Portal:Current events/2014 June 19
June 19, 2014 (Thursday)
Arts and culture
- Prince Felipe, the eldest son of King Juan Carlos I and formerly Prince of Asturias, ascends the Spanish throne as King Felipe VI. (The Guardian)
Law and crime
- Romanian President Traian Băsescu denies any implication in his brother's graft case in which he is charged with receiving 250,000 euros in order to facilitate the release of a well-known incarcerated mobster. Hours after the president's press conference, his brother, Mircea, was arrested for 24h. (Reuters)
- The U.S. Supreme Court cuts back sharply on the range of patentable software, in a case involving business methods. (Alice Corp v. CLS Bank)
Politics and elections
- The Ukraine Parliament confirms all government candidates, including that of foreign minister, appointed the previous day by President Petro Poroshenko. (Kyiv Post)