News Headlines - 13 November 2019

▽Hillary Clinton 'under enormous pressure' to run in 2020 - BBC News

Hillary Clinton has said she is "under enormous pressure" to challenge US President Donald Trump in next year's White House election.
The former Democratic presidential nominee refused to rule it out, telling the BBC: "Never say never."
Mrs Clinton, 72, said she thinks "all the time" about what kind of president she would have been if she had beaten Mr Trump in 2016.

▽Japan cancels cherry blossom party amid cronyism accusations - BBC News

The publicly funded event, honouring the great and the good for their achievements, has taken place every April since 1952.
But opposition politicians said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe invited too many of his own supporters to the last event.
They say he brought 850 people from his constituency, 1,000km (620 miles) away.

▽SoftBank and Line enter talks to form a new tie-up | The Japan Times

SoftBank Group Corp. is looking to reach an agreement with Line Corp. on a comprehensive partnership or acquisition through its group firm that runs Yahoo Japan, it was learned on Wednesday... Line’s market value on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s first section is at about ￥1.1 trillion. The acquisition will considerably change the landscape of the IT industry if realized. SoftBank is eyeing on having its group firm Z Holdings Corp., which operates Yahoo Japan, tie up with Line.

▽Nissan cuts profit forecast after 70% quarterly plunge - Reuters

Nissan Motor Co reported a 70% drop in quarterly profit on Tuesday and cut its full-year forecast to an 11-year low, hit by a strong yen and falling sales, and highlighting the turmoil at the Japanese automaker after the ouster of Carlos Ghosn.

▽Uranium particles detected at undeclared site in Iran, says atomic watchdog | The Guardian

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in its latest report, seen by AFP, on the country’s nuclear programme on Monday: “The agency has detected natural uranium particles of anthropogenic origin at a location in Iran not declared to the agency.”
The particles are understood to be the product of uranium which has been mined and undergone initial processing, but not enriched.