News Headlines - 14 June 2016
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter said he had witnessed rigged draws for European football competitions using 'hot and cold balls,' in an interview with an Argentine newspaper published Monday.
Blatter said no draw for a FIFA event had been fixed during his 18 years at the helm of world football's governing body, but said he had seen it done for European competitions.
▽German Bond Yield Goes Negative on ‘Brexit’ Fears and Central Bank Policies - The New York Times
At first it seems illogical to buy bonds at prices practically guaranteed to lose money.
But there are good reasons that the yields on 10-year German bonds dipped below zero percent on Tuesday for the first time, meaning investors are essentially paying Berlin to keep their money.
▽NATO chief: 4 battalions to Eastern Europe amid Russia tension - CNNPolitics.com
NATO announced Monday that the alliance will deploy four multinational battalions to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, as tensions with Russia remain high in the wake of Moscow's intervention in Ukraine.
▽Italy's Berlusconi recovering from four-hour heart surgery - BBC News
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been placed in intensive care after undergoing an operation to replace a defective heart valve.
▽Unseen Audrey Hepburn letters up for auction - BBC News
A series of never-before-seen letters written by Audrey Hepburn will be auctioned later this month.
The 10 letters were penned between 1951 and 1960 to her mentor and lifelong friend Sir Felix Aylmer.
