News Headlines - 05 August 2016

▽Child sex abuse inquiry will continue 'without delay' - BBC News

The inquiry into child sexual abuse will continue "without delay" and in the absence of a new chair, Home Secretary Amber Rudd has said, after the resignation of Dame Lowell Goddard.

▽Obama says U.S. funding to fight Zika is rapidly running out | Reuters

President Barack Obama on Thursday called on Congress to approve additional funding to combat the spread of the Zika virus in the United States, saying that money to fight the outbreak is rapidly running out.

▽Court rules in favor of memorial to comfort women - Glendale News-Press

An appellant court ruling on Thursday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit against the city of Glendale demanding the removal of a memorial statue in Glendale dedicated to as many as 200,000 women from Korea and other countries forced into sex slavery by Japanese soldiers during World War II.

▽Death in Canada spurs probe into ARC air bags

Regulators in the U.S. and Canada are expanding their investigation of air bag inflators manufactured by Knoxville, Tennessee-based ARC Automotive Inc. after a death was reported in Canada in a car in which an inflator exploded.

▽Rio Olympics open with a ceremony both joyous and serious, all with a samba beat - LA Times

So it came as no surprise that Friday night’s Opening Ceremony had none of the high-tech wizardry that made the opening of the 2008 Beijing Games memorable. Or elaborate theatrical sets like the 2012 London Games.
Instead, organizers turned Maracana Stadium into an intimate party filled with samba music, spinning lights and wild dancing.