Portal:Current events/2016 November 19

November 19, 2016 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Business and economics

After a software error, Mexicans purchase US$2500 Dell Alienware laptops for just US$33 each. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

2016–17 UK and Ireland windstorm season
- The Met Office issues warnings for parts of South East England as Storm Angus prepares to make landfall. (BBC)
An air ambulance on its way to University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City crashes in Elko, Nevada. 4 people, including 3 crew and one patient are killed, and vehicles on the ground are damaged during the crash. (NBC News)

Politics and elections

Bersih 5 rally
- Tens of thousands of people protest in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, calling for Prime Minister Najib Razak to step down amid an ongoing corruption scandal involving 1Malaysia Development Berhad. (Reuters)
Pope Francis creates 17 new cardinals during a consistory in St. Peter's Basilica, raising the membership of the College of Cardinals to 228, of whom 121 are eligible to vote in a papal election. (Holy See Press Office)

Science and technology

Sports

In NASCAR, Daniel Suárez wins the season's final race in the second-tier Xfinity Series, the Ford EcoBoost 300, claiming the season title in the process. The Mexican becomes the first foreign driver ever to win a season championship in any of NASCAR's three U.S.-based national touring series. (ESPN)