News Headlines - 09 April 2018
Missiles struck an air base in central Syria early Monday, but the Pentagon quickly denied claims from Syrian state media that the strikes were "an American aggression." A war monitoring group said Iranian-backed militia members were killed in the strikes, and Russia and then Syria accused Israeli jets of firing the missiles.
The likelihood of a military strike against Syria after a suspected chemical weapons attack increased Sunday as President Trump said there would be a “big price to pay” and officials in France vowed the country would “do its duty” in responding.
▽Facebook admits 2.7 million EU users′ data possibly shared | DW
A spokesman for the European Commission on Friday said social networking site Facebook had confirmed the data of up to 2.7 million people in the European Union might have been shared with data mining firm Cambridge Analytica.
▽Bahrain GP: Ferrari mechanic breaks leg in Kimi Raikkonen pit lane accident - BBC Sport
Ferrari mechanic Francesco Cigorini suffered a broken leg when he was run over by Kimi Raikkonen during a pit stop in the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Ferrari's pit system showed a green light to Raikkonen, indicating he could exit the pits, despite mechanics not having changed his left rear wheel... Ferrari have been fined 50,000 euros by race officials for an unsafe release.
▽Football: Japan names Akira Nishino as new coach two months before World Cup - The Straits Times
Japan named respected veteran Akira Nishino as their new national football manager on Monday (April 9) after sensationally dumping Vahid Halilhodzic with only two months until the World Cup.
The 63-year-old Nishino boasts an impressive array of domestic silverware and masterminded one of Japanese football's proudest moments: beating a Brazil side containing Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos 1-0 at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
