News Headlines - 18 March 2017
▽Trump’s Proposed Budget Would Cut Science Funding | The Scientist Magazine
As anticipated, the Trump administration’s budget proposal includes substantial cuts at federal research agencies, including the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). If approved by Congress, the budget would enact cuts of $5.8 billion at the NIH—nearly 19 percent of the agency’s current budget—and more than $2.6 billion at the EPA—around 31 percent of the agency’s current allotment.
▽TASS: EU calls for democratization in Belarus over ongoing protests against unpopular labor law
The European Union believes that the recent protests against an unpopular labor law in Belarus indicate a need for democratization in that country, the European External Action Service (EEAS) said in a statement on Friday.
A “radicalised Muslim” known to security services has been shot dead after attempting to steal a soldier’s gun at Paris Orly Airport.
▽Car and Bomb Claim at White House Sets Off Security Alert | FOX40
The Secret Service detained a man who drove up to a White House checkpoint late Saturday night and claimed to have a bomb in his vehicle, two law enforcement officials told CNN.
▽Japan PM Abe battles scandal on two fronts as questions swirl | Reuters
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, now in a rare fifth year as leader, is battling scandals on two separate fronts as questions swirl about his ties to a nationalist school involved in a murky land deal and his defense minister faces calls to resign.
