News Headlines - 17 July 2015

▽Japan scraps Zaha Hadid plan for Olympic stadium | The Guardian

The Japanese government has scrapped controversial plans for a dramatic Zaha Hadid-designed $2bn (￡1.3bn) stadium envisioned as the focal point of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, amid concern about rising costs and a growing public backlash.

▽Sharp faces $282 million operating loss for April-June - Nikkei | Reuters

Japan's Sharp Corp is set to swing to an operating loss in the April-June quarter, the Nikkei business daily reported on Friday, reflecting a sharp downturn in its smartphone display business which forced it to seek a bailout from banks in May.

▽Teenage asylum seeker who confronted Merkel allowed to stay in Germany | The Guardian

A teenage Palestinian asylum seeker who burst into tears in front of Angela Merkel during a televised debate will be allowed to stay in Germany, officials said on Friday. Merkel’s encounter with the teenager named Reem – who speaks perfect German – went viral on the internet. The debate, entitled Good Life in Germany, took place in the northern city of Rostock.

▽Norwegian killer Breivik wins place at Oslo University - Al Jazeera English

Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has won a place to study at the University of Oslo from solitary confinement in prison, despite outrage at his massacre of scores of people four years ago.

▽Aubrey Morris Dead: ‘Clockwork Orange’ Actor Was 89 | Variety

The character actor had a memorable scene in “A Clockwork Orange” in which his probation officer character cautions the protagonist, Alex (played by Malcolm McDowell), about getting into trouble. “I’m warning you, little Alex, being a good friend to you as always, the one man in this sore and sick community who wants to save you from yourself,” Morris says in the scene (below).