News Headlines - 11 November 2014

▽Madrid rejects fresh Catalonia freedom bid - Europe - Al Jazeera English

Spain's government has rejected Catalonia's calls for self-determination after more than two million people took part in a symbolic vote on independence for the region.

▽Russia’s ‘dangerous military brinkmanship’ risks ‘catastrophic’ clash with NATO, report warns

Russia is engaged in “dangerous brinkmanship” toward NATO and Nordic nations in its military moves, with almost 40 incidents of incursions and close encounters since March, according to a European security research group.

▽BBC News - Japan's Nikkei hits seven-year high

Asian markets traded higher, led by Japan's Nikkei which hit a new seven-year high on reports that a planned sales tax increase might be postponed... Shares jumped on news that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe might postpone the planned 10% increase in sales tax.

▽Japanese airplane leasing company orders 80 Boeing 737 Max planes - Puget Sound Business Journal

Boeing Co. said Japanese airplane leasing company SMBC Aviation Capital is buying 80 837 Max 8 airplanes worth $8.5 billion at list prices.

▽Fukushima Radiation Found in Pacific Off California’s Coast - Bloomberg

Oceanographers have detected isotopes linked to Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant off California’s coast, though at levels far below those that could pose a measurable health risk.