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November 15, 2019 (Friday)

Business and economy

The Iranian government announces that, effective immediately, petrol will be rationed to 60 litres per month, and prices will increase 50%. Fuel beyond the limit will cost double. Iranians take to the streets to oppose the plan, which results from United States sanctions against Iran. (Al Jazeera) (The New York Times)

International relations

North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens, Japan–North Korea relations
- Sakie Yokota, the mother of a Japanese girl abducted by North Korea 42 years ago at the age of 13, appeals directly to Kim Jong-un to release her and all Japanese abductees. She also decries the lack of Japanese government action on the issue. (NHK World-Japan)
Japan–South Korea relations, Japan–United States relations, South Korea–United States relations
- Japan, South Korea and the United States agree to boost multilateral military cooperation and defense issues. (Yonhap News Agency)

Law and crime

Criminal charges brought in the Mueller special counsel investigation
- A federal jury convicts Roger Stone of lying to the United States Congress and tampering with a witness about his efforts to learn about the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks's release of hacked Democratic emails in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. (The Washington Post)

Politics and elections

2019 Hong Kong protests
- A 70-year-old bystander dies after being hit by a brick while filming a clash between protesters and residents. Police is treating the act as a murder. (BBC News) (South China Morning Post)
- Pro-Beijing Hong Kong Justice Secretary Teresa Cheng suffers minor injuries after being heckled in London. China's Foreign Ministry condemns the protesters. (Reuters) (South China Morning Post)
2019 Chilean protests
- An agreement is signed by most of the political parties supporting a referendum in April 2020 regarding the draft of a new constitution through a constituent convention. This will be the first time the Constitution of Chile is written with popular participation. (The Guardian)

2019 Bolivian protests
- Security forces open fire on protesters in Cochabamba, killing at least five. (CBC News)

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 ;Business and economy
-*The [[Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran|Iranian government]] announces that, effective immediately, [[Gasoline | petrol]] will be rationed to 60 litres per month, and prices will increase 50%. Fuel beyond the limit will cost double. Iranians take to the street to oppose the price hikes, which result from [[United States sanctions against Iran|American sanctions]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/petrol-rationing-price-hikes-iranians-surprise-191115155053008.html (Al Jazeera)] [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/15/world/middleeast/iran-gasoline-prices-rations.html (''The New York Times'')]
+*The [[Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran|Iranian government]] announces that, effective immediately, [[Gasoline | petrol]] will be rationed to 60 litres per month, and prices will increase 50%. Fuel beyond the limit will cost double. Iranians take to the streets to oppose the plan, which results from [[United States sanctions against Iran]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/petrol-rationing-price-hikes-iranians-surprise-191115155053008.html (Al Jazeera)] [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/15/world/middleeast/iran-gasoline-prices-rations.html (''The New York Times'')]
 ;International relations
 *[[North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens]], [[Japan–North Korea relations]]
-**[[Yokota family|Sakie Yokota]], the mother of a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] girl abducted by [[North Korea]] 42 years ago at the age of 13, appeals directly to [[Kim Jong-un]] to release her and all Japanese abductees. She also decries the lack of [[Japanese government]] action on the issue. [https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20191115_17/ (NHK)]
+**[[Yokota family|Sakie Yokota]], the mother of a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] girl abducted by [[North Korea]] 42 years ago at the age of 13, appeals directly to [[Kim Jong-un]] to release her and all Japanese abductees. She also decries the lack of [[Japanese government]] action on the issue. [https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20191115_17/ (NHK World-Japan)]
 *[[Japan–South Korea relations]], [[Japan–United States relations]], [[South Korea–United States relations]]
-**Japan, [[South Korea]] and the [[United States]] agree to boost multilateral military cooperation and defense issues. [https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191115004300325 (Yonhap Korean Agency)]
+**Japan, [[South Korea]] and the [[United States]] agree to boost multilateral military cooperation and defense issues. [https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191115004300325 (Yonhap News Agency)]
+;Law and crime
+*[[Criminal charges brought in the Mueller special counsel investigation]]
+**A federal jury convicts [[Roger Stone]] of lying to the [[United States Congress]] and tampering with a witness about his efforts to learn about the anti-secrecy group [[WikiLeaks]]'s release of [[2016 Democratic National Committee email leak|hacked Democratic emails]] in the [[2016 United States elections|2016 U.S. presidential election]]. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/roger-stone-jury-weighs-evidence-and-a-defense-move-to-make-case-about-mueller/2019/11/15/554fff5a-06ff-11ea-8292-c46ee8cb3dce_story.html (''The Washington Post'')]
 ;Politics and elections
 *[[2019 Hong Kong protests]]
-**A 70-year-old bystander dies after being hit by a brick in clashes between local residents and brick-throwing [[protester]]s. [[Hong Kong Police Force|Police]] investigate the act as [[murder]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50428704 (BBC)] [https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3037927/hong-kong-protests-police-treat-death-70-year-old-cleaner (''South China Morning Post'')]
+**A 70-year-old bystander dies after being hit by a brick while filming a clash between protesters and residents. Police is treating the act as a murder. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50428704 (BBC News)] [https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3037927/hong-kong-protests-police-treat-death-70-year-old-cleaner (''South China Morning Post'')]
-**[[Pro-Beijing]] Hong Kong Justice Secretary [[Teresa Cheng (politician)|Teresa Cheng]] is "assaulted by a crowd" and "sustains an injury" in [[London]]. China's Foreign Ministry condemns the protesters. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-diplomacy/china-strongly-condemns-attack-on-hong-kong-government-official-in-london-idUSKBN1XP0BM?il=0 (Reuters)] [https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3037830/hong-kong-justice-secretary-teresa-cheng-injured-london-while (''South China Morning Post'')]
+**[[Pro-Beijing]] Hong Kong Justice Secretary [[Teresa Cheng (politician)|Teresa Cheng]] suffers minor injuries after being heckled in [[London]]. China's Foreign Ministry condemns the protesters. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-diplomacy/china-strongly-condemns-attack-on-hong-kong-government-official-in-london-idUSKBN1XP0BM?il=0 (Reuters)] [https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3037830/hong-kong-justice-secretary-teresa-cheng-injured-london-while (''South China Morning Post'')]
 *[[2019 Chilean protests]]
-**An agreement is signed by most of the political parties supporting a referendum in April 2020 regarding the draft of a new constitution through a [[Constituent assembly|constituent convention]]. This will be the first time the [[Constitution of Chile]] is written with popular participation. [https://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/pais/manifestaciones/historico-los-chilenos-definiran-en-plebiscito-si-hay-nueva/2019-11-15/012059.html (Cooperativa)]
+**An agreement is signed by most of the political parties supporting a referendum in April 2020 regarding the draft of a new constitution through a [[Constituent assembly|constituent convention]]. This will be the first time the Constitution of Chile is written with popular participation. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/15/chile-referendum-new-constitution-protests (''The Guardian'')]
-*[[Special Counsel investigation (2017–2019)]]
-**A federal jury convicts [[Roger Stone]] of lying to the [[United States Congress]] and tampering with a witness about his efforts to learn about the anti-secrecy group [[WikiLeaks]]'s release of [[2016 Democratic National Committee email leak|hacked Democratic emails]] in the [[2016 United States elections|2016 U.S. presidential election]]. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/roger-stone-jury-weighs-evidence-and-a-defense-move-to-make-case-about-mueller/2019/11/15/554fff5a-06ff-11ea-8292-c46ee8cb3dce_story.html (''The Washington Post'')]
 *[[2019 Bolivian protests]]
-**Security forces open fire on protesters in [[Cochabamba]], killing at least five. [https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bolivia-protests-deaths-1.5362104 (CBC)]
+**Security forces open fire on protesters in [[Cochabamba]], killing at least five. [https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bolivia-protests-deaths-1.5362104 (CBC News)]
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