News Headlines - 11 February 2016
▽U.S. and Russia Announce Plan for Humanitarian Aid and a Cease-Fire in Syria - The New York Times
Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergey V. Lavrov, announced that they had agreed on the delivery over the next few days of desperately needed aid to besieged Syrian cities, to be followed by a “cessation of hostilities” within a week on the way to a more formal cease-fire.
▽Yellen: Negative rates not "off the table"
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen told Congress Thursday the central bank has not ruled out imposing negative interest rates if the economy takes a downward turn but is investigating their viability.
▽Suzuki settles dispute with Volkswagen | The Japan Times
Suzuki Motor Corp. said it has reached a settlement with Germany’s Volkswagen AG following the dissolution of their capital and business tie-up.
Suzuki said Wednesday it will pay “a certain amount of money” to Volkswagen, while the German company will withdraw its damages claim against Suzuki.
▽Pottermore - Exciting publishing programme from J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World
Big things are coming this year from the Wizarding World, including the Special Rehearsal Edition of the script book of new stage play ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I & II'.
As the old joke goes: 'I wouldn't say the gates are poor at our club, but they usually read the crowd changes to the players before the game'. Real Madrid had 11 men on the pitch for their match against Granada on Sunday and only a handful in the stands watching them.
