News Headlines - 28 May 2017
▽Kim's rocket stars - The trio behind North Korea's missile program | Reuters
After successful missile launches, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un often exchanges smiles and hugs with the same three men and shares a celebratory smoke with them... They include Ri Pyong Chol, a former top air force general; Kim Jong Sik, a veteran rocket scientist; and Jang Chang Ha, the head of a weapons development and procurement center.
A third US aircraft carrier, the USS Nimitz, will be deployed by Washington in the Western Pacific Ocean in order to join two US warships, stationed near the shores of the Korean Peninsula in the light of the crisis, escalated by Pyongyang’s nuclear tests, media reported, citing sources.
▽British Airways cancels all flights from Gatwick and Heathrow due to IT failure | The Guardian
British Airways cancelled all flights from Heathrow and Gatwick on Saturday due to a major IT failure causing severe disruption to its global operations that is expected to run into Sunday.
▽Spanish alpinist Kilian Jornet scale Mt Everest twice in a week without oxygen
Spanish climber Kilian Jornet summited Mount Everest twice in a week without using supplemental oxygen, a statement issued by the climber said.
▽Cannes Film Festival: The Square wins Palme d'Or - BBC News
Art world satire The Square, directed by Ruben Ostlund, has won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
The Swedish title was one of 19 films competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or, in the 70th year of the festival on the French Riviera.
