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China Daily | Updated: 2019-07-10 07:24

CROATIA

EU hails govt's bid to join eurozone

Croatia has submitted a formal bid to join the European Exchange Rate Mechanism, an early stage on the path to membership of the euro currency group, the head of the Eurogroup of eurozone finance ministers said on Monday. The move could allow the country to join the euro currency zone by 2023. The zone currently comprises 19 states. EU Economics Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said the move was a "vote of confidence in the euro".

UNITED STATES

Man faces charges for licking ice cream

Police said a man in Louisiana posted a video of himself on Facebook opening a Blue Bell ice cream container, licking it, poking it with his finger and putting it back on the shelf. Reports said Lenise Martin III, 36, was charged on Saturday with property tampering and posting criminal activity. Police said after being alerted of Martin's actions by management, deputies found Martin at the scene presenting the sales clerk a receipt showing he bought the ice cream he licked. Deputies searched the freezer and confirmed the purchase but still decided to move forward with the charges.

Agencies

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