News Headlines - 01 April 2016

▽Vatican investigates claim hospital funds used to refurbish cardinal's flat | Reuters

The Vatican said on Thursday it is investigating two former officials over claims money meant for a children's hospital was used to refurbish a cardinal's luxury apartment.

▽Italian nurse arrested over serial killings of patients | Reuters

A 55-year-old Italian nurse has been arrested on suspicion of murdering 13 elderly patients in the intensive care ward where she had worked for decades, police said on Thursday.
The "hospital ward killer", as police have called her, administered lethal doses of a blood-thinning drug into her victims' intravenous drips. Twelve died of internal bleeding and one of cardiac arrest, police said.

▽U.S., Japan Agree to Nuclear Material Transfer - WSJ

The U.S. and Japan unveiled a plan on Friday to ship weapons-grade nuclear materials from Japanese research facilities to the U.S. as part of an effort to prevent rogue nations and terrorist​ groups from acquiring such materials.

▽Scientists Identify the Structure of Zika Virus - WSJ

Researchers have identified the structure of the Zika virus, laying the foundation for further study into the ways it infects healthy cells. The finding could guide development of a possible cure or a vaccine in the future, the scientists said.

▽Google disables April fool joke amid user fury after prank backfires | The Guardian

Gmail Mic Drop caused more tears than laughter, thanks to users accidentally enabling the prank on serious emails – with some dire consequences