF due to technical issues), Jeddah 2023 (10 place grid penalty due to exceeding allowed quota), COTA 2023 (DSQ), Brazil (DNS due to faulty hydraulics).

There are cases to be made for other races for both of them, but these are races where they were either involved in a collision leading to a DNF or where grid penalties apply, so there's argument for driver error there. With regard to grid penalties, we're going to go by the final decisions made by the stewards regardless of whether the penalties were appealed or not. Races where they suffered technical issues in race but they still finished are not counted, as it shows a driver's ability to handle an unpredictable car.

Before we discount the races listed above entirely, let's have a look at where the driver who didn't have difficulties finished.

So we're discarding pretty much the same number of points between them, so I feel happy discarding the following 7 races entirely from this analysis: Bahrain 2023, Jeddah 2023, Qatar 2023, COTA 2023, Brazil 2023, Las Vegas 2024, Jeddah 2024. Furthermore, in Las Vegas, Carlos finished 6th and in Jeddah, Charles finished 7th. This brings their points total across the discarded races to 46 for Carlos, 45 for Charles. However, Charles managed to score those points over fewer points-scoring races, and with a higher average finishing position, so for the sake of not convoluting ourselves we'll call it even and commit to just examining the points and stats of the remaining races not excluded from our investigation. The table below shows those stats. For simplification, sprints are not considered.

So I think there are a few key things we want to consider: overall performance, reasons for retirements and driver reliability over our chosen time period. So we'll go one by one for each and examine in a little more depth.

For overall performance, it's easiest to see in a quick head to head. Carlos wins in race wins, Charles wins in poles, they tie in number of retirements (although Carlos was classified in ABU23 due to finishing 90% of the race distance), Charles wins in higher average finishing position, Charles wins in higher points total.

Next, we move on to reasons for retirement. Charles retired twice, once upon collision with Lance in Australia 23, and once in Zandvoort due to a damaged floor. Carlos retired once in Belgium 23 due to a collision with Oscar Piastri and once in Abu Dhabi 23 due to being lapped and running last without pitting.

For driver reliability, I want to consider the variance in Charles and Carlos's race finishes for reliability. A quick recap for the non-STEM people who may be reading this: the variance measures the spread of numbers in a dataset, and how far away they are from the dataset's mean. Thus, a smaller variance indicates less spread in positions that a driver has finished in, in turn indicating higher reliability. Charles has a variance of 6.46, Carlos has a variance of 8.25. It is therefore possible to conclude that Charles is the more reliable driver of the two. While on the subject of reliability, it is also worth noting that Charles has not dropped outside the top 5 since Monza last year.

So overall, anon, I'm afraid I have to reject your notion that Charles is washed or even approaching becoming washed. The data show otherwise. The only category where Carlos is superior to Charles in our time frame is race wins, race wins where Charles deliberately adhered to Ferrari strategy in order to help Carlos, and Max Verstappen was out of commission for the win for one reason or another. Carlos wins in luck, but for driver reliability, points scored, finishing position, Charles is the clear winner and the numbers show it.

[youjustwaitsunshine]

Seb helmets: the long awaited sequel

Mugello 2020:

Not on Seb's website, but still on ferraris instagram, Seb had this helmet to celebrate Ferraris 1000th gp. (in the same week, he announced his move to aston martin)

Turkish GP 2021

a beautiful sea creature design to remind us to save our oceans. i personally really love the turtles

Singapore GP 2022

gorgeous neon rainbow on super light absorbent black design. now it can be said with finality (as of yet): jens munser and sebastian vettel never missed when it was about helmets in singapore. i have a keychain of this helmet so I'm especially fond of it.

British GP 2022

ngl i cried a bit just from pulling those pictures up again. he is so loved. i love how even though we know barely anything about sebs family, this helmet shows so much personality from his kids and hanna. this is the most gorgeous helmet of them all. however, shoutout to the subtle nigel mansell design hed have driven with if his family hadn't made a secret birthday helmet for him.

Abu Dhabi 2022

I'm so so proud to be a fan of a driver who loves his fans. The few times I've met Seb, he's always taken his time - often more than allotted - to greet as many people as he could, pose for pictures sign things etc. He feels very genuine in showing his appreciation for his fans and so I think this helmet is a beautiful monument to the love people have for him. He is deeply beloved and in turn, he loves his fans and has shown this from his retirement message that was so much more personal than a press release, over the time between the announcement to his last race and beyond. This helmet is a testament to the way we love Seb and the way he loves us back.

USGP 2022

Peace and Love baby! this gorgeous woodstock inspired piece is incredibly gaudy and glittery and very unapologetically so. i love it deeply but opinions were very split on it

Japan 2022

a very cleverly done thank you to helmet provider arai. who doesn't love opening packages? especially one as beautiful as this one! it's a bit sad to not have the little ninja mascot on the helmet for sebs last f1 race in japan, however, with his 2022 helmet designs being so beautiful and elevated, he outgrew it a bit. important side note about japan 2022 here is sebs battle to the line with fernando alonso.

Hungary 2021

Let us remember this GP for the joy it brought and not the desperation that followed. Seb came, saw and served cunt in his rainbow sneakers, rainbow shirt, rainbow mask and rainbow helmet. He drove to the podium and nothing bad or terrible happened after.

Brazil 2022

the intertwined bars of the german and then, further up, the climate change flag (and the brazilian one on top) are reminiscent of the 2018 german gp helmet!

Austria 2022

The iconic bee helmet! I actually have a few pics of this one from the Austrian GP that i took myself. Even though that GP specifically sucked so hard it made Seb sway towards retiring, the helmet is beautiful and iconic.

Honourable Mentions:

- Miami 2022: the snorkel helmet! first GP underwater, also premiering sebs GIGANTICALLY OVERSIZED climate change t shirt also found in his shoo

- Canada 2022: Canadas Climate Crimes/ stop mining tar sands. this one made a politician on twitter sooooo angry. it lost her rant a bit of credibility that she directly profited from the tar sand mining.

- LGBTQ+ CLEAN OUR OCEANS (Abu Dhabi 2021): the world's to do list. i mostly have to laugh at the unlucky placement of the lgbtq+ and the clean our oceans phrase. why are the cishets exempt from cleaning our oceans? questionable.

- Race4Women: Saudi Arabia 2021. a return of the beautiful day-glow paint.

almost all of sebs helmets are either on the sebsite or deep in jens munsers archives (difficult but not impossible to find)

Seb helmet masterpost

[herohimbowhore]

Sunset Lap vs. Storm Lap: A Dichotomy Between Two Drivers

Something that's been running in my mind a lot is how we view drivers and events in Formula 1. There are a few ways we can go about it, with the two main ones being the imagery and the stats.

Imagery, in my opinion, is so important in Formula 1. In a sport where things change every year and no true stats or comparisons across teams/eras exist, it is the imagery that people remember.

Rubens Barrichello and Michael Schumacher crossing the finish line just 0.011 seconds apart in Indianapolis 2002. Sebastian Vettel on his knees and bowing to his Red Bull after he won the World Championship. Lewis Hamilton with the Brazilian flag wrapped around him. Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, and Sebastian Vettel doing donuts together at the end of the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The two Ferraris driving past a broken-down Red Bull.

The imagery is important in not only what we remember, but also in how we think of drivers.

Images of Charles Leclerc's 2022 Austin sunset lap and Max Verstappen's 2023 Brazil storm lap will go down as iconic Formula 1 images.

But, the images can also play into how we perceive the two drivers. Sunset vs Storm. Leclerc vs Verstappen. Ferrari vs Red Bull.

There is a visible dichotomy between Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen through the images of their laps.

Sunsets hold many meanings across literature, cultures, and art. In most cases, the sunset represents the completion of a cycle. The setting sun brings an end to a day. Often times it is attributed to the ending of something - life, laws, a journey, etc.

But other than that sunsets are also a thing of beauty. A moment in time when a golden shine settles over the earth and everything is bathed in that glow. It is the boundary between the bright skies of the day and the darkness of night. They also represent the beauty of the world.

Storms, just like sunsets, can mean many things based on how you would like to interpret them. Oftentimes, the connection to storms isn't very pleasant. Filled with thoughts of fear and impending doom. In gothic literature, storms are often seen as harbingers of doom. Foreshadowing the inevitable.

Where sunsets bathe everything in a fleeting, golden light; storms bathe everything in a lasting darkness. A destruction of nature as rain pelts everything in sight. While storms are typically destructive, they have an ability to cleanse

So how can this be used to explain the dichotomy in Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen?

The imagery in these laps exemplify how we as fans see the two drivers.

On one hand, we have Charles: il predestinato, il principe, the sun of Maranello. And on the other hand, we have Max: mad Max, the Dutch Lion, Super Max.

That's two very different types of nicknames/monikers that follow these drivers who grew up racing together.

Sunsets align with the image that has been created around Charles Leclerc. Beautiful, golden, and an expected end to the championship drought at Ferrari. He is the sun of Maranello that shines over the Scuderia. The predestined prince that will bring back glory to Maranello. Born in Monaco, raised in Maranello, Charles Leclerc is who the Tifosi have set their hopes on. Chanting "Oh Leclerc portaci il mondiale" (oh Leclerc bring up the world championship." There is no doubt that the kid who grew up with Ferrari backing, the first FDA driver to make it to Ferrari, will be the one to end the years-long drought that Ferrari has faced. When Charles did his sunset lap, we saw how he will be remembered by Ferrari and the Tifosi no matter how his career progresses, a golden moment in time. A driver who gave his all to the Scuderia and bled rosso corsa, a tifoso at heart. And when Charles Leclerc wins a championship, then he'll be the sun setting on a championship drought that has lasted well over a decade now.

Whereas, the storm is the perfect imagery for Max Verstappen and how he's made his mark on the sport. Destructive, a sign of doom, fear, inevitability, and change. Max Verstappen came into the sport so young and so many questioned if he should even have his seat. And in those early days, he made a name for himself. He was bold in the maneuvers he made, reckless some might even say. Mad Max, as said by so many of the 2010s drivers. He had Nico Rosberg terrified. Given a good car that didn't have reliability issues, everyone knew what Max Verstappen could do and the potential he held to bring Red Bull the championship. And he did do that, ending the Mercedes/Lewis dominance and starting the Red Bull/Max dominance. In 2023, as Max did a qualifying lap as a storm brew, shrouding the track in darkness, we saw a hint of how Max will be remembered. The inevitability, the man who took Formula 1 by storm and made his mark.

So imagery is very important in how we think of the drivers and the narratives that follow them. Should there be documentaries made of these drivers in years to come, it will be images like these that will be used to show who they were as drivers.

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Currently cleaning out my drafts and found this little essay of me rambling on about imagery in F1. I hope it made some sense

[callmewrinkles3]

i’m going crazy with this one

Em didn’t lose the baby in 2022 and she and Dan do get back together eventually after coparenting

This was three solid days of texting none of y’all realise how close we were to actually writing something like this.

Em didn’t lose the baby. She got her head out of the sand faster because she realised this was her chance to have a little piece of Dan. That he didn’t love her, but she could do this. She went back to London and got a hotel to tell Dan that she was pregnant and he didn’t have to be involved if he didn’t want to be. But their bad communication kicks in and Em calls Blake while she’s standing on the street because she told Dan how much she loved him and how it’s all ruined.

Their son, Ronan, is born while Dan is flying from Brazil to Abu Dhabi. Nobody in the paddock knew Em was pregnant, she and Dan are barely talking. Things are frosty. Blake’s there to support Em when she gives birth. Dan leaves Abu Dhabi straight after the race to finally meet his son.

From there he’s living on Em and Blake’s couch to be as much of a dad as he can be but it’s hard. There’s big walls between Dan and Em, they’re only talking about Ronan. The breaking point is when Ronan starts to be old enough to not need to spend every night with Em, Dan tells her about a house he’s gonna buy near the apartment so neither of them have to be far away from Ronan. This is after things thawing and getting better. They even hug. Em called him Danny again once. But then he says that and it hurts Em so much.

Dan takes the baby out for a walk but forgets a hat, and arrives back to Em sobbing in bed because how is this so fucked up when all she wanted was Dan and their son and it’s never going to be fixed. And they fix it.

I may have just spent twenty minutes reading our messages and now I’m crying again.

[blamemma]

one of the craziest things to me is that christian/rb/whoever got some really intimate knowledge about how having Michael as a trainer wasn’t beneficial to daniel and they were like perfect he can be yuki’s trainer

michael was originally hired and contacted by christian and helmut for yuki between brazil and abu dhabi 2022.....it may be that they weren't aware but it also may be that michael is an excellent trainer for yuki....the way he works and his methods might be exactly what yuki needs and wants from a trainer (and i hope it is).....what doesn't work for someone, might be exactly what works for someone else!! i also can not see daniel purposefully trying to ruin someone's career (exhibit a: him never saying a bad word about zak brown tom stallard etc etc) so i think if christian haaaaad spoken to daniel about michael, i think michael would have put in a good recommendation!! i dont think there's anything vindictive between them at all!!

[yesterdayiwrote]

I read an article that said it was only the third race Toto has missed since he got the Merc job. If thats right, its pretty good showing, and at least 2 of them in 2022. The rumour was the Japan miss this year was to do with the cost cap though, thats why Binotto and Horner also missed

Yeah I heard that although I’m not sure why the cost cap would stop them going to races? Especially as it didn’t end up releasing anyway!

I think Binotto has missed quite a few races this year, definitely more than Toto, and I get the impression Toto cancelled a lot of the time off he was taking when the car wasn’t good. I think next year we might see even less of him maybe?

It’s good that they can cut travel or work remotely. Given the ridiculous travel between Brazil and Abu Dhabi it doesn’t surprise me that they’d choose to not go to São Paulo.

[f1]

Toto Wolff insists Mercedes will be 'careful' NOT to make the same mistakes as Ferrari and Red Bull

Toto Wolff insists Mercedes will be 'careful' NOT to make the same mistakes as Ferrari and Red Bull by becoming uncompetitive after years of dominance... as he claims the team will bounce back next season after their run of eight straight titles came to a halt Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has insisted his team will not make the same mistakes Red Bull and Ferrari became less competitive after dominant spells in Formula 1 Mercedes' record-breaking run of eight championships has come to an halt Wolff is also confident that the Mercedes' team will bounce back next season   By Jacob Ranson For Mailonline Published: 10:56 EST, 30 November 2022 | Updated: 10:56 EST, 30 November 2022 Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has insisted that his team will not make the same mistakes as Red Bull and Ferrari by ensuring they remain competitive next season. Ferrari dominated the early 2000s with Michael Schumacher bagging five championships in that time frame, as he became one of the top F1 drivers. The last title they won was back in 2007 and have failed to win a title in the last 15 years while Red Bull became the top force in F1 with Sebastian Vettel between 2010 and 2013. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff insisted they will not make the same mistakes as Red Bull and Ferrari Red Bull had to wait eight years for another title when Max Verstappen won controversially in Abu Dhabi to deny Lewis Hamilton an eighth title. Wolff, however, was questioned on Mercedes' suffering similar fates after seeing a record-breaking run of eight straight championships come to an end.  Wolff told Sky Sports: 'Of course we are talking about it, we are analysing what are the reasons the teams that dominated in the past suddenly lost performance?' Mercedes' record-breaking run of eight straight championships came to a halt this campaign 'You can see with Ferrari, they lost the whole top leadership and a key driver... I think that's something you can trace back. 'With Red Bull, it was a fundamental situation that the power unit regulation changed upside down, and no works deal. So fundamental parameters changed. 'We are looking at that and thinking... we better be careful. A season has gone by in a heartbeat and we can't let it happen to look back at the end of next season and the one after, saying 'that's bitter'.' Wolff added: 'We have the same organisation, the same capability, the same funding. The other pillars are still in place.' Mercedes endured a miserable season, picking up just one win all season, the team's lowest total since 2012. George Russell finished on top of the podium in Brazil for their only win of the season, although both Russell and Hamilton became more competitive later in the season once they had made some upgrades. George Russell (pictured) finished top of the podium in Brazil for Mercedes only race win Wolff strongly believes Mercedes will bounce back in the 2023 season after Red Bull dominated during 2022 with a huge 205 point victory.  'There's no fear, but we need to be sharp,' Wolff added. 'I'm a glass half-empty man. I'm not sure at all we can bounce back to a position where we can fight for championships. 'You need to acknowledge that the competition is strong but we will do everything in our power to set our objectives and try to beat them.' Advertisement Share or comment on this article: Toto Wolff insists Mercedes will be 'careful' NOT to make the same mistakes as Ferrari and Red Bull via Formula One | Mail Online https://www.dailymail.co.uk?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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'It's not arrogance, it's math': An Alabama man asked Dave Ramsey if he should be worried about the US dollar collapsing — and the celeb's response was cutting. Here's whyEver read the story about Chicken Little and the sky falling? Americans may be feeling in a similar situation right now when reading about the “de-dollarization” of the American dollar.Don't missThe reports were concerning enough to spur Zack from Alabama to call into finance personality Dave Ramsey's show to ask how worried he should be as countries attempt to move away from the dollar.Ramsey gave him a response, but it was delivered in his usual style — naturally.“You’re spending too much time on the Internet,” Ramsey said during the episode. “China, Brazil and Russia are the three main players here. They already don’t use the U.S. dollar as their basis of international trade.”Here’s what you need to know about de-dollarization and what it means for regular Americans.Not a new international currency to replace the USDWhile Zack may have felt embarrassed by Ramsey’s directness, the host went on to explain this means there really isn’t anything to fear. Granted, the goal of these three countries, as well as some countries potentially from the Middle East, is to create their own joint currency, Ramsey stated.Such an idea has brought about the interest of some countries, including Saudi Arabia’s Finance Minister, Mohammed Al-Jadaan who has stated the country would be open to the idea.Two more countries recently agreed settle trade in their local currencies to cut transaction costs and eliminate dollar conversions. The Indian government recently announced that the country’s leading petroleum refiner, Indian Oil Corp. bought one million barrels of oil from the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company using the local rupee for the first time.Story continuesBut for a new currency to replace the dollar, it would need significant international uptake. The dollar was on one side of nearly 90% of all foreign exchange trades in April 2022, according to the Bank for International Settlements. And estimates from the Fed show that between 1999 and 2019, 96% of trade invoicing in the Americas, 74% in the Asian-Pacific region and 79% of the rest of the world were carried out in USD.Meanwhile, global trust in the dollar remains high. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said no currency currently exists that could displace the greenback.The same Fed report found that the dollar made up 60% of globally disclosed official foreign reserves as of 2021 — which the analysts say signifies the currency is expected to hold onto its value in the future without losing too much of its purchasing power.Read more: Jeff Bezos and Oprah Winfrey invest in this asset to keep their wealth safe — you may want to do the same in 2023Will this combined dollar devalue the U.S. dollar?While the dollar has reigned supreme over the better part of the last century, other countries have accused the U.S. of weaponizing that power. And countries like Russia, Saudi Arabia and China are keen to claw back some of that power.Ramsey points out that similar worries popped up when the European Union put the Euro in place: “We had this exact same crap when France did away with their own currency, Brexit was the big deal when the U.K. was going to get involved or not, and the Euro is now traded all over Europe,” said Ramsey.He went on to state that just as with the Euro, any new currency would still simply convert to the U.S. dollar. And while these countries may be large, they don’t take up a lot of the gross domestic product on a global scale.Ramsey goes on to point out that the GDP of Texas alone is higher than that of Brazil — coming in at $2.4 trillion against Brazil’s $1.6 trillion, according World Bank data.And while China certainly has a large GDP (currently at $17.73 trillion) stacked up to the $23.32 trillion the U.S. accounts for, there’s still a large amount of catching up to do on China’s part.“When you put them all together, they don’t have the muscle to take down the dollar.

They just don’t,” Ramsey said. “Whatever little currency you create in your fantasy world you’ve created over there, you’re still going to trade it for dollars.”Fear sellsUnfortunately, Ramsey and his team believe this kind of fear over dedollarisation is merely meant to get views for online news outlets. It's happened before and it'll happen again, they say.But as for the second part of the caller’s question: “Should I be concerned about how I’m saving and investing?” the hosts reassured Zack that there’s no need to change his strategy over this potential new currency.“It’s not arrogance, it’s math. It’s not that I’m blinded by the flag or patriotism,” Ramsey said. “It’s asinine.”*— with files from Bethan MoorcraftWhat to read nextThis article provides information only and should not be construed as advice. It is provided without warranty of any kind.

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Schedules and where to watch the 2022 Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix on TV and online

Formula 1 lands in Yas Marina this Sunday to experience the Abi Dhabi Grand Prix, which returns to normal schedules in Europe, and leaves the Atlantic as usual since they left the Old Continent a few weeks ago.

The last race of the year

It will be the 22nd race of the 2022 season. That is, the last of a course in which some rules have changed that have not had the desired effect. The difference is the one who dominates. Now Red Bull does it, instead of Mercedes. But its hegemony has been even more overwhelming than that of the team led by Toto Wolff. The championship has a champion since the appointment in Japan. Max Verstappen has walked this course. He has won 14 races (a record number in a single season). And his partner, Checo Pérez, has prevailed in two others. Precisely, in the field of energy drinks there is a good fire set up with both pilots due to what happened in Interlagos. The Dutchman did not exactly help the Mexican in his fight for the runner-up.

Checo Pérez vs. Leclerc

Checo is tied on 290 points with Charles Leclerc. By the way, at Ferrari, they will want to amend the mistake made with the Monegasque in the classification of the sprint race. Meanwhile, Carlos Sainz, his dance partner at the 'Scuderia', has the goal of reaching 10 podiums.

Fernando Alonso Vs. Esteban Ocon

And, of course, there is a duel between Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon. Five points separate them. The Asturian is 9th with 81 points compared to 86 for the Frenchman. That pulse in Alpine is exciting.

George Russell Vs. Lewis Hamilton

And in Mercedes, there is another duel just as interesting. George Russell, who is coming off his first F1 win in Brazil, has practically won his confrontation with Lewis Hamilton. The seven-time champion is 25 points behind his partner on the Brackley team. Of course, the '44' will want to treat himself to winning a race this year (if he doesn't, it would be something that would sully his immaculate resume since he was in the 'Great Circus'). And, on the other hand, he returns to the scene of his worst nightmares. In Yas Marina, he lost what would have been his eighth World Cup in the last lap. That 'Safety Car', the decisions of Michael Masi, Verstappen…

How and where to watch the 2022 F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on TV and online: As always, you can follow the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix through MARCA.com and Radio MARCA. On television, it can be seen live on DAZN and on Movistar +.

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Toto Wolff rues lost development time, praises Red Bull 'sweetness'

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Toto Wolff rues lost development time, praises Red Bull 'sweetness'

Mercedes can almost turn the page to 2023, with just races in Brazil and Abu Dhabi remaining in their woeful 2022 season.

Being too innovative has essentially caused a number of the Germans issues this season, with the W13 having been their worst-designed car of the hybrid era.

The team are likely more than ready to say goodbye to the ‘diva’, with the side’s technical director admitting that fixing the issues with the car has been like peeling an onion.

Porpoising has been the overall cause to their struggles, as the side have had to helplessly watch on as Red Bull and Ferrari escaped into the distance.

READ: Max Verstappen reacts to Lewis Hamilton Mercedes extension

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes his side have fallen “eight to 10 months” behind in development, due to prioritising so much time towards overcoming their bouncing problem, which caused Lewis Hamilton severe spinal pain.

Since sorting out the issue, the gap between Mercedes and the leading duo has decreased, with the Silver Arrows having had a better package than Ferrari at recent rounds.

Despite this, it does appear to be too little too late for the 2014-2021 Constructors’ Champions, who are 40 points behind the Italians in the battle for second in the table.

Wolff has admitted that his team are “playing the long game” but that they at least “understand” how to close the gap completely.

“We believe that we understand where the gap comes from,” said Wolff.

“They [Red Bull] will carry over some of their sweetness in the car, and we’ve maybe lost eight to 10 months in terms of development because we couldn’t figure out what was wrong.

“So there’s definitely a challenge. But we’re playing the long game here, all of us, both drivers are playing the long game, the team.

“The judge around the team, of performance, is not based on a single year or weekend. It’s how we have been able to win championships over the long term.”

The team’s innovative ‘zero sidepod’ philosophy is believed to have been a large reason as to why they suffered from porpoising more than any other side, with the car having also been designed “on the deck”.

The reduction in airflow into the sidepods resulted in more air going over the chassis, which, therefore, pushed the car closer to the circuit.

READ: Sebastian Vettel delivers good news to fans as he comments on F1 return

The air between the circuit and the floor was then able to suck the W13 against it, causing the bouncing phenomena which caused Mercedes so many issues.

Mercedes’ team principal admitted that learning this was a “small level of hamster steps”, with the side set to be more careful going forward in regard to their ride height.

“We thought we could run the car on the deck,” he told Sky F1 in Austin, “but you can’t, so it’s a small level of hamster steps.”

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Hii! So idk if you take prompts (I’m sorry if you don’t 😅) but I love your writing and I’m in a mood so here I am 🥲. I heard this lyric “why should I care what happens to me” and I just feel like there’s a Maxiel fic in there somewhere. Angsty but comfort. I’m hearing a deflated Daniel say the lyric in my mind, maybe racing related? Max maybe being clueless but overtime catches that something’s bothering Daniel? Lyric is from AMY’S GRAVE by Aries btw.

Just wanted to drop this idea somewhere, maybe you also have an idea about the prompt? If not, no worries! ✨

Hi, lovely anon ❤️

I will from now on. I saw this last night before going to bed and I thought about it. So here's my take on it, based on this song

Regret isn't just a feeling, to Daniel it has a smell, very much associated with Barcelona, the sea, the tires, the dry air, the new laundry detergent. Regret sounds anything like Max and Christian voice. It was sounded like Cyril, Nico, Esteban, now it's Zak, Andrea, and Lando. It has a bitter taste that lingers in his mouth every time he sees Max with her. Regret his shape like the 2022 Red Bull, it wears the one proudly.

He thought that maybe the fourth time is the charm. But what he feared turns out to be true. The new car isn't suited for his driving. The fans called it before he could. He hates that they are right.

He's told everyone on his team to fuck off and leave him alone, kindly of course, because Daniel Ricciardo can't get properly angry. There is still a brand to sell. It's never done better since Monza last year. At least this is working.

He's alone in his motor home. He's turned the TV off, tried to find an app that can distract him but nothing really works. The only thing on his mind is regret. He regrets leaving Red Bull, obviously. He could have maybe been world Champion by now or at least helped Max get there. Instead, it was Checo. He's a legend there is no denying it. Max said it. And Daniel wished it was his name coming out of his mouth.

He'd been a fool to believe they would be fine once he left the team. They'd remain friends, but nothing more than that. Not the lovers Daniel had hoped they could be once they wouldn't be mixing work and personal life. Max tried, maybe not enough to make it work. Daniel grew resentful, and angry, not with Max but with everything else and they grew distant.

Then Daniel learns Max has a girlfriend. She's here on the tracks a lot, at his home too. he sees it all over instagram, he hates it.

He thinks about Abu Dhabi, his own shitty race, watching Max cross the finish line first, feeling torn between so fucking proud and so fucking devasted. He never doubted Max could do it, he rooted for him, he always will. But Max is getting everything he wants and deserves, none of those things include Daniel. All Daniel was able to give him then, at this moment, on what must have been the best day of his life, was a lousy side hug and a smile.

Maybe he would have given more, maybe this would have changed things. But there's no going back in the past, there is regret, and instragram posts of Max in Brazil for Christmas, Miami for the New Year, a bouquet of red roses for valentine's day and love declarations that nearly made Daniel throw up.

He should retire, at the end of this year, move on from racing. The sports seemed to have moved on from him already. He could move to L.A, shift to an acting career? Maybe his friends in the business could hook him up with an agent and stuff?

He jolts when the door of his motor home opens. He wants to yell at whoever has barged in annonced but closes his mouth when he sees Max. He doesn't ask if he can come in and invites himself. He holds a beer out for Daniel, and seats next to him.

"You didn't answer my texts." Is all that he says.

Daniel didn't mean to be rude when he just left him a blue thumb up on his hope you've arrived in Aussie, merry Christmas, happy new year, are you in Monaco next Sunday?. Daniel doesn't have any real excuse, the truth is that it hurts to reply because there would have been more texts, more conversation where he casually mentions his girlfriend without realizing this is another stab to Daniel's heart.

"Yeah, I know." He shrugs. "Why are you here?"

"Michael said it didn't go well, and I care, so cheers cunt."

"I don't, why should I care what happens to me?"

Max gives him a side glance. He's never known Daniel like this. He hates it. He doesn't know what to do. He's never done well with talking about feelings. Neither is Daniel, really.

It feels like old-time when he hugs him. It's short and sweet. It feels like the good old Red Bull days when he was having fun. He misses Daniel, so much. Not just as a teammate, he thinks about him, a lot. To the point that he had to face reality, that the only person he wanted to celebrate his championship with was him. It felt wrong to be with someone else. Every day he thought about that side hug. He put too much thought into it, he tried to find meaning. Why hug him like it was just another win and yet look at him like he's the sun?

He's had countless fights about this with her. She hates how he always seemed distracted. Being a World Champion should have been fun, it shouldn't make you ache for the old days, for a time where you were crownless but happy because he was there, a joke away from making you laugh. She doesn't like humour and takes way too many photos, mostly of hers, sometimes of him. She spreads their lives all over the internet for the world to see how happy they are. He asks her to try and keep it to a minimum. They fight about it. They faught about it, because he has had enough. He asked her to leave. He's sorry for the little girl, he cared about her, but he can't live a lie. It's too much. He should enjoy his life a World Champion, you'll never know when someone can steal your crown.

Max should tell him that he misses him, that he will care if Daniel doesn't want to, take a little bit of the weight off of his shoulder. But Max is not good with words, and not very good at expressing his feelings. So he kisses him, unexpectedly, too hard and awkwardly.

"What about her?" Daniel asks.

"She's not here anymore, she's not you."

It's enough, for now. He'll ask question later, really question his future once the season will have started. For now they just need this. For now the thing he cares about is there, almost siting on his laps and kissing him. For now Barcelona tastes like victory.

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IMAGES: German Air Force presents impressive painting scheme in one of its Eurofighters

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 07/24/2022 - 4:00 PM in Military

A Eurofighter Typhoon fighter from the German Air Force received a special painting scheme to participate in several joint military exercises. See more images and get to know the details of this special Luftwaffe mission.

On August 15, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) will be sent to the Indo-Pacific region with a group of several aircraft, thus demonstrating its operational readiness. Six Eurofighters, four A400M and three multifunction A330 MRTT (Multi Role Tanker Transport) transport/tank aircraft are in charge of arriving in Singapore in just 24 hours. For this occasion, a single Typhoon (31+11) received an impressive new special painting scheme.

With the subsequent deployment in Australia and participation in two international exercises there, the German Air Force is testing its interoperability with the Allies inside and outside NATO in the Indo-Pacific. During the Pitch Black air combat exercise, Eurofighters will practice airstrikes and defense in larger formations with their international partners. Eurofighters will be deployed in air-to-air and air-to-ground functions. In the Kakadu multinational naval combat exercise, the partners also protect ships from the air. About 250 soldiers from the German Air Force are involved.

Before returning to Germany, the participating units practice together with the Singapore Air Force and visit allies in Japan and South Korea. The two short visits of the German sub-fleets to Japan and South Korea also serve to deepen relations with local valuable partners. The first step towards a greater German military presence in the Indo-Pacific region was the implementation of the frigate "Bayern". From August 2021 to February 2022, the German Navy ship was in the maritime area between the Horn of Africa, Australia and Japan.

With the "Rapid Pacific" and participation in the two exercises, the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) are now demonstrating once again with the German Air Force their ability to form an alliance in the Indo-Pacific and its operational readiness: because the German Air Force cooperates with valuable partners around the world and at the same time is active in increasing air policing of the Baltic States in the defense of the country and the alliance.

Six Eurofighters of the Tactical Air Force Wing 74 in Neuburg an der Donau, four A400Ms of Air Transport Wing 62 in Wunstorf and three A330 MRTTs of the multinational Air Transport Association Multi Role Tanker Transport Unit in Eindhoven are moving from Germany to the Indo-Pacific for the first time. The self-imposed goal: arrival in 24 hours.

From Germany, the route passes through Italy, Greece, Israel and Jordan to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. There the pilots change. The second part of the transfer is through the Gulf of Oman, India, from the Bay of Bengal to Singapore. The aircraft will then be transferred to Darwin, where the German Air Force will participate in two international exercises in the following weeks.

Statement by Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht: "With the first deployment of the Eurofighters Air Force, A400M and tankers to the Indo-Pacific region from August, we are showing that we are also thinking about security beyond Europe."

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  In sports, as in life, sometimes the biggest actions come from the smallest voices. Starting a week in which Nike launched its massive “Equality” initiative, designed to bring attention to racial justice,” via multipage newspaper ads starring LeBron James, Serena Williams, Megan Rapinoe, and Kevin Durant, and in a corresponding spot that aired during the Grammys, a New Jersey coed youth basketball team decided to forfeit its entire season rather than kick two female teammates off the team. After a New Jersey CYO league director handed down the ruling that a coed basketball team was not allowed in the boy’s league, players on the St. John’s fifth grade team voted unanimously to forego the season, according to NJ.com. “After the opposing team left the gym as did the officials,” the St. John’s team split up and scrimmaged each other…wearing #UnityGames T-shirts. In a time in which we need it more than ever, these youngsters didn’t just hypothesize that sports delivers unity. They proved it.

    As the NBA gears up for its annual All-Star break in New Orleans, the Brooklyn Nets become the fourth NBA team to sign a jersey sponsor. According to SportsBusiness Journal, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment announced a deal between the Nets and software company Infor. Sources close to the deal report that Infor will pay the team $8 million annually to have its patch on the jersey front. In addition to the patch, Infor will have a new branding presence throughout Barclays Center and the HSS Training Center in Brooklyn. This marks Infor's “first North American sports sponsorship.” The Nets now join the Philadelphia 76ers (StubHub), Boston Celtics (GE), and Sacramento Kings (Blue Diamond) as the only teams to have signed jersey sponsors thus far. Over the next three years, teams will evaluate the additional revenue, corporate partnerships, and activation opportunities and undoubtedly refine and expand the program. StubHub as a pioneer, GE as a blue chip company, and other corporations will weigh in to increase creative corporate participation in the NBA and other sports.

  Golden State Warriors guard and Under Armour golden boy Stephen Curry usually stays away from political statements, but not this time. Curry publicly responded to comments about Donald Trump made by Under Armour Founder & CEO Kevin Plank. According to the East Bay Times, Plank shared with CNBC’s “Fast Money Halftime Report” that it “is a real asset for the country” to have “such a pro-business President.” The comments left Curry questioning whether or not Under Armour had changed its values. “Every mantra that I live by, they share that,” said Curry. “And so when you blur the lines of business and politics, there is an opportunity for things to get muddy.” Plank and Curry reportedly have since spoken to clarify any confusion, and Under Armour has moved quickly to cover its tracks. Regardless of party affiliation, sports messages and endorsements are highly visible, frequently watched, and largely misconstrued.

  As pitchers and catchers prepare to report to spring training in Lakeland, Florida, Detroit Tigers fans and the sports industry prepare to mourn owner Mike Illitch. Illitch, who "rose from a humble west-side neighborhood to assemble a food, sports and entertainment empire that enabled him to return the Stanley Cup to Hockeytown, build both a new arena and a ballpark," passed away on Friday at the age of 87, according to the Detroit Free Press. Under Ilitch, the Tigers made two trips to the World Series and the Red Wings won four Stanley Cups. A private man, Ilitch bought the Red Wings in 1982, purchased the Tigers a decade later from Domino's Pizza Founder Tom Monaghan, and fought through complicated political and funding issues to get a the ballpark now known as Comerica Park completed. He also turned Little Caesars Pizza into a $3.4 billion business, "invested in downtown Detroit long before anyone else, and turned the Tigers and Red Wings into perennial contenders." This old school owner built a sports and community legacy that should serve as a model for generations of franchise owners to come.

Despite losing in heartbreaking fashion to the Patriots in Super Bowl LI, the Atlanta Falcons continue to sell PSLs at a high rate. According to The Daily, the team’s ticket sales for the soon-to-be-open Mercedes-Benz Stadium are still going strong into the offseason. “From the conclusion of the game through the close of business Monday, the Falcons received 560 unique inbound requests for PSLs and tickets at the venue.” That marker is the highest number of inbound ticket requests the day following a game all season, including playoffs. “In the same period, 256 PSL sales were completed online, the highest single-day online sales total since sales began.” The Falcons have now sold just over 76% of all available PSLs “and suite inventory is at 90% sold.” The new stadium is expected to be among the league’s finest – right up there with AT&T Stadium in Dallas and U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The opening of Mercedes-Benz Stadium should continue the Falcons upward trajectory in value and league importance (regardless of the final 24 minutes of Super Bowl LI).

  In preparing for the 2022 World Cup, Qatar faces a challenge that other host countries have shared: it needs to build not only soccer stadiums, but cities. According to the BBC, Qatar is spending an astonishing $500 million per week on major infrastructure projects in preparation for the 2022 soccer tournament. Qatar Finance Minister Ali al-Emadi confirmed this number and noted that he expects the spending to continue at this rate for “three to four years as new stadiums, motorways, rail links and hospitals are built.” In total, more than $200 billion will be spent by the Middle-Eastern country – far more than the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, which reportedly cost that country $11 billion. Al-Emadi expects all of the projects to be completed on time for the beginning of the tournament, though complaints about migrant worker conditions plague the Qatar building process. Precedent for the mega-infrastructure build:  Dubai and Abu Dhabi were constructed almost overnight into two and four million respective populations. Oil money, enlightened development expertise, and world-class infrastructure propelled the United Arab Emirates – let’s see what happens in neighboring Qatar.

  The British are making a significant investment to secure their first America’s Cup victory in 166 years. According to the London Times, racing star Sir Ben Ainslie has “launched the boat which he hopes will win the America’s Cup back from Great Britain.” The boat, named Rita, like all of Ainslie’s boats, was developed in collaboration with Land Rover and cost upwards of $125 million. The hope is that a combination of Ben Ainslie’s “proven genius as a racer, the best technologies harnessed from the British automotive industry and cutting-edge design can make 2017 a landmark year.” The boat has an “F-1-style” to it, with aerodynamic improvements created with the assistance of artificial intelligence that are meant to give the boat an advantage over its competitors. “The America’s Cup is the one we have never won,” said Ainslie. “It’s a bit of a sore point. We want to get the job done and bring the cup home.” When countries throw substantial infrastructure, public support, and funding toward a sport, success usually follows (see Chinese gymnastics). Interesting to look forward to British sailing and Tokyo 2020.

  In wake of the nation’s state-sponsored doping scandal, Russia is set to be banned from this summer’s World Para Athletics Championships in London. According to the London Telegraph, Russia was expelled from the “International Association of Athletics Federation’s version of the event” following its orchestration of the “biggest doping scandal in history.” The scandal plagued Russia in its build-up to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics this past summer as well. While a final decision on this matter will not be made until May, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency would need to be declared compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code before the event takes place if it wants to participate, which is not possible; the earliest RUSADA is expected to be "declared compliant" with the WADA code is November. The head of the World Athletics Championships said he now "backs Russia’s exclusion from the event because of the country’s continuing refusal to admit that it had a state-organized doping system." Hopefully, the bans are not met with controversy, denial, and political intrigue. Rather, a common vision toward credibile antidoping measures and long-term cleanup.

  The Golden State Warriors are the best team in basketball and their ticket prices reflect just that. According to ESPN.com, the Warriors are “raising ticket prices once again,” with increases coming between 15-25%. A courtside seat will now cost you $715, up from $625, while the cheapest seat in Oracle Arena will rise from $32 to $40. At the start of the Warriors' "recent run of success," the 2014-2015 title season, the "cheapest season-ticket price seat was $18, while courtside was $450 a game." The team’s season-ticket holder waiting list is growing at a similarly fast clip – more than 32,000 people are now waiting for season tickets. “It is the cost of doing business,” said co-owner Joe Lacob. “We have a great product and we have to pay for that product…As long as our fans want that product and we can deliver it, we’re going to do what we can.” As the Warriors continue to improve on the court and begin building their new San Francisco arena, look for variable pricing and other methods to allow consumer choice.

  Sources close to the Chicago Bulls have confirmed that the team’s front office duo of John Paxson and Gar Forman “are safe” through at least next season. According to the Chicago Tribune, Paxson, Executive Vice President/Basketball Operations, and Forman, General Manager, have been under fire over the past few years following the Bulls’ underwhelming results. A source added that the Reinsdorf ownership trusts Paxson and Forman to the point that the two would keep their jobs “even if the Bulls miss the postseason for a second straight season.” The Bulls missed big on free agency years ago when they signed Carlos Boozer instead of LeBron James, and the team’s signing of Rajon Rondo this past summer has been nothing short of controversial. “I don't know how they still have their jobs today," said Steve Rosenbloom of the Chicago Tribune. “This doesn't sound like happy news for Bulls fans hoping to see another championship in their lifetime.” The Bulls’ Michael Jordan legacy is safe, but other iconic franchises have built long-term success stories as well. Hopefully for Chicago, the Bulls will find a way to get back to the top of the basketball mountain.

  The upstart Drone Racing League has a new sponsor: German insurance group Allianz. According to the London Times, Allianz reportedly signed a sponsorship deal with the DRL worth more $10 million over two years, with plans to further “extend the partnership over five years.” Allianz is a very active sponsor of numerous sports leagues and teams across the world; its portfolio “currently includes Saracens rugby club, Formula 1, Bayern Munich and stadia across Europe.” The DRL currently airs on Sky Sports and ESPN and has Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross signed on as a key investor for the American start-up. Founder Nick Horbaczewski described the deal with Allianz as a “huge milestone” for the league, which continues to gain popularity globally. “Allianz brings an incredible brand and brand credibility to the sport, so I think it is a major legitimizing moment,” said Horbaczewski. Look for the Drone Racing League to be one of the fastest growing “niche sports” on the landscape in the next 3-5 years:  venues, sponsorships, television, etc. All of the right ingredients.

  The San Diego Chargers are officially gone, but that void may soon be filled by an MLS franchise. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego State has been “relatively quiet” on a proposal from a group of local investors to build an MLS stadium in San Diego. The proposed stadium would seat 30,000, but pushback against the plan call it “settling,” and that it is “small-time.” The SDSU football team “averaged 37,289 over six home games,” thus exceeding the capacity for the new stadium if built to its planned size. SDSU played a game at Qualcomm Stadium this past season, and the crowd of 35,000 made the game “seem like it was being played inside a library.” “We’re still discussing what that top end is going to be. It will be expandable to 40,000. That will be in the plan as we work with the architects and we lay out what the stadium site will look like,” said SDSU AD John David Wicker. Look for increased political momentum to support this project, especially since the San Diego region may view this as the “last great chance” to build a new facility to attract/keep major sports events.

  The Chicago Cubs’ success has directly translated into more business for Wrigley Field. According to Crain’s Chicago Business, Wrigley Field is near its limit for night events in 2017 after adding a Lady Gaga concert recently. The historic baseball stadium has “nine concert dates on the docket for this summer, breaking last year’s record of seven.” Adding night concerts might appear to have no direct effect on the Cubs, but this now leaves the team “little wiggle room to add night games this season without having to give up night games in 2018 under terms of a city ordinance.” The city ordinance states that the Cubs can only schedule up to 35 night games or night events each season, so every night concert added means one less night game for the reigning World Champions. As it currently stands, the Cubs have 29 scheduled night games, “meaning the five extra concerts put them at 34 night events for the year.” Inevitably, the Cubs are the “biggest thing in Chicago.” The organization predictably attempts to capitalize on the goodwill, though the neighborhood location of Wrigley Field provides economic, physical, and logistical challenges.

  The Olympics will be without longtime host Bob Costas going forward, ending the primetime host’s “record-setting run that saw him host 11 Games” for NBC since 1992. According to SportsBusiness Journal, Mike Tirico will replace Costas starting with the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Costas is speculated to remain a part of the Olympics though, from producing some special pieces to adding voice-overs to some stories. NBC Broadcasting & Sports Chair Mark Lazarus confirmed that Costas will be taking a significant “step back” in terms of his day-to-day role, though he will remain as one of the network’s key talents for its “big and iconic events.” “This is a great way to pass the torch from one iconic figure to someone who’s on his way to becoming an iconic figure in the sports broadcasting world,” said Lazarus. Costas had been planning on reevaluating his role with the network for years, but thought it would be best to stay committed through the 2016 Rio Olympics. Enberg, Scully, Musburger, Gowdy – Costas. Hopefully, the next generation of “iconic broadcasters” can live up to this legacy.

  Following a horrendous 1-15 season, the Cleveland Browns will reduce season ticket costs by 40%. According to the Akron Beacon Journal, this coming season will mark the eighth time in nine years that the team will not raise ticket prices. The Browns will now rank “either 31st or 32nd in the NFL for season-ticket prices per game this year.” Meanwhile in Chicago, the Bears are raising ticket prices following two years of stagnant prices. Most Soldier Field sections will receive a 1-4% price increase, while “some will see a price decrease.” The increase comes to the displeasure of many after “each of the final four homes games were played before at least 10,000 empty seats at Solider Field.” The Los Angeles Rams, finally, informed season-ticket holders that prices will not go up at the L.A. Coliseum. Prices are expected to "increase dramatically" in 2019 when their new $2.6 billion stadium opens, which will include the cost of PSLs. Good to see that the ticket market bears some resemblance to on-field performance (at least in Cleveland). Obviously, the pricing will go “through the roof” in Los Angeles when the new stadium opens. As for Chicago, raising prices after last year’s performance merely means that the Bears have new incentives to turn their on-field performance around.

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2019 (MMXIX) is the current year, and is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2019th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 19th year of the 3rd millennium, the 19th year of the 21st century, and the 10th and last year of the 2010s decade.

2019 has been assigned as International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements by the United Nations General Assembly[1] given that it coincides with the 150th anniversary of its creation by Dmitri Mendeleev in 1869.

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January

January 1 All works published in 1923 except sound recordings (see 2022 scheduled events) enter the public domain in the United States, the first works to do so since the passage of the 1998 Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act.[2] Jair Bolsonaro begins his four-year term as President of Brazil. Unmanned space probe New Horizons makes a close approach of the Kuiper belt object (KBO) 486958 Arrokoth at 05:33 UTC. Qatar withdraws from OPEC. Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Austria.[3] January 2 – Great Belt Bridge rail accident: A DSB express passenger train is hit by a semi-trailer from a passing cargo train on the western bridge of the Great Belt Fixed Link in Denmark, killing eight people and making it the deadliest rail accident in the country since 1988.[4] January 3 – Chinese probe Chang’e 4 becomes the first human-made object to land on the far side of the Moon.[5] January 5 – Bartholomew I of Constantinople issues a formal decree granting independence to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine from the Russian Orthodox Church.[6] January 6 – Muhammad V of Kelantan abdicates the federal throne as the 15th monarch of Malaysia, making him the first Malaysian monarch to do so.[7] January 7 – A faction of the Armed Forces of Gabon announces a coup d’état. Gabon’s government later declares that it has reasserted control. January 10 – Venezuela enters a constitutional crisis as Juan Guaidó and the National Assembly declare incumbent President Nicolás Maduro "illegitimate" and start the process of attempting to remove him.[8] January 15 – Nairobi DusitD2 complex attack: A terrorist attack at an upscale hotel and office complex in Nairobi, Kenya, kills 21 people (including 5 attackers) and injures 28 more.[9] January 17 – A vehicle-bound suicide bomb attack in Bogotá, Colombia, kills 22 people and injures 68 others, making it the deadliest attack on the Colombian capital since 2003.[10] January 18 – Fuel thieves rupture a pipeline in Tlahuelilpan, Mexico, and a subsequent explosion kills at least 137 people and injures dozens more.[11] January 19 – A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Tongoy, Coquimbo Region in Chile, causing two deaths and as many as 200,000 people left without power.[12] Despite its moderate magnitude, since it was an intraplate earthquake, it caused some serious damage in La Serena and nearby cities. January 21 – 2019 Piper PA-46 Malibu crash: An aircraft carrying new Cardiff City F.C. footballer Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson en route from Nantes, France, to Cardiff, Wales, goes missing over the English Channel. Sala’s body is recovered on February 7.[13] January 23 – 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis: Thousands of people protest in favor of disputed interim President Juan Guaidó. Several people are killed, and President Maduro severs diplomatic ties with the United States.[14] January 25 – A mine tailings dam breaks in the Brazilian city of Brumadinho, in the state of Minas Gerais. At least 248 people are killed, with 22 missing.[15] January 27 – Two bombs at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Jolo, Philippines, kill at least 20 people and leave more than 100 others injured.[16] January 28 – The U.S. Justice Department charges Chinese tech firm Huawei with multiple counts of fraud, raising U.S.–China tensions.[17] February[edit] February 1 – U.S. President Donald Trump confirms that the U.S. will leave the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty of 1987.[18] The next day, Russia follows suit with suspension of its obligations to the treaty.[19] February 3 – Pope Francis arrives in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, becoming the first pope to visit the Arabian Peninsula.[20] February 5 – The Taliban kills at least 47 people in attacks while Afghan–Taliban peace talks are taking place in Moscow. 12 others are injured.[21] February 6 – The Freedom House NGO states that Hungary was no longer a free country, making it the first such country in the European Union to be so.[22] February 7 – 2019 Haitian protests: Anti-government protests demanding the resignation of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse begin in several cities across the country.[23] February 12 – The Republic of Macedonia renames itself the Republic of North Macedonia, ending a decades-old dispute with Greece, paving the way for its integration into NATO and the European Union.[24] February 13 – A suicide bomb attack on a vehicle kills at least 27 Revolutionary Guards in southeastern Iran.[25] It is one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in Iran in years.[26] February 14 – A suicide bomb attack on a vehicle convoy in Indian-administered Kashmir kills at least 40 Indian security personnel, making it the deadliest attack on India’s security personnel in Kashmir in three decades.[27] February 20 – A major fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh kills at least 78 people.[28] February 21 – SpaceIL launches the Beresheet probe, the world’s first privately financed mission to the Moon.[29][30] February 23 2019 Nigerian general election, for the President; all 360 seats in the House of Representatives and all 110 seats in the Senate. 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis: President Maduro severs diplomatic ties with Colombia as humanitarian aid attempts to enter the country across the border.[31] February 26–27 – The Indian Air Force launches airstrikes on purported militant camps in Balakot, Pakistan; according to Indian claims, "a very large number of … terrorists, trainers, senior commanders and groups of jihadis" were killed,[32] although Pakistan denied the claims[33] and a number of neutral sources suggest that this was not the case.[34][35] The following day, Pakistan retaliated, leading to the shooting down of an Indian MiG-21 fighter, whose pilot was repatriated on March 1.[36] The incidents led to the 2019 India–Pakistan standoff. February 27 – Ramses Station rail disaster: A train smashes into a barrier inside Ramses Station in Cairo, Egypt, causing an explosion and a fire, killing 25 people and injuring 40 others.[37] February 27–28 – The 2019 North Korea–United States summit is held in Hanoi, Vietnam. It is the second summit between United States President Donald Trump and the North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un. March[edit] March 3 An unmanned demonstration flight of the new crew capable version of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, intended to carry American astronauts into space, achieves successful autonomous docking with the International Space Station.[38] The 2019 Estonian parliamentary election takes place, for all 101 seats in the Riigikogu.[39] March 5 – A second case of sustained remission from HIV is reported, ten years after the Berlin Patient.[40][41] March 6 – 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis: Venezuela expels German ambassador Daniel Kriener for his alleged meddling in internal affairs.[42] March 10 – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 bound for Nairobi, crashes shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa killing all 157 people on board.[43] All Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are subsequently grounded worldwide.[44] March 12 – Cargo ship Grande America sinks after it caught fire on March 10 in the Bay of Biscay, approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) west of France, causing a 2,200-tonne oil spill.[45] March 13 March 2019 North American blizzard: A winter storm completes its explosive intensification over the Southern Rocky Mountains region, which began the day before, becoming a powerful "bomb cyclone" and triggering severe blizzard conditions across much of the Southwestern and Central United States.[46][47] Australian Cardinal George Pell is sentenced to six years in prison for sexually abusing two choirboys in 1996.[48] March 15 51 people are killed and 50 others injured in terrorist attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand: Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre, both of which were the target of shootings by Australia-born Brenton Harrison Tarrant. It is the deadliest mass shooting and terrorist attack in New Zealand history and described by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as "one of New Zealand’s darkest days".[49] Subsequently, Facebook announced they had disabled 1.5 million videos of the gunman’s rampage.[50] Cyclone Idai makes landfall on Mozambique, causing at least 1,073 fatalities, as well as causing mass flooding and power outages in southern Africa.[51] March 19 Nursultan Nazarbayev resigns as President of Kazakhstan after 29 years in office and appoints Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as acting president.[52] Astana is renamed Nur-Sultan the following day in his honor.[53] American Karen Uhlenbeck is the first woman to win the Abel Prize for outstanding contributions to mathematics.[54][55] March 20 Europe’s antitrust regulators fine Google 1.49 billion euros ($1.7 billion) for freezing out rivals in the online advertising business. The ruling brings to nearly $10 billion the fines imposed against Google by the European Union.[56] Disney acquires the rights to 21st Century Fox leaving out a few assets to be spun-off to the newly formed Fox Corporation.[importance?] March 21 – A major explosion at a chemical plant in Xiangshui, Jiangsu, China, kills at least 78 people and injures more than 600 others. Its powerful impact registered as an artificial earthquake.[57] March 23 The final territory of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, located in Al-Baghuz Fawqani, Syria, is liberated.[58] An estimated 400,000 people march in central London in protest against Brexit.[59][60] March 24 The 2019 Thai general election takes place, for all 500 seats in the House of Representatives. A four-page summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report into U.S. President Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign is published by the U.S. Attorney General William Barr. It concludes that there was no collusion with Russia – the basis of the investigation – but on the issue of obstruction of justice states: "While this report does not conclude that the president committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him".[61] March 26 – The European Parliament votes by 348 to 278 in favour of the EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, which expands legal liability for websites and includes the controversial Article 13.[62][63] March 31 – Taiwan scrambles its fighter aircraft after two Chinese jets crossed a maritime border between the two nations. Just the day before, Japan had similarly scrambled its jets when the Chinese flew between two Japanese islands, Miyako and Okinawa.[64] April[edit] April 2 – Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigns as President of Algeria amid widespread protests, after nearly two decades in office.[65] April 4 – Second Libyan Civil War: The Libyan National Army (LNA) launches a surprise offensive in western Libya, moving units towards the Government of National Accord-held capital Tripoli and capturing Gharyan. The LNA says that the operation, ordered by General Khalifa Haftar, is aimed at "cleansing the western zone from terrorist groups".[66][67] April 9 – The April 2019 Israeli legislative election takes place, for all 120 seats in the Knesset. April 10 Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope project announce the first ever image of a black hole, located in the centre of the M87 galaxy.[68][69] Fossil fragments found in the Callao Cave in the Philippines reveal the existence of the Homo luzonensis species of humans. The species is named after the island where it was discovered, Luzon.[70] April 11 WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange is arrested after seven years in Ecuador’s embassy in London.[71][72] Amid mass protests, Omar al-Bashir is deposed as President of Sudan in a coup d’état, after nearly 30 years in office.[73] The 2019 Indian general election begins, along with elections in six states. Counting takes place on 23 May.[74] April 15 – During Holy Week, a major fire engulfs Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, resulting in the roof and main spire collapsing.[75][76] April 16 – The Howse Peak avalanche kills three noted mountaineers: Austrians Hansjörg Auer and David Lama, and Canadian Jess Roskelley.[77] April 17 The 2019 Indonesian general election takes place; for the President, 575 seats in the People’s Representative Council, and 136 seats in the Regional Representative Council. At least 28 people are killed in a bus crash on the Portuguese island of Madeira.[78] April 18 The full 448-page report on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States Presidential Election (the Mueller Report) is released in redacted form.[79] NepaliSat-1 is launched. It is Nepal’s first ever research satellite to be sent into space.[80][81] April 21 A series of bomb attacks occur at eight locations in Sri Lanka, including three churches, four hotels and one housing complex in Colombo, on Easter Sunday, leaving 259 people dead and over 500 injured.[82][83][84][85] This is the first major terrorist attack in the country since the Sri Lankan Civil War ended in 2009.[86] Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky is elected President of Ukraine in a runoff election. Zelensky previously portrayed a fictional Ukrainian president in the television series Servant of the People.[87] April 25 – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits Russia to hold a series of summits with Russian leaders, including President Vladimir Putin.[88] April 26 – Avengers: Endgame is released in theaters, breaking many box-office records, including becoming the highest grossing movie of all time. April 28 The 2019 Spanish general election takes place, for all 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies and 208 (of the 266) seats in the Senate. The PSOE, under Pedro Sánchez, wins the most seats, but not an outright majority.[89] Victor Vescovo achieves the deepest dive of any human in history, as he reaches Challenger Deep within the Mariana Trench, at a depth of 10,928 m (35,853 ft).[90][91] April 29 – Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the elusive leader of the Islamic State terrorist organization, appears in undated footage released by the group, his first appearance on video since 2014. In the video, he references the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings, indicating it was filmed very recently.[92] April 30 Emperor Akihito of Japan abdicates from his throne, the first abdication by a Japanese monarch in almost two centuries. The abdication ends the Heisei era of Japan and ushers in the Reiwa era with new emperor Naruhito ascending the throne on 1 May.[93][94] 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis: Venezuelan opposition leader and disputed interim President Juan Guaidó leads an attempted uprising against President Nicolás Maduro.[95] May[edit] May 1 King Vajiralongkorn of Thailand marries his personal bodyguard Suthida Tidjai – a commoner – in a surprise ceremony, making her queen consort of Thailand.[96] Russian President Vladimir Putin signs into law a controversial "sovereign internet" bill that allows Russian authorities to better monitor internet routing and to steer Russian internet traffic away from foreign servers. Proponents of the bill say it ensures Russian internet security and decreases dependence on foreign servers while critics argue it gives new censorship powers to the government and is a part of a global trend of cyber-balkanization.[97] May 3 – The number of deaths from the Kivu Ebola outbreak exceeds 1,000. It is the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, only surpassed by the West African Ebola virus epidemic of 2013–2016.[98] May 3–6 – May 2019 Gaza–Israel clashes: The Gaza–Israel conflict escalates after the Israeli military launches airstrikes into Gaza killing more than 20 Palestinians including a pregnant woman and a toddler following the injury of two soldiers from Gazan sniper fire. May 4–6 – Coronation of King Vajiralongkorn of Thailand. May 5 – Aeroflot Flight 1492 crash-lands and bursts into flames at Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, killing 41 of the 78 people on board.[99] May 6 In its first report since 2005, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) warns that biodiversity loss is "accelerating", with over a million species now threatened with extinction; the decline of the natural living world is "unprecedented" and largely a result of human actions, according to the report.[100][101] Syrian Civil War: The Syrian Army launches a major ground offensive against one of the last rebel strongholds in the country.[102] May 8 – A British teenager, Isabelle Holdaway, 17, is reported to be the first patient ever to receive a genetically modified phage therapy to treat a drug-resistant infection.[103][104] May 10 – Amid ongoing negotiations, the United States’ 25 percent tariff hike on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports takes effect, escalating tensions between the two nations in the ongoing China–United States trade war.[105] May 12 – May 2019 Gulf of Oman incident: Four commercial ships, including two Saudi Aramco oil tankers, are damaged near the port of Fujairah in the Gulf of Oman.[106] The United Arab Emirates claims the incident was a "sabotage attack", while an early United States assessment reportedly blames Iran for the attack. The incident occurs during a time of regional tensions between the U.S. and Iran, with the U.S. just weeks prior deploying strategic bombers, a carrier strike group and other military assets to the Persian Gulf following intelligence reports of an alleged plot by Iran to attack U.S. forces in the region.[107] May 13 The 2019 Philippine general election takes place, for all 297 seats in the House of Representatives and 12 seats in the Senate. Prosecutors in Sweden reopen the rape allegation investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Swedish prosecutors mention their intent to seek extradition of Assange from the United Kingdom after he has served his 50-week prison sentence for skipping bail.[108] May 14–18 – The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 takes place in Tel Aviv, Israel, and is won by Dutch entrant Duncan Laurence with the song "Arcade". May 17 Taiwan’s parliament becomes the first in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage.[109] Ibiza affair: A corruption scandal involving the Vice-Chancellor of Austria Heinz-Christian Strache and deputy leader of the Freedom Party Johann Gudenus offering to fix state contracts with a woman posing as the niece of a Russian oligarch at a 2017 meeting in Spain leads to the collapse of the coalition government and calls for snap elections.[110] May 18 – 2019 Australian federal election: Scott Morrison’s Liberal/National Coalition Government is narrowly re-elected,[111] defeating the Labor Party led by Bill Shorten. May 19 Eleven people are killed in a shooting at a bar in Belém, Brazil.[112] China–United States trade war: Google pulls Android update support for Huawei phones, as well as the Google Play Store and Gmail apps, after the Chinese technology company was blacklisted by the United States.[113] May 20 – The redefinition of the SI system of measurement adopted by the majority of countries in the world takes effect.[114] May 23–26 – The 2019 European Parliament election takes place. The election has a 51 percent voter turnout, the highest since the first direct elections in 1979. May 23 2019 Indian general election: Narendra Modi secures a landslide win, with his party BJP alone gaining 303 of the 543 seats in parliament, and his political alliance winning 353 seats of the 543.[115][116][117] Botswana lifts its five-year prohibition on elephant hunting.[118] May 24 British Prime Minister Theresa May announces her resignation as Conservative leader, effective June 7, 2019. A prison riot in Acarigua, Venezuela, leaves 29 prisoners dead and 19 guards injured.[119] May 26–27 – Amazonas prison massacres: More than 50 prisoners are killed in a series of riots at four different prisons in Amazonas, Brazil.[120] May 27 – U.S. President Donald Trump, during an official state visit to Japan, is the first foreign leader to meet with Japanese emperor Naruhito.[121] May 29 Former European Court of Justice judge Egils Levits is elected the 10th President of Latvia. Sinking of Hableány: The Hableány, a sightseeing river cruise ship on the Danube in Budapest, Hungary, collides with another vessel and sinks with two Hungarian crew members and 33 South Korean tourists on board. At least 25 people have been found dead and 3 others remain missing.[122] Less than two months after the April 9 Israeli legislative elections, the Israeli Knesset dissolves itself and votes to hold new elections in September 17, after Benjamin Netanyahu failed to assemble a coalition government within the allotted time.[123] May 30 – July 14 – The 2019 Cricket World Cup is held in England and Wales, and is won by England. May 30 – South Korean newspaper The Chosun Ilbo reports that North Korea executed nuclear envoy Kim Hyok-chol and four other diplomats in March after the failed February Hanoi summit with the United States. The newspaper also reports that Kim Yong-chol, a top aide to Kim Jong-un, was sentenced to hard labor during the purge.[124] June[edit] June 2 Nearly five years after abdication, King Juan Carlos I of Spain retires from public life.[125] 2019 San Marino referendum: Sammarinese voters vote to end discrimination based on sexual orientation and initiate a popular legislative initiative for the reform of the electoral system.[126] June 3 – Khartoum massacre: More than 100 people are killed when Sudanese troops and Janjaweed militiamen storm and open fire on a protest camp outside of a military headquarters in Khartoum, Sudan.[127] June 3–5 – U.S. President Donald Trump makes a state visit to the United Kingdom, meeting with Queen Elizabeth II and outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May. It is the first official state visit to the U.K. by a sitting U.S. president since 2011. Trump also attends D-Day commemorative ceremonies.[128] June 5–8 – Chinese President Xi Jinping makes a state visit to Russia, where he also attends the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.[129] June 5 – The 2019 Danish general election takes place, for all 179 seats in the Folketing. June 6 2018–19 Sudanese protests: The African Union suspends Sudan’s membership "with immediate effect" after the Khartoum massacre.[130] Following results from the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election, a new government is formed consisting of 58 percent women.[131] June 7 – British Prime Minister Theresa May resigns as leader of the Conservative Party. June 7 – July 7 – The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup is held in France and is won by the United States. June 9 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests: Over 1 million people in Hong Kong protest against proposed legislation regarding extradition to China. It is the largest protest in Hong Kong since the 1997 handover.[132] A large explosive eruption of Mount Sinabung in Indonesia sends a 7,000-meter ash column, generating a pyroclastic flow 3–3.5 kilometers long towards the south and southeast of the mountain.[133][134] June 11 – Botswana decriminalizes homosexuality.[135] June 12 The Supreme Court of Ecuador rules in favor of same-sex marriage, making it legal throughout the country.[136] 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests: The Hong Kong government and police controversially declare that the protest has "turned into a riot".[137][138][139] June 13 – June 2019 Gulf of Oman incident: Two oil tankers are attacked near the Strait of Hormuz while transiting the Gulf of Oman amid heightened tension between Iran and the United States, with the latter blaming the former for the incident.[140] June 14 – Jane Goodall, British primatologist, is awarded the 2019 Luxembourg Prize for Outstanding Environmental Peace.[141][importance?][unreliable source?] June 15 – 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests: Hong Kong announces it will indefinitely suspend the controversial extradition bill, but protests continue, this time calling for the total withdrawal of the bill and the resignation of Chief Executive Carrie Lam.[142] June 16 – A large-scale power outage hits Argentina, Uruguay and parts of Paraguay, affecting nearly 50 million people.[143] June 17 – A triple suicide blast kills 30 and injures 40 in Borno, Nigeria, at a hall where people were watching a football match. June 18 – The U.S. sends an additional 1,000 troops to the Middle East as tensions build with Iran.[144] June 19 – Four men are charged with murdering the 298 passengers and crew of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, the airliner shot down while flying over Ukraine in July 2014.[145] June 20–21 – Chinese President Xi Jinping makes a state visit to North Korea. It is his first visit to the country as president and the first visit to North Korea by a Chinese leader since Hu Jintao’s visit 14 years prior.[146] June 20 – June 2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone: Iran shoots down a United States RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz after claiming it violated their airspace. The U.S. claims it was shot down in international airspace in an "unprovoked attack".[147] June 22 – 2019 Amhara Region coup d’état attempt: In the Amhara Region of Ethiopia, regional president Ambachew Mekonnen and national-military chief of staff Se’are Mekonnen are assassinated.[148] June 27 – Angara Airlines Flight 200 overruns the runway during landing and collides with a building, killing the captain and flight engineer, and injuring a further 22 people. Only 45 people survive the crash at Nizhneangarsk Airport, Russia.[149] June 30 – During a trilateral gathering at the Panmunjom Truce Village between South Korean President Moon Jae-in, North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un and United States President Donald Trump, Trump becomes the first sitting U.S. president to cross the Korean Demilitarized Zone and enter North Korea. Trump and Kim also agree to restart stalled denuclearization negotiations.[150] July[edit] July – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports, on August 15, that July 2019 was the hottest month on record globally, at 0.95 °C (1.71 °F) above the 20th-century average.[151][152][153] July 1 Japan resumes commercial whaling after a 30-year moratorium, following its withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission.[154][155] Japan announces tightening high-tech exports to South Korea, thus begin the trade dispute between the two countries.[156] The International Atomic Energy Agency confirms that Iran has breached the limit on its stockpile of enriched uranium.[157] 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests: During the annual July 1 protests that mark the anniversary of the British handover of the city to China, a group of a few hundred protesters stormed the Hong Kong legislature, defacing various portraits and destroying furniture before being dispersed by police using tear gas.[158] A fire on the Russian deep-diving submarine Losharik kills 14 crew members. Submarine commander Denis Dolonsky was among those killed.[159] July 2 – A total solar eclipse occurs over South America. It is the 58th solar eclipse from Saros cycle 127.[160][161] July 3 – 2019 Tajoura migrant center airstrike: An airstrike by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army hits the Tajoura Detention Center outside Tripoli, Libya, while hundreds of people are inside the facility, killing at least 53 of them and injures 130 others.[162] July 7 – The 2019 Greek legislative election takes place. Leader of the Opposition Kyriakos Mitsotakis, from New Democracy, wins the election and is sworn in Prime Minister as left-wing incumbent Alexis Tsipras falls to second place.[163] July 10 – The last Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the line in Puebla, Mexico. The last of 5,961 "Special Edition" cars will be exhibited in a museum.[164] July 12 – Asasey Hotel attack: A car bomb and a gun attack kill at least 26 people, including two prominent journalists and nine foreigners, in Kismayo, Somalia. Islamist group al-Shabaab claims responsibility.[165] July 13 – Hurricane Barry strikes the Gulf Coast, killing one and causing over $500 million (2019 USD) in damages. July 16 – The European Parliament elects Ursula von der Leyen as the new President of the European Commission. Succeeding Jean-Claude Juncker, she will be sworn in on December 1, 2019. She is the first female to be elected to this office in EU history.[166][167] July 17 Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, former head of the Sinaloa Cartel, which became the biggest supplier of drugs to the U.S., is sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years.[168] The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the Kivu Ebola epidemic to be a public health emergency of international concern.[169] July 18 – At least 35 people are killed and more than 30 others injured after an arson attack at an animation company in Kyoto, Japan.[170] It is one of the deadliest massacres in the country’s history since the end of World War II and the deadliest building fire in the country in 18 years, since the Myojo 56 building fire in 2001.[171] July 19 – The Iranian Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps captures British tanker Stena Impero and temporarily seizes British-operated and Liberian-flagged tanker Mesdar in the Persian Gulf. The British Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, warns there will be "serious consequences" if Iran does not release the tanker.[172][173][174] July 24 – Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after defeating Jeremy Hunt in a leadership contest, succeeding Theresa May.[175] July 26 – August 11 – The 2019 Pan American Games are held in Lima, Peru. July 30 – India bans triple talaq.[176] August[edit] August 1 – Danish polar research institution Polar Portal reports a large spike in Greenland ice loss, with 11 billion tons melted in one day and 197 gigatonnes during the month of July.[177] August 2 The United States officially withdraws from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty established with Russia in 1987.[178] 2019 Japan–South Korea trade dispute: Japan announces the removal of South Korea from its list of most trusted trading partners, effective on August 28.[179] August 3 – A mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, United States, leaves 22 people dead and 24 others injured.[180] August 4 2019 Cairo bombing: A car crashes into three other cars causing an explosion outside the National Cancer Institute Egypt in Cairo, Egypt, killing at least 20 people and injuring 47 others.[181] 2019 Dayton shooting: Ten people, including the perpetrator, are killed and 27 others injured in a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, United States, just 13 hours after the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas.[182] August 5 Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir: India revokes the part of its constitution that gives Indian-administered Kashmir special status in an unprecedented move.[183][184] 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests: Amid ongoing protests, Hong Kong is hit by the first general strikes of their kind since 1967.[185] August 7 – The Singapore Convention on Mediation, also known as the UN Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, comes into effect with 46 countries ratifying it. States that have ratified the treaty will have to ensure that international commercial settlement agreements are enforced by their courts.[186] August 8 – Nyonoksa radiation accident: Reports indicate that there may have been a nuclear explosion at the Nyonoksa weapons-testing site in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. At least five people were killed and three others injured in the blast, with radiation levels in Severodvinsk, 29 miles (47 km) away from the site, being 20 times above normal levels temporarily.[187] August 10 Morogoro tanker explosion: A fuel tanker truck explodes in Morogoro, Tanzania, killing at least 89 people and injuring dozens more.[188][189] 32 are killed and 1,000,000 evacuated as Typhoon Lekima makes landfall in Zhejiang, China. Earlier it had caused flooding in the Philippines.[190] August 10–25 – 2019 Canary Islands wildfires: A number of forest fires break out in the Canary Islands of Gran Canaria, Tenerife and Lanzarote. The fires on the island of Gran Canaria were the most severe, resulting in the loss of large areas of the island’s forests and leading to the evacuation of thousands of residents from a number of towns and villages.[191][192] August 11 – 2019 Indian floods: At least 114 people, including 57 in Kerala, 30 in Karnataka and 27 in Maharashtra, are reported to have died in monsoon-related floods in India. At least 227 died across India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan.[193] August 12 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests: Hong Kong International Airport is closed due to protests.[194] 2019 Japan–South Korea trade dispute: South Korea announces the removal of Japan from its list of most trusted trading partners, effective on September 18.[195][196][197] The Trump administration announces it will delay its proposal for 10 percent tariffs slated to take effect from September 1 on certain consumer goods from China while exempting other products — less than two weeks after Trump announced the new proposed tariffs.[198] August 13 – The main yield curve for U.S. Treasury bonds inverts, as the yield rate for 2-year bonds rises higher than the yield rate for 10-year bonds.[199] August 14 – The Dow Jones plunges more than 500 points, due to concerns over the yield curve inversion.[200][201][202] August 15 – The European Central Bank shuts down PNB Banka after ruling it had become insolvent; this bank, previously called Norvik Banka, was Latvia’s sixth-largest lender, and was a critic of the Baltic country’s financial authorities.[203] August 18 – 100 activists, officials, and other concerned citizens in Iceland hold a funeral for Okjökull glacier, which has completely melted after once covering six square miles (15.5 km2).[204] August 19 – 2019 Papua protests erupt, mainly across Indonesian Papua, in response to an incident in Surabaya where a group of Papuan students were arrested for alleged disrespect of the Indonesian flag. In Jayapura, Sorong, Fakfak, Timika and Manokwari, protests turned violent, with various private buildings and public facilities being damaged or burned. The protests and unrest were described by Reuters as "the most serious civil unrest in years over perceived racial and ethnic discrimination."[205] August 21 2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires: Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) reports fires burning in the Amazon rainforest at a record rate, with more than 36,000 in the year to date, while smoke reaches São Paulo more than 1,700 miles (2,700 km) away.[206] Giuseppe Conte offers his resignation as Prime Minister of Italy in order to avoid a no-confidence motion.[207] August 23 – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron describe the widespread Amazon fires as an international emergency, urging the matter to be discussed at the weekend’s G7 summit.[208][209] August 25 – 2019 Beirut drone crash: According to Lebanese officials, two Israeli drones attack Beirut, Lebanon. One crashed into the roof of the Hezbollah Media Center, about 45 minutes before the second exploded in the air and damaged the building.[210] It was the first such incident between Israel and Lebanon since the 2006 Lebanon War.[211] September[edit] September 1 – Hurricane Dorian makes landfall on The Bahamas, with sustained wind speeds of 185 mph.[212] 43 deaths are reported.[213] September 2 Sinking of MV Conception: 34 people are killed following a fire and subsequent sinking of a dive boat near Santa Cruz Island, California, United States.[214] It is the worst maritime disaster in California in more than 150 years.[215] An Iranian woman named Sahar Khodayari sets herself on fire after being arrested for attending a soccer game in Iran. She dies a week later.[216] September 4 – 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests: Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announces the official withdrawal of the controversial Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019, and setting up of an independent study to probe social and economic inequality within the territory.[217] September 6 – Chandrayaan-2, India’s second lunar probe, was successful to put the orbit in lunar orbit, but the lander Vikram crashes into the surface of the moon.[218] September 7 Afghan peace process: U.S. President Donald Trump announces he "called off" planned peace talks with the Taliban at Camp David after they claimed responsibility for the September 2 and 5 bombings in Kabul which killed a U.S. soldier, among others.[219] Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and 66 others are released in a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia.[220] September 10 – The Parliament of the United Kingdom is prorogued amid unprecedented protests from opposition MPs, who hold up signs in the House of Commons and refuse to back the shutdown.[221] September 11 – Astronomers announce the detection of water in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18b, the first such discovery for an exoplanet in the habitable zone around a star.[222] September 14 – 2019 Abqaiq–Khurais attack: Two Saudi Aramco oil refineries in Abqaiq and Khurais, Saudi Arabia, are attacked by drones, resulting in fires. Houthi militants claim responsibility, saying that they used ten drones for the attack. Aramco’s oil exports and production are disrupted by five million barrels a day, close to half of the entire Saudi Arabian oil exports.[223] September 16 – A gas explosion in Koltsovo, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia sets off a fire in a bioweapons plant that houses viruses including smallpox, ebola and anthrax.[224] September 17 – Israel holds legislative elections for the second time in 2019, after the 21st Knesset voted to dissolve itself due to Benjamin Netanyahu’s failure to cobble a parliamentary coalition. September 19 – 30 Afghan nut farmers are killed and 40 injured in a U.S. drone attack in Nangarhar Province.[225] September 20 – An international strike and protest led by young people and adults is held three days before the latest UN Climate Summit, to demand action be taken to address the climate crisis. The event is one of the largest climate mobilizations in history.[226][227] September 20 – November 2 – The 2019 Rugby Union World Cup is held in Japan; the South Africa Springboks defeat the England national rugby union team 32–12.[228] September 21 – U.S. President Donald Trump approves deployment of several hundred troops and military equipment to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates following the September 14 attack on Saudi oil refineries.[229][230] Both Saudi Arabia and Iran vow to defend themselves.[231] September 22 – Nearly three weeks after Hurricane Dorian makes landfall on The Bahamas, the official death toll stands at 52 and 1,300 are reported missing. Rescuers report the widespread stench of rotting bodies in the rubble.[232] September 23 One of the largest and oldest travel firms, Thomas Cook, goes bankrupt as last-minute rescue negotiations fail, stranding 600,000 tourists worldwide.[233] Russia formally adopts the Paris climate agreement.[234] September 24 The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom unanimously rules that the September 2019 prorogation of Parliament was unlawful and void.[235] The Supreme Court of Spain unanimously rules in favour of the exhumation of the remains of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco from the Valle de los Caídos.[236] He was finally exhumed on 24 October, being re-inhumed in a private crypt with his wife.[237] U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announces the start of a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.[238] September 27 – 500,000 people march in a climate change protest led by activist Greta Thunberg and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Montreal, Canada.[239] 4,000,000 go on strike around the world.[240] September 28 The 2019 Afghan presidential election takes place. Hurricane Lorenzo becomes the furthest northeast Category 5 hurricane on record.[241] September 30 – The Republic of Ireland promises to plant 440 million trees in twenty years to combat climate change.[242] October[edit] October 1 2019 Hong Kong protests: A protester is shot in the chest with a live round of ammunition and critically injured.[243][244] The Nanfang’ao Bridge, the only steel single-arch bridge in Taiwan, collapses, killing six people and injuring more than twenty others.[245] October 2 – 25 soldiers are killed and 60 missing following attacks on two army camps in Boulkessi and Mondoro, Mali.[246] October 3 Paris police headquarters stabbing: A man stabs five officers at the central police headquarters in Paris, France, killing four of them. The attacker, shot dead by other officers, was an administrative intelligence employee at the station.[247] The European Court of Justice rules that Facebook must take down a post about Austrian politician Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek. The post originated in Ireland and the court ruled that the post defamed and insulted the politician and must be removed all over the world.[248] European Commission spokesperson Daniel Rosario threatens retaliatory measures if the United States imposes a US$7.5-billion (approximately €6.8-billion) tariff on products such as olives, whiskey, wine, cheese, yogurt, and airplanes. The tariffs are scheduled to take place on October 18.[249] October 4 – 2019 Hong Kong protests: Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and the Chief Executive in Council invokes the Emergency Regulations Ordinance and banning the face mask in public gatherings with immediate effect.[250] October 5 – 2019 Iraqi protests: 91 people are killed by police during a week of demonstrations in Iraq.[251][importance?] October 6 – The 2019 Portuguese legislative election takes place, for all 230 seats to the Assembly of the Republic. October 8 2019 Ecuadorian protests: The Government of Ecuador, headed by President Lenín Moreno, moves to Guayaquil as the Carondelet Palace in Quito is overtaken by protesters and chaos persists in the capital.[252] About 200 Extinction Rebellion activists block the gates of Leinster House (parliament) in the Republic of Ireland.[253] October 9 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey announces a military invasion of north-eastern Syria, targeting the SDF and other Kurdish militias.[254] The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and the U.N. Human Rights Office issue a report that says that U.S. bombings in Nimroz and Farah Province, Afghanistan, that killed 39 civilians are unlawful. The U.S. said the attacks were against drug labs that fund the Taliban.[255] October 12 – Typhoon Hagibis makes landfall in Japan, the biggest storm to hit the region in decades, with over seven million people urged to evacuate.[256] October 13 – The 2019 Polish parliamentary election takes place, for all 460 seats in the Sejm and all 100 seats in the Senate. October 14 Trial of Catalonia independence leaders: The Supreme Court of Spain sentences nine Catalan independence movement leaders to 9 to 13 years of prison for sedition and misuse of public funds. Three others are disqualified for 1 year and 8 months for disobedience. Violent protests erupt across Catalonia.[257][unreliable source?][258] A New York Times investigation reveals that Russian planes have bombed at least 50 hospitals and clinics in opposition-held Idlib, Syria.[259][unreliable source?] October 17 – Shootouts erupt in Culiacán, Mexico, after the arrest of El Chapo’s son, Ovidio Guzmán López, on an arrest warrant for drug dealing in the United States.[260] Eight people are killed and 56 convicts escape from prison; 7 are recaptured by October 18. Guzmán López is released in an effort to restore peace and to prevent more bloodshed.[261] October 19 – An estimated one million people march through London in a protest organised by People’s Vote, to demand a second referendum on Brexit.[262] October 20 – 2019 Bolivian general election: Evo Morales defeated his nearest rival by 10%, but after multiple allegations of irregularities the Organization of American States said it had found "clear manipulations" of Bolivia’s voting system; Morales called for a new election.[263] October 21 – The 2019 Canadian federal election takes place, for all 338 seats in the House of Commons of Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party win a narrow victory to form a minority government. October 23 The bodies of 39 people are found in a truck container in Essex, England. A 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland is arrested on suspicion of murder.[264] Google announces that its 53-qubit "Sycamore" processor has achieved quantum supremacy.[265][266][267][268] IBM disputes the claim.[269] October 25 – Tourists visit the summit of Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock) for the last time, as a ban on climbing the famous rock in Australia’s Northern Territory comes into effect.[270] October 26 – The Amazon Catholic bishops synod proposes that married men be ordained as priests, which would reverse the Church’s centuries-old discipline of celibacy.[271] October 27 U.S. President Donald Trump announces that the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed in a U.S. special forces operation. It was reported that al-Baghdadi detonated a suicide vest after being chased into a tunnel.[272][273] The 2019 Argentine general election takes place. Peronist candidate Alberto Fernández is elected President getting 48% of the vote, defeating President Mauricio Macri. Former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is elected Vice President. The 2019 Uruguayan general election takes place. October 30 Social media website Twitter bans all political advertising worldwide.[274] An earthquake of 6.6. Mw[importance?] rocks the Philippine island of Mindanao two days after an earthquake killed eight and left 12,000 people homeless.[275][unreliable source?] October 31 A fire destroys much of the 500-year-old Japanese Shuri Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[276] A train catches fire near Rahim Yar Khan in Pakistan. The blaze, sparked by gas used by passengers cooking on board, kills at least 74 people.[277] Heavy rain and flooding leave 3 dead and 200,000 people are homeless in Beledweyne, Somalia. Meanwhile, 29 are dead and 29,000 homeless due to flooding in nearby Kenya.[278] November[edit] November 2 – Pirates take nine crew members from Norwegian ship MV Bonita, owned by J. J. Ugland, near Cotonou, Benin.[279] November 3 – The Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox churches in Western Europe officially reunited with the Russian Orthodox Church. November 4 LeBarón family massacre: Nine Americans are killed when Mexican gang members open fire on their vehicles while driving to a wedding about 70 miles (110 km) south of the Mexico–United States border.[280] Amnesty International alleges that Bangladesh killed 466 people in 2018 under the guise of an anti-drugs campaign in what appears to be a wave of extrajudicial executions.[281] The United States formally begins process to pull out of the Paris Agreement on climate change.[282] November 5 11,000 scientists from around the world publish a study in the journal BioScience, warning "clearly and unequivocally that planet Earth is facing a climate emergency".[283][284][285] Air pollution in parts of India hits record levels.[286] November 6 – 2019 Fada N’gourma attack: At least 37 people are killed and 60 others injured when gunmen attack a Canadian gold mining company convoy on a road in Burkina Faso.[287] November 7 – Former Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda is sentenced to 30 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity, the longest sentence ever handed down by the International Criminal Court.[288] November 9 The Supreme Court of India awards a holy site in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh to Hindus, rejecting a Muslim claim. The move is likely to spur sectarian disputes.[289][importance?] Cyclone Bulbul kills seven in West Bengal, India and seven in Bangladesh. 2,000,000 people are evacuated.[290] November 10 The November 2019 Spanish general election takes place, for all 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies and 208 (of the 266) seats in the Senate. 2019 Bolivian protests: President Evo Morales resigns after calling for a re-vote in the disputed elections. November 11 – A transit of Mercury occurs. November 13 Public impeachment hearings against U.S. President Donald Trump begin in the House of Representatives.[291][292] The Chinese University of Hong Kong officially announces a premature end to the semester as a result of large-scale protests and civil unrest. Besides CUHK, several Hong Kong universities switch to online learning and suspend on-campus class. The Education Bureau in Hong Kong officially announces to close all schools in Hong Kong due to the ongoing protests.[293][294] November 14 – Italy declares a state of emergency in Venice following record flooding.[295] November 17 – 2019 Hong Kong protests: Police use tear gas and water cannons against protesters who try to break through cordons and reach Polytechnic University, which is at the center of a week-long standoff between demonstrators and law enforcement. Protesters fight back with Molotov cocktails, arrows, and bricks.[296] November 19 – Google enters the video game market with the launch of Google Stadia. Predicted and scheduled[edit] November 23 – 2019 Bougainvillean independence referendum. November 30 – December 11 – The 2019 Southeast Asian Games are scheduled to be held in the Philippines. December 2–13 – The 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference is scheduled to take place in Madrid, Spain, after Chilean President Sebastián Piñera announced his country could not do so due to political unrest in the country.[297] December 12 – 2019 United Kingdom general election, for all 650 seats in the House of Commons. December 17 – The CHEOPS space telescope, whose mission is to study the formation of extrasolar planets, is expected to be launched.[298] December 26 – An annular solar eclipse will be visible from South Asia. The eclipse will be a part of Saros 132.[299] Date unknown[edit] The European Spallation Source is expected to go into operation in Lund, Sweden.[300] SpaceX expects to perform suborbital hop tests of their Starship prototype. Births[edit] May 6 – Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, first child of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and seventh in the line of succession to the British throne[301] Deaths[edit] Deaths January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November Further information: Category:2019 deaths January[edit] Main article: Deaths in January 2019

Pegi Young

Bob Einstein

Michael Atiyah

Carol Channing

Henry Sy

Tibor Baranski January 1 Ivan Dimitrov, Bulgarian footballer (b. 1935)[302] Pegi Young, American singer-songwriter, educator, and philanthropist (b. 1952)[303][importance?] January 2 Paulien van Deutekom, Dutch world champion speed skater (b. 1981)[304] Daryl Dragon, American musician (b. 1942)[305] Bob Einstein, American actor and comedian (b. 1942)[306] Gene Okerlund, American wrestling announcer (b. 1942)[307] January 3 – Herb Kelleher, American businessman (b. 1931)[308] January 5 Bernice Sandler, American women’s rights activist (b. 1928)[309] Dragoslav Šekularac, Serbian footballer and manager (b. 1937)[310] January 6 – José Ramón Fernández, Cuban revolution leader (b. 1923)[311] January 7 – Moshe Arens, Lithuanian-born Israeli aeronautical engineer, diplomat, and politician (b. 1925)[312] January 9 – Verna Bloom, American actress (b. 1938)[313] January 10 – Theo Adam, German opera singer (b. 1926)[314] January 11 Michael Atiyah, British-Lebanese mathematician and academic (b. 1929)[315] Fernando Luján, Mexican actor (b. 1939)[316] January 12 Bonnie Guitar, American country singer-songwriter (b. 1923)[317] Jaime Rosenthal, Honduran politician (b. 1936)[318] January 13 – Phil Masinga, South African footballer (b. 1969)[319] January 14 – Paweł Adamowicz, Polish politician (b. 1965)[320] January 15 – Carol Channing, American actress (b. 1921)[321] January 17 Babiker Awadalla, 8th Prime Minister of Sudan (b. 1917)[322] Windsor Davies, Welsh actor (b. 1930)[323] Mary Oliver, American poet (b. 1935)[324] January 19 Nathan Glazer, American sociologist (b. 1923)[325] Henry Sy, Chinese-Filipino business magnate (b. 1924)[326] January 20 Tibor Baranski, Hungarian-American educator (b. 1922)[327] Andrew G. Vajna, Hungarian-American film producer (b. 1944)[328] January 21 Kaye Ballard, American actress (b. 1925)[329] Henri, Count of Paris, Head of the House of Orléans (b. 1933)[330] Emiliano Sala, Argentine footballer (b. 1990)[331] January 23 Jonas Mekas, Lithuanian-born American filmmaker, poet, and artist (b. 1922)[332] Oliver Mtukudzi, Zimbabwean musician, businessman, and philanthropist (b. 1952)[333] January 24 Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, Spanish cardinal (b. 1929)[334] Rosemary Bryant Mariner, American naval aviator (b. 1953)[335] January 25 Florence Knoll, American architect and furniture designer (b. 1917)[336] Dušan Makavejev, Serbian film director (b. 1932)[337] Krishna Sobti, Indian Hindi-language fiction writer and essayist (b. 1925)[338] January 26 Jean Guillou, French composer, organist, and pianist (b. 1930)[339] Michel Legrand, French composer (b. 1932)[340] January 27 – Yvonne Clark, American engineer (b. 1929)[341] January 28 Humberto Akʼabal, Guatemalan K’iche’ Maya poet (b. 1952)[342] Susan Hiller, American artist (b. 1940)[343] January 29 – James Ingram, American R&B musician (b. 1952)[344] January 30 – Dick Miller, American actor (b. 1928)[345] February[edit] Main article: Deaths in February 2019

Julie Adams

Albert Finney

Bruno Ganz

Karl Lagerfeld

Peter Tork

André Previn February 2 – Carol Emshwiller, American author (b. 1921)[346] February 3 Julie Adams, American actress (b. 1926)[347] Detsl, Russian musician (b. 1983)[348] Kristoff St. John, American actor (b. 1966)[349] February 4 Matti Nykänen, Finnish Olympic-winning ski jumper and singer (b. 1963)[350] Leonie Ossowski, German writer (b. 1925)[351] Izzy Young, American-Swedish folklorist and author (b. 1928)[352] February 6 Manfred Eigen, German Nobel Prize winning biophysical chemist (b. 1927)[353] Rosamunde Pilcher, British author (b. 1924)[354] February 7 Albert Finney, English actor (b. 1936)[355] Jan Olszewski, 3rd Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1930)[356] Frank Robinson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1935)[357] February 8 – Walter Munk, Austrian-American oceanographer (b. 1917)[358] February 9 Shelley Lubben, American author, activist, singer, and pornographic actress (b. 1968)[359] Maximilian Reinelt, German rower and doctor (b. 1988)[360] Tomi Ungerer, French illustrator (b. 1931)[361] Patricia Nell Warren, American novelist, poet, and journalist (b. 1936)[362] February 10 Carmen Argenziano, American actor (b. 1943)[363] Jan-Michael Vincent, American actor (b. 1945)[364] February 11 – Sibghatullah Mojaddedi, Afghani politician (b. 1925)[365] February 12 Betty Ballantine, British-born American book publisher (b. 1919)[366] Gordon Banks, English footballer (b. 1937)[367] Pedro Morales, Puerto Rican professional wrestler (b. 1942)[368] February 13 – Idriz Ajeti, Kosovar Albanologist (b. 1917) February 14 – Andrea Levy, English novelist (b. 1956) February 15 – Lee Radziwill, American socialite (b. 1933) February 16 Bruno Ganz, Swiss actor (b. 1941)[369] Li Rui, Chinese politician, historian and dissident (b. 1917)[370] February 17 – Šaban Šaulić, Serbian folk singer (b. 1951) February 18 Wallace Smith Broecker, American geophysicist (b. 1931)[371] Alessandro Mendini, Italian architect and designer (b. 1931)[372] Bob Van Der Veken, Belgian actor (b. 1928)[373] Peter Wells, New Zealand writer and filmmaker (b. 1950)[374] February 19 – Karl Lagerfeld, German fashion designer (b. 1933)[375] February 20 – Dominick Argento, American composer (b. 1927)[376] February 21 Stanley Donen, American film director (b. 1924)[377] Peter Tork, American musician and actor (b. 1942)[378] Hilde Zadek, German operatic soprano (b. 1917)[379] February 22 Brody Stevens, American comedian and actor (b. 1970)[380] Morgan Woodward, American actor (b. 1925)[381] February 23 – Katherine Helmond, American actress (b. 1929)[382] February 24 Antoine Gizenga, 21st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1925)[383] Donald Keene, American-born Japanese scholar, historian, and writer (b. 1922)[384] February 25 – Waldo Machado, Brazilian footballer (b. 1934)[385] February 26 – Christian Bach, Argentine-Mexican actress and producer (b. 1959)[386] February 27 – France-Albert René, Seychellois politician, 2nd President of Seychelles (b. 1935)[387] February 28 – André Previn, German-American pianist, conductor and composer (b. 1929)[388] March[edit] Main article: Deaths in March 2019

Zhores Alferov

Keith Flint

Luke Perry

Vladimir Etush

Dick Dale

Scott Walker

Agnès Varda March 1 Zhores Alferov, Soviet and Russian Nobel physicist (b. 1930)[389] Kumar Bhattacharyya, British-Indian engineer, educator, and government advisor (b. 1940)[390] Eusebio Pedroza, Panamanian boxer (b. 1956)[391] Kevin Roche, Irish-born American architect (b. 1922)[392] March 2 Yannis Behrakis, Greek photojournalist (b. 1960)[393] Med Hondo, Mauritanian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (b. 1936)[394] March 4 King Kong Bundy, American professional wrestler (b. 1957)[395] Juan Corona, Mexican serial killer (b. 1934)[396] Keith Flint, English musician, singer, and dancer (b. 1969)[397] Klaus Kinkel, German politician (b. 1936)[398] Ted Lindsay, Canadian professional ice hockey player (b. 1925)[399] Luke Perry, American actor (b. 1966)[400] March 5 – Jacques Loussier, French pianist and composer (b. 1934)[401] March 6 José Pedro Pérez-Llorca, Spanish politician and diplomat (b. 1940)[402] Carolee Schneemann, American visual artist (b. 1939)[403] March 7 – Guillaume Faye, French journalist and writer (b. 1949)[404] March 8 – Michael Gielen, Austrian conductor and composer (b. 1927)[405] March 9 Bernard Binlin Dadié, Ivorian novelist and playwright (b. 1916)[406] Vladimir Etush, Soviet and Russian actor (b. 1922)[407] March 10 İrsen Küçük, 6th Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (b. 1940)[408] Victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 plane crash: Pius Adesanmi, Nigerian-Canadian professor and writer (b. 1972)[409] Sebastiano Tusa, Italian archaeologist and politician (b. 1952)[410] March 11 – Hal Blaine, American drummer (b. 1929)[411] March 13 – Andrea Pollack, German swimmer (b. 1961)[412] March 14 Godfried Danneels, Belgian cardinal (b. 1933)[413] Charlie Whiting, British motorsports director (b. 1952)[414] March 15 W. S. Merwin, American poet (b. 1927)[415] Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly, 3rd Head of State of Mauritania (b. 1943)[416] March 16 Dick Dale, American guitarist and surf music pioneer (b. 1937)[417] Barbara Hammer, American filmmaker (b. 1939)[418] Alan Krueger, American economist (b. 1960)[419] March 17 – Tunku Puan Zanariah, Malaysian royal, Raja Permaisuri Agong (b. 1940)[420] March 19 – Marlen Khutsiev, Georgian-born Soviet and Russian filmmaker (b. 1925)[421] March 20 Donald Kalpokas, 2nd Prime Minister of Vanuatu (b. 1943)[422] Mary Warnock, British philosopher (b. 1924)[423] March 22 Frans Andriessen, Dutch politician (b. 1929)[424] Scott Walker, American-born British singer-songwriter (b. 1943)[425] March 23 Larry Cohen, American film director and screenwriter (b. 1936)[426] Rafi Eitan, Israeli intelligence officer and politician (b. 1926)[427] March 24 Nancy Gates, American actress (b. 1926)[428] Fred Malek, American business executive, political advisor and philanthropist (b. 1936)[429] March 27 Valery Bykovsky, Soviet and Russian cosmonaut (b. 1934)[430] Bruce Yardley, Australian cricketer (b. 1947)[431] March 29 – Agnès Varda, Belgian-born French filmmaker (b. 1928)[432] March 31 – Nipsey Hussle, American rapper (b. 1985)[433] April[edit] Main article: Deaths in April 2019

David J. Thouless

Bibi Andersson

Alan García

Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Jean-Pierre Marielle

Peter Mayhew April 1 Vonda N. McIntyre, American science fiction author (b. 1948)[434] Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio, Spanish writer (b. 1927)[435] April 2 – Jamshid Mashayekhi, Iranian actor (b. 1934)[436] April 4 – Georgiy Daneliya, Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter (b. 1930)[437] April 5 Anandavally, Indian actress (b. 1952)[438] Sydney Brenner, South African Nobel biologist (b. 1927)[439] Gianfranco Leoncini, Italian footballer (b. 1939)[440] April 6 – David J. Thouless, British Nobel physicist (b. 1934)[441] April 7 Seymour Cassel, American actor (b. 1935)[442] Cho Yang-ho, South Korean businessman (b. 1949)[443] April 9 Elwyn Berlekamp, American mathematician (b. 1940)[444] Charles Van Doren, American writer and editor (b. 1926)[445] April 10 Earl Thomas Conley, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)[446] Estrella Zeledón Lizano, Costa Rican politician and First Lady of Costa Rica (b. 1929)[447] April 12 Georgia Engel, American actress (b. 1948)[448] Tommy Smith, English footballer (b. 1945)[449] April 13 Tony Buzan, English author and educational consultant (b. 1942)[450] Neus Català, Spanish political activist and Holocaust survivor (b. 1915)[451] Paul Greengard, American Nobel neuroscientist (b. 1925)[452] Lydia Wideman, Finnish cross-country skier (b. 1920)[453] Yvette Williams, New Zealand track-and-field athlete (b. 1929)[454] April 14 Bibi Andersson, Swedish actress (b. 1935)[455] Mirjana Marković, Serbian politician and First Lady of Yugoslavia (b. 1942)[456] Gene Wolfe, American science fiction and fantasy writer (b. 1931)[457] April 16 – Fay McKenzie, American actress and singer (b. 1918)[458] April 17 – Alan García, 61st and 64th President of Peru (b. 1949)[459][460] April 18 – Lyra McKee, Northern Irish journalist (b. 1990)[461] April 19 – Patrick Sercu, Belgian cyclist (b. 1944)[462] April 20 – Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Iranian artist (b. 1922)[463] April 21 – Ken Kercheval, American actor (b. 1935)[464] April 22 Lê Đức Anh, Vietnamese politician, 4th President of Vietnam (b. 1920)[465] Billy McNeill, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1940)[466] April 23 Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (b. 1921)[467] David Winters, English-American actor, choreographer, and director (b. 1939)[468] April 24 – Jean-Pierre Marielle, French actor (b. 1932)[469] April 25 – John Havlicek, American basketball player (b. 1940)[470] April 26 – Ellen Schwiers, German actress (b. 1930)[471] April 27 – Negasso Gidada, Ethiopian politician, 4th President of Ethiopia (b. 1943)[472] April 28 – John Singleton, American film director, screenwriter and producer (b. 1968)[473] April 29 Les Murray, Australian poet (b. 1938)[474] Josef Šural, Czech footballer (b. 1990)[475] April 30 Anémone, French actress (b. 1950)[476] Beth Carvalho, Brazilian samba singer (b. 1946)[477] Peter Mayhew, English-American actor (b. 1944) May[edit] Main article: Deaths in May 2019

Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba

Doris Day

Bob Hawke

Murray Gell-Mann

Prem Tinsulanonda May 2 Red Kelly, Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach (b. 1927)[479] Ali Mroudjaé, 9th Prime Minister of the Comoros (b. 1939)[480] May 3 – Goro Shimura, Japanese mathematician (b. 1930)[481] May 5 – Norma Miller, American dancer, actress and author (b. 1919)[482] May 6 John Lukacs, Hungarian-American historian (b. 1924)[483] Seymour Nurse, Barbadian cricketer (b. 1933)[484] May 7 – Jean Vanier, Canadian Catholic philosopher (b. 1928)[485] May 8 Sprent Dabwido, 13th President of Nauru (b. 1972)[486] Yevgeny Krylatov, Soviet and Russian film composer (b. 1934)[487] May 9 – Alvin Sargent, American screenwriter

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