News Headlines - 26 October 2017

▽A Second Woman Has Accused George H.W. Bush of Sexual Harassment | Vanity Fair

On Tuesday, actress Heather Lind posted a now-deleted Instagram post in which she accused former president George H.W. Bush of sexually harassing her during a photo op four years ago. Now a second woman has come forward with a remarkably similar story. New York actress Jordana Grolnick told Deadspin Wednesday about a more recent alleged incident involving the former president.

▽U.N. Panel Points Finger at Syria in Sarin Attack on Village - The New York Times

The Syrian Air Force was responsible for a lethal sarin chemical attack on a northern rebel-held village on April 4, a United Nations investigative panel said Thursday.
Its report represented the first time that a politically independent investigation had concluded which side in the Syrian civil war had carried out the attack on the village, Khan Sheikhoun.

▽Butter shortfall leaves French croissants half-baked

France is running short of butter, with some supermarket shelves sitting empty and the price of croissants on the rise, creating a headache for the government just as it tries to make the food chain fairer for farmers.
The shortage is the result of falling milk production and rising butter demand globally, with consumer attitudes toward the spread, once shunned as unhealthy, turning more positive.

▽New wave of cyber attacks hits Russia, other nations

Cyber attacks using malware called “BadRabbit” hit Russia and other nations on Tuesday, affecting Russian Interfax news agency and causing flight delays at Ukraine’s Odessa airport.

▽Pope discusses life's biggest questions with International Space Station crew | The Guardian

The Earth is a fragile thing that could even destroy itself, Pope Francis told astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, saying they had an opportunity to see the planet “from the eyes of God”.