Libre News of The World. Thursday the 19th of June 2026

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Today on Libre News of The World, we reported on ai data centre project withdrawn in armour township (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/ai-data-centre-withdrawn-armour-township-9.7239102), us jobless claims decline again (https://www.reuters.com/business/us-weekly-jobless-claims-fall-amid-low-layoffs-2026-06-18/), costa rica arrests soccer club president (https://ticotimes.net/2026/06/17/costa-rica-arrests-soccer-club-president-wanted-by-u-s-authorities), jamaica diaspora urged to boost investment (https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/posts/shelly-ann-fraser-pryce-urges-diaspora-to-invest-jamaica-people-future), rio operation targets political figures (https://oglobo.globo.com/rio/noticia/2026/06/18/deputado-estadual-ex-vereador-e-ex-assessor-parlamentar-sao-alvos-de-operacao-por-suspeita-de-ligacao-com-o-tcp.ghtml), colombia enacts fraud debt protection law (https://www.portafolio.co/economia/gobierno/no-mas-deudas-ajenas-es-oficial-la-ley-que-protege-a-los-colombianos-de-cobros-producto-de-fraudes-o-suplantacion-496385), oil price forecasts lowered after conflict ends (https://www.latercera.com/pulso/noticia/petroleo-baja-y-caen-proyecciones-para-precio-tras-fin-guerra/), brazil launches japan trade talks (https://batimes.com.ar/news/economy/brazil-announces-japan-mercosur-free-trade-talks.phtml), china drugmaker challenges pentagon designation (https://www.caixinglobal.com/2026-06-15/wuxi-apptec-sues-pentagon-over-china-military-company-designation-102454427.html), australia prepares for more economic shocks (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-17/rba-australia-financial-industry-prepare-for-shock-prone-future/106807964), two seriously injured in auckland crash (https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/two-seriously-injured-after-car-and-bus-crash-in-flat-bush/BPV47XO4JJAEJCGYIMBSJCDCYM/), japan lawmaker urges stronger national focus (https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/18/japan/politics/takaichi-g7-japan-focus/), south korea stocks hit record high (https://www.kedglobal.com/korean-stock-market/newsView/ked202606180003), vietnam cuts gasoline prices again (https://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/markets/gasoline-prices-fall-5087332.html), toyota shareholders back chairman toyoda (https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/worlds-largest-automaker-backs-family-heir-toyoda-as-chairman-amid-dollar33-billion/xctc2gb), nato defense talks set for new headquarters (https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/new-command-headquarters-to-host-nato-defense-talks-223447), saudi arabia rises in competitiveness rankings (https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/662269/saudi-arabia/saudi-arabia-climbs-to-13th-globally-third-among-g20-in-imd-world-competitiveness-rankings), egypt advances real estate federation law (https://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2026/06/16/housing-minister-reviews-progress-on-draft-law-for-egyptian-real-estate-developers-federation/), iran plans service fees for hormuz transit (https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/6/18/iran-says-it-will-charge-a-payment-for-services-in-the-strait-of-hormuz), israel police seize grenades in crime raid (https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-899852), france faces heatwave amid climate pressure (https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2026/06/18/as-heatwave-hits-french-government-tries-not-to-appear-overwhelmed-by-climate-crisis_6754628_114.html), clue emerges in search for missing sisters (https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2026/06/18/clue-found-in-search-for-sisters-who-went-missing-from-foster_43bc4de9-8fab-4993-9bb8-88ad510da551.html), judge summons zapatero daughters in probe (https://elpais.com/espana/2026-06-18/el-juez-del-caso-plus-ultra-acuerda-citar-como-investigadas-a-las-hijas-de-zapatero.html), former minister criticises portugal energy response (https://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/economia/detalhe/costa-silva-diz-que-portugal-adotou-medidas-timidas-face-a-crise-energetica-e-a-tempestade-kristin), azerbaijan highlights strategic transport role (https://www.azernews.az/analysis/259804.html), bank of england keeps interest rates unchanged (https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/18/interest-rates-bank-of-england-hold-keep-iran), edinburgh napier joins sony education partnership (https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26207223.edinburgh-napier-partners-sony-creative-arts-students/), muckamore inquiry exposes care system failures (https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/18/muckamore-abuse-inquiry-finds-deeply-troubling-failures-in-care-of-vulnerable-people/), greenland receives new fisheries funding (https://www.knr.gl/kl/nutaarsiassat/illersornissaqarfiup-pisortaata-kalaallit-nunaannut-aningaasaliissutit-nutaat), german ministers debate tougher deportation rules (https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-ministers-discuss-refugee-deportation-rules/live-77584367), hanna hellquist appointed sida director (https://swedenherald.com/article/hanna-hellquist-takes-over-sida), iceland parliament set to adjourn session (https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/politics_and_society/2026/06/18/parliament_expected_to_adjourn_tomorrow/), uzbekistan and united states expand cooperation (https://www.gazeta.uz/en/2026/06/18/us-special/), belarus summons ukrainian envoy after drone strike (https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/06/18/belarus-summons-ukrainian-envoy-after-drone-strike-on-belarusian-soccer-team-bus-a93048), ukraine reports strike on russian military facility (https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/06/17/8039779/), and ambani expected to outline major growth plans (https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/ril-agm-2026-jio-ipo-and-4-other-big-bets-mukesh-ambani-could-unveil-this-friday/articleshow/131819216.cms). 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