News Headlines - 12 April 2018

▽Fresh nepotism revelations deepen Shinzo Abe’s woes

Shinzo Abe’s political woes have redoubled after fresh revelations in the second of his two nepotism scandals dragged the prime minister deeper into controversy... The latest evidence shows the closest link yet between Mr Abe and education projects where his associates won dubious public favours. The prime minister has denied any involvement.

▽Peace in Northern Ireland reaches 20th anniversary but what is the Good Friday Agreement? - ITV News

The architects of the Good Friday Agreement have gathered in Belfast to mark 20 years since the Troubles ended.
But what exactly was the agreement, and why was it so important for Northern Ireland?

▽Apple reveals truth behind claims it will kill iTunes music downloads | Metro News

In a rare on-the-record statement, the tech giant addressed claims that it will shut iTunes in a bid to push people into signing up for an Apple Music subscription.
An Apple spokesman said: ‘It’s not true.’... But today, Digital Music News said it would be shut down on March 31, 2019.

▽‘Rampage’ Is Final Film In Brett Ratner Warner Bros. Co-Finance Deal | Deadline

As reported last November following several sexual harassment allegations against filmmaker and producer Brett Ratner, Warner Bros. is no longer in business with his co-financing entity RatPac-Dune Entertainment which co-financed more than 70 titles amounting to a reported $450M in funding across such movies as The Lego Movie, Gravity, American Sniper, Batman v. Superman and more. New Line’s Rampage, opening Friday, is the last of those titles being co-financed by RatPac per the news six months ago. The passive slate financing deal was scheduled to end in March, and it was promptly decided that Ratner’s first look deal would not be renewed.

▽Roma knock Barcelona out of CL with remarkable comeback | FOX Sports

Roma pulled off an extraordinary comeback to knock Barcelona out of the Champions League on Tuesday, winning 3-0 at home to reach the semifinals by overturning a three-goal deficit from the first leg.
Roma advanced on away goals despite losing 4-1 in the first leg of the quarterfinals.