News Headlines - 25 November 2012
▽Irish Daily Star editor resigns over topless photos of Duchess of Cambridge | guardian.co.uk
The editor of the Irish Daily star has resigned in the wake of controversy about his decision to publish topless photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge. Michael O'Kane had been suspended from duties since September after publication of the pictures, which were apparently taken with long lenses to avoid detection at a private chateau in Provence.
▽Divisive Election in Spain’s Catalonia Gives Win to Separatist Parties - NYTimes.com
Voters in Catalonia delivered victory to separatist parties in a regional election on Sunday, raising the likelihood that Spain’s most powerful economic region will hold an independence referendum that Madrid has vowed to block.
Election Day in the South told a newer and more surprising story: The nation’s first black president finished more strongly in the region than any other Democratic nominee in three decades, underscoring a fresh challenge for Republicans who rely on Southern whites as their base of national support.
▽French minister digs in for steel battle - FT.com
As someone who enjoys the limelight, Arnaud Montebourg, France’s telegenic industry minister, knows how to pick his battles. After months of public duelling with the Peugeot family over the carmaker’s decision to shut down its Aulnay plant outside Paris, the leftwing lawyer has turned his fire on Lakshmi Mittal, the Indian steel magnate and one of the world’s richest men.
▽China successfully launches remote sensing satellite - Xinhua | English.news.cn
The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center confirmed that China successfully launched the Yaogan XVI remote-sensing satellite into space at 12:06 a.m. Sunday.
