News Headlines - 08 November 2018
During a press conference on the midterm elections results, President Donald Trump Wednesday afternoon told a Japanese reporter to say hello to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and remind him that their trade deal is unfair to the U.S.
The reporter with a Japanese accent asked, “Mr. President, how you focus on the economic...”
"Where are you from, please?" Trump cut in.
The reporter answered, "Japan."
"Say hello to Shinzo," Trump said, drawing some giggles from other media in the room.
▽Helge Ingstad: Norway's warship collides with tanker in fjord - BBC News
Norway has evacuated all 137 crew from one of its warships after it collided in a fjord with a Maltese oil tanker.
Eight people were lightly injured in the collision in the Hjeltefjord near Bergen. The KNM Helge Ingstad frigate has been listing dangerously.
The warship had been returning from Nato military exercises. The tanker, the Sola TS, was slightly damaged and it appears that it did not spill oil.
▽Grenade-shaped belt buckle prompts evacuation of Spanish rail stations | The Guardian
Police evacuated the main railway stations in Barcelona and Madrid during Wednesday morning’s rush hour after a belt buckle in the shape of a hand grenade triggered a security alert.
The incident, which turned out to be a false alarm, appears to have been caused by a woman carrying the belt buckle on to a train from Barcelona to Madrid.
▽Green slime and Rubik's cubes among the highlights on Guinness World Records Day - ITV News
From solving Rubik's cubes simultaneously with both hands and feet to lengthy green slime - countries around the world have showcased their best talents to celebrate Guinness World's Record Day.
▽Oscar-winning Love Story composer Francis Lai dies at 86 - BBC News
Oscar-winning French composer Francis Lai has died at the age of 86.
He was best-known for winning the prize for composing the memorable piano theme to the 1970 film Love Story.
