News Headlines - 02 December 2016

▽Trump, Backers Ask Courts to Halt or Block 3 State Recounts - The New York Times

President-elect Donald Trump and his supporters went to court Friday to prevent or halt election recounts in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, less than two weeks before the states would have to complete the tasks to meet a federal deadline to certify their election results.

▽Trump Speaks With Taiwan’s Leader, an Affront to China - The New York Times

President-elect Donald J. Trump spoke by telephone with Taiwan’s president on Friday, a striking break with nearly four decades of diplomatic practice that could precipitate a major rift with China even before Mr. Trump takes office.

▽South Korea's scandal-tainted Park to face impeachment vote next week | Reuters

South Korean opposition parties said on Friday they will hold a parliamentary impeachment vote on scandal-tainted President Park Geun-hye next week, while her own party remains undecided on whether to force her out of office.

▽Striking Lufthansa pilots demonstrate in Frankfurt - World Socialist Web Site

Hundreds of Lufthansa pilots demonstrated Wednesday at Frankfurt airport in Germany. Since pilots started their latest strike last week, the company has grounded some 4,500 flights. It is the latest in a series of strikes and protests going back to 2014.

▽Haiti cholera: UN chief apologises for first time over outbreak - BBC News

Haiti was cholera-free until it was brought to the country by Nepalese peacekeepers in 2010.
Since then the acute bacterial disease has killed around 10,000 people.