News Headlines - 27 December 2017
▽TASS: Casualties reported following St Petersburg store explosion
An explosion in a St. Petersburg entertainment center has left at least ten people injured, emergency services told TASS on Wednesday... Russia’s Investigative Committee pursues all lines of inquiry probing the explosion at St. Petersburg’s shopping mall, the Investigative Committee told TASS.
▽Father of the Mazda Rotary Kenichi Yamamoto Dies at 95 - Motor Trend
Former Mazda engineer and president Kenichi Yamamoto may not have invented the rotary engine, but he’s the reason the design made it to mass production and became a symbol of Mazda’s ingenuity. Yamamoto passed away in his home country of Japan on December 20, 2017, at the age of 95, The Asahi Shimbun reports.
Prince Harry got the inside scoop on former U.S. president Barack Obama's likes and dislikes during an interview for BBC Radio 4's Today program.
The fifth in line to the throne guest edited the program and quizzed the former commander in chief on everything from his TV and sports preferences to the White House amenity he misses most.
▽Obama warns against irresponsible social media use - BBC News
Former US President Barack Obama has warned against the irresponsible use of social media, in a rare interview since stepping down in January.
He warned that such actions were distorting people's understanding of complex issues, and spreading misinformation.
▽Star Wars fans forced to evacuate London Science Museum's IMAX screening after 'incident'
A Science Museum spokesperson said: "A screening of Star Wars: The Last Jedi in the Science Museum IMAX was interrupted this afternoon whilst part of the museum was evacuated as a precaution. "The museum has now fully reopened and the screening recommenced."
