News Headlines - 14 September 2019
▽Attacks on Saudi oil facilities knock out half the kingdom's supply - Reuters
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group said it attacked two plants at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry on Saturday, knocking out more than half the Kingdom’s output, in a move expected to send oil prices soaring and increase tensions in the Middle East.
The attacks will cut the kingdom’s output by 5.7 million barrels per day (bpd), according to a statement from state-run oil company Saudi Aramco, or more than 5% of global oil supply.
▽Cameron ‘truly sorry’ for division that followed Brexit
In an interview with the Times ahead of the publication of his memoir next week, Mr Cameron also said a second referendum cannot be ruled out - suggesting it could provide a way of “unblocking the blockage”.
And he attacked Boris Johnson and Michael Gove for their part in the Leave campaign, accusing the pair of behaving “appallingly” and effectively “trashing” the Government.
Mr Cameron also said they had “left the truth at home” regarding Turkey joining the EU and the claim that Britain sends ￡350 million a week to the bloc.
▽Gold toilet stolen in Blenheim Palace burglary - BBC News
An 18-carat solid gold toilet has been stolen in a burglary overnight at Blenheim Palace.
A gang broke into the Oxfordshire palace at about 04:50 BST and stole the artwork, Thames Valley Police said.
The working toilet - entitled America, which visitors had been invited to use - has not been found but a 66-year-old man has been arrested.
More than 2,000 medically preserved fetal remains were found at a deceased abortion provider’s Illinois home Thursday by his family as they sorted through his belongings, authorities said... Investigators arrived at Klopfer’s home and found 2,246 fetal remains, according to the sheriff’s office. The coroner’s office took possession of them.
No evidence indicates that medical procedures were performed at Klopfer’s home, and his family is cooperating with the investigation, the sheriff’s office said. No other information was immediately available.
▽With 'The Naked Director,' Japan scores a global Netflix hit | The Japan Times
Since its launch on Aug. 8, the Netflix series “The Naked Director” has become a certifiable hit. Its audience score on the Rotten Tomatoes ratings site is 97 percent, and on the series’ IMDB page, positive user reviews (“Truly amazing, realistic and captivating,” “You will find tears, laughter, passion”) far outnumber the negative.
Netflix does not release audience numbers, so the show’s exact reception in the 190 countries the streaming service covers is something of a question mark. But there is proof Netflix is pleased: It has decided to underwrite a second season.
