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June 25, 2019 (Tuesday)

Business and economics

AbbVie, the Illinois based pharmaceutical concern best known for Humira, announces its plan to purchase Allergan, the maker of Botox, for about $63 billion. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

LGBT rights in Japan
- Ibaraki Prefecture says it will start issuing partnership certificates for lesbian, gay and transgender couples starting July 1. It would be the first such prefectural policy in the history of Japan. (Japan Today)

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-;Armed attacks and conflicts
-*[[AMIA bombing]], [[Foreign relations of Argentina|Argentina–Iran relations]], [[Iran and state-sponsored terrorism]]
-**After commemorating the 25th anniversary of the attack (18 July), [[Argentine Foreign Minister]] [[Jorge Faurie]] addressed the [[United Nations]] and demanded the [[Iran|Islamic Republic of Iran]] to extradite those accused for the attack to be judged by Argentine justice. He added the attack was "not against the [[Jews in Argentina|Jewish community]] but against the whole [[Argentine people]]". [https://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/UN-commemorates-25th-anniversary-of-the-AMIA-bombing-593572 (Jerusalem Post)]
 ;Business and economics
 *[[AbbVie]], the Illinois based pharmaceutical concern best known for [[Humira]], announces its plan to purchase [[Allergan]], the maker of [[Botox]], for about $63 billion. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-allergan-m-a-abbvie/abbvie-looks-beyond-humira-with-63-billion-deal-for-botox-maker-allergan-idUSKCN1TQ15X (Reuters)]