News Headlines - 15 October 2016

▽EU's Tusk says Britain might yet back out of Brexit | Reuters

Britain might ultimately decide not leave the European Union as the EU will not offer London any softer terms than a damaging "hard Brexit", Donald Tusk, who will run the negotiations for Brussels, said on Thursday.

▽Salesforce Won’t Pursue Bid for Twitter - WSJ

Twitter Inc. was left at the altar on Friday after Salesforce.com Inc. walked away from pursuing a combination, all but extinguishing hopes for a near-term sale of the social-media company as it struggles to accelerate revenue growth.

▽Thai king death: Thousands queue to pay respects at palace - BBC News

Large queues formed at the Grand Palace in the Thai capital as mourners paid their respects to King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died on Thursday.

▽Japan’s abdicating emperor may ignite row over succession rules

Top of the agenda will most likely be discussions relating to changes in the law to permit the abdication of an emperor, as well as the title he should adopt after stepping down.
The panel is expected to hold at least seven meetings before the end of the year, with its final proposals released as early as next spring.

▽Your Name's Makoto Shinkai on directing for Studio Ghibli | Daily Express

“People may thing we look similar, but we don’t really. Ghibli is about craftsmanship. They draw characters and put life in it.
“But mine is more like a series of stop-motions and our technical aspects are dissimilar too."