News Headlines - 09 May 2017

▽F.B.I. Director James Comey Is Fired by Trump - The New York Times

President Trump on Tuesday fired the director of the F.B.I., James B. Comey, abruptly terminating the top official leading a criminal investigation into whether Mr. Trump’s advisers colluded with the Russian government to steer the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.

▽Moon Jae-in seen sure to win S. Korea's presidential election

Moon Jae-in of the liberal Democratic Party was believed to have won South Korea's presidential election held Tuesday with an exit poll placing him in the lead with an apparently irreversible gap over his rivals.
Moon was estimated to have garnered 41.4 percent of all votes, according to the exit poll conducted by three major local broadcasters -- MBC, KBS and SBS.

▽Stephen Hawking says we must leave Earth within 100 years | Daily Mail Online

Humans must leave Earth within 100 years if we want to survive, Professor Stephen Hawking has warned.
The renowned theoretical physicist believes that life on Earth is at an ever-increasing risk of being wiped out by a disaster, such as asteroid strikes, epidemics, over-population and climate change.

▽The Sun mistakenly reports Prince Philip is dead | Daily Mail Online

When the story broke at 10am on Thursday in the UK, French media mistakenly published stories incorrectly announcing the Duke of Edinburgh had died... Before the summit, The Sun accidentally posted a prepared story on his death with the headline: 'Prince Philip dead at 95, how did the Duke of Edinburgh die, etc etc.'

▽Real Madrid trouser ￡850million deal with Adidas, according to Football Leaks

REAL MADRID have signed a staggering kit deal with Adidas thought to be worth ￡850million over the next seven years.
Football Leaks have reported details of the deal, claiming Los Blancos earn a fixed payment of ￡59million each year from Adidas.