Around the World (Vatican and China)
L’Osservatore Romano accuses Charlie Hebdo of “distorting faith” The Vatican newspaper speaks out against the cover of the French satirical weekly, which marks the first anniversary of the attacks on its offices in Paris The Holy See has strongly criticised the illustration on the special issue of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo , which depicts God carrying a machine gun. Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano said the image “illustrates the sad paradox of a world that is becoming so sensitive to political correctness it is verging on the ridiculous”. [link] Losses of over 7%: trading suspended on Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets for a second time in a week by Paul Wang Trading has been suspended on stock markets only 15 minutes after opening. Restrictions for another three months on the sale of shares. Losses on Stock Exchanges in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Seoul, Sydney. Yuan devalued. [link]