News Headlines - 13 January 2018

▽Trump Lawyer Arranged $130,000 Payment for Adult-Film Star’s Silence - WSJ

A lawyer for President Donald Trump arranged a $130,000 payment to a former adult-film star a month before the 2016 election as part of an agreement that precluded her from publicly discussing an alleged sexual encounter with Mr. Trump, according to people familiar with the matter.

▽Doctors want President Donald Trump's head examined - CNN

President Donald Trump is "in excellent health," White House physician, Dr. Ronny Jackson, said following his physical Friday... Jackson received an urgent letter from dozens of doctors and health professionals Thursday urging him to perform basic mental health tests on the President... this letter points out that mental evaluations are routine during physicals, particularly for patients who are 66 or older. Trump is 71.

▽H&M stores in South Africa trashed over 'racist' hoodie - BBC News

South African police have used rubber bullets to disperse a mob trashing H&M stores in and around Johannesburg, after the brand used a controversial picture of a black child.
The protests were organised by the radical Economic Freedom Fighters' party (EFF).

▽All jewels from Paris Ritz heist recovered: source

French police have recovered all the jewels that a gang of thieves attempted to snatch from a store in the upscale Paris Ritz hotel, a source close to the investigation said on Thursday.

▽EU plastics tax could help plug Brexit blackhole | Euronews

Plastic could be fantastic for the EU, as it looks for ways to plug a future gaping hole in its budget, left by Brexit.
Plans have been announced for a new bloc-wide tax on plastics, extra revenue to top up the Brussels bank balance. Although how it would work is unclear right now.