News Headlines - 19 November 2013
▽Caroline Kennedy Draws Crowds in Tokyo as First Woman Ambassador - Bloomberg
Caroline Kennedy was greeted by thousands of cheering Japanese as she passed through the streets of Tokyo to present her credentials to Emperor Akihito as the U.S.’s first female ambassador to Japan. Enlarge image U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy A carriage carrying newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy, seen at left in carriage, moves along the Imperial Palace yard upon her arrival for a ceremonial formality to take up the US ambassador post in Tokyo. Photographer: Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP/Getty Images Spectators, many of them elderly, lined the streets snapping photos of Kennedy, 55, as she passed in a century-old horse-drawn carriage. Crowds thronged the front of the Imperial Palace where Kennedy met with the 79-year-old emperor in a ceremony marking the official start of her duties.
▽JPMorgan to Pay Record $13 Billion U.S. Settlement - Businessweek
JPMorgan Chase & Co. will pay a record $13 billion to resolve U.S. Justice Department probes into the bank’s sale of mortgage bonds that officials said helped feed the financial chaos of 2008.
▽BBC News - Sardinia hit by deadly Cyclone Cleopatra and floods
A number of people are reported missing after rivers burst their banks. Cars were swept away and bridges collapsed. The area around the north-eastern city of Olbia was worst-hit - in some places the water was up to 3m (10ft) deep. Prime Minister Enrico Letta has declared a state of emergency, speaking of a "national tragedy".
On a dramatic night that completed the list of European qualifiers for next year's World Cup, France stormed back from a two-goal deficit to earn a place in Brazil while Cristiano Ronaldo almost single-handly took Portugal through with a stunning hat-trick.
▽Tech-tastic new MINI embraces the Android revolution | TechRadar
Tech upgrades for all-new MINI include Android support, HUD display, dual-clutch and more
