News Headlines - 25 June 2017

▽Takata, Unable to Overcome Airbag Crisis, Files for Bankruptcy Protection - The New York Times

Takata, the Japanese auto parts maker crippled by vast airbag recalls, filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States and Japan and said it would sell its surviving operations to a Chinese-owned American rival, Key Safety Systems.

▽Under pressure, Western tech firms bow to Russian demands to share cyber secrets | Reuters

Western technology companies, including Cisco, IBM and SAP, are acceding to demands by Moscow for access to closely guarded product security secrets, at a time when Russia has been accused of a growing number of cyber attacks on the West, a Reuters investigation has found.

▽Qatar says list of demands by Arab states not realistic - BBC News

Qatar's foreign minister has rejected a list of 13 conditions set by four Arab states for lifting sanctions, saying it is neither reasonable nor actionable.

▽Prince Philip cancels London Zoo appearance after hospital stay

The Duke of Edinburgh has cancelled an appearance at a London Zoo event as he continues to recover from an infection.

▽Hugh Grant offers ￡1,000 for return of WW2 veteran's medals - BBC News

Hugh Grant has offered a ￡1,000 reward for the return of a blind WW2 veteran's medals which went missing at a motorway service station.
Alfred Barlow, 95, of Stockport, Greater Manchester, was returning from a pilgrimage to Normandy, France, on 8 June when he noticed they were missing.