News Headlines - 22 November 2016

▽Japan Earthquake May Be Aftershock from Massive 2011 Temblor

A magnitude-6.9 earthquake rumbled through Japan yesterday near where the enormous 2011 Tohoku quake triggered a massive tsunami and caused widespread devastation.

▽Prosecutors name Park as criminal suspect-INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily

President Park Geun-hye is now a suspect in an ongoing criminal investigation into the massive influence-peddling scandal involving her friend and former Blue House aides, the prosecution said Sunday.

▽Donald Trump Drops Threat of New Hillary Clinton Investigation - The New York Times

President-elect Donald J. Trump said on Tuesday that he had no intention of pressing for an investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server or the financial operations of her family’s foundation, dropping the “lock her up” pledge that became a rallying cry for his campaign for the White House.

▽FBI's Dark Web Child Porn Investigation Stretched to Norway | Motherboard

Late last week, Norwegian police said they had arrested 51 people on suspicion of child pornography crimes as part of its own “Operation Dark Room.” Authorities have taken 150TB of material, making it one of the largest seizures in Norwegian history, the announcement reads.

▽Man chokes to death after choking during rice ball speed eating contest in Japan | Daily Mail Online

A 28-year-old man died in Japan after choking on a rice ball at a speed-eating contest, an event organiser said Tuesday.
The man, whose name was withheld, died on November 16 in hospital three days after choking, said the local farmer's cooperative that sponsored the event in the western city of Hikone.