News Headlines - 09 August 2015
As Nagasaki marked the 70th anniversary of its atomic bombing Sunday, some Japanese Internet users lambasted Disney, one of the largest American cultural establishments, for its alleged insensitivity to public sentiment here.
The controversy erupted Sunday afternoon after an ill-timed tweet was sent by the official Walt Disney Japan account saying “A very merry unbirthday to you!”
▽UK accuses Spain of ‘clear violation’ of Gibraltar’s sovereignty - FT.com
Officials in London raised the alarm after the Royal Navy escorted the Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera — the Spanish police’s drugs and money-laundering squad — out of what the Foreign Office said were British waters over the weekend.
▽Migrants 'threaten EU standards' says Philip Hammond - BBC News
Europe will not be able to preserve its living standards if it has to absorb millions of migrants from Africa, the foreign secretary has said.
Philip Hammond called for EU laws to be overhauled to make sure that people coming from Africa to Europe could be returned to their home country.
▽Jeremy Corbyn says Labour could resurrect Clause IV - The Scotsman
LABOUR leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn has said he could restore the party’s historic commitment to public ownership if he wins the contest to succeed Ed Miliband.
▽Benedict Cumberbatch asks fans not to film Hamlet - BBC News
Actor Benedict Cumberbatch has pleaded with fans outside the Barbican theatre in London not to film his stage performance of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
