News Headlines - 14 February 2016
▽Japan's 'Abenomics' on the ropes as yen soars, markets plunge | Daily Mail Online
Japan's bid to revive its once-soaring economy is on the ropes as an equity market bloodbath and resurgent yen threaten to knock Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's growth plan to the canvas.
▽UN: Afghan Civilian Casualties Hit New High in 2015
The United Nations said Sunday Afghan hostilities left more than 3,500 civilians dead and nearly 7,500 others wounded in 2015, an increase of four percent in civilian casualties from the previous year.
▽Brexit could risk tourists' safety and push up flight prices, say top travel figures | The Guardian
EasyJet chief and ex-Tui boss urge UK to stay in EU as five previously Eurosceptic Labour figures support PM’s renegotiation package
Five Britons have been killed after their car fell more than 80ft from a bridge into a canal in Sweden... The deceased are reportedly members of the band Viola Beach and their manager. The band were in Sweden to perform at the Where’s the Music? festival in Norrköping.
▽AI and robots threaten mass unemployment, scientists warn - FT.com
Scientists have warned of the serious prospect of mass unemployment that could affect everyone from drivers to sex workers, triggered by rapid strides in the development of artificial intelligence and robotics.
