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A major reason for the success of 92-year-old Mahathir was public disgust at allegations May 21, 2018 World News Beijing denies ‘militarisation’ of South China Sea BEIJING, May 21, 2018 (AFP) - Beijing hit back at allegations it was “militarising” the South China Sea on Monday after landing bombers at an airbase in the contested waters, instead accusing Washington of increasing tensions with its own military footprint.China on Friday for the first time landed several combat aircraft -- including the long-range, nuclear strike-capable H-6K -- at an island airfield in the sea, triggering international concern.The move prompted immediate criticism from the U May 21, 2018 World [Graphic News] Plastic planet More than 8.3 billion metric tons of plastics have been produced since the 1950s, according to a new study published in the journal Science Advances. As of 2015, humans had generated 8.3 billion tons of plastics, 6.3 billion tons of which had already become waste. Of that waste total, only 9 percent was recycled, 12 percent was incinerated and 79 percent accumulated in landfills or the natural environment. The research predicts around 12 billion tons of plastic waste will be polluting the natur May 20, 2018 World News [Graphic News] 68% of world population will live in urban areas by 2050: UN Sixty-eight percent of the world‘s population will live in urban areas by the year 2050, the United Nation said Wednesday, up from the current 55 percent. The UN report predicted an extra 2.5 billion people living in ever-expanding cities in the next 30 years, with as much as 90 percent of the urban growth centered on Asia and Africa. The boom in city-dwellers will be concentrated in certain countries, with 35 percent of urban expansion occurring in India, China and Nigeria alone between 2018 a May 18, 2018 World News School bus torn apart in dump truck collision, killing 2 MOUNT OLIVE, New Jersey -- A school bus taking children on a field trip to a historic site collided with a dump truck on Thursday, ripping the bus apart and killing a student and a teacher.The crash left the bus lying on its side on the guardrail of Interstate 80 in Mount Olive, its undercarriage and front end sheared off and its steering wheel exposed. Some of the victims crawled out of the emergency exit in the back and an escape hatch on the roof. More than 40 people were taken to hospitals.F May 16, 2018 World News Judge tosses California law allowing life-ending drugs Betsy Davis threw herself a party before becoming one of the first people to use a California law allowing her to take her own life in 2016.Her sister and other advocates fear others won't have the same choice after a Riverside County judge threw out the law Tuesday because he said it was unconstitutionally approved by the Legislature.Superior Court Judge Daniel Ottolia ruled lawmakers illegally passed the law during a special session devoted to other topics, but he gave the state attorney gener May 16, 2018 World News [Graphic News] Seoul ranks 10th best city for university students South Korean capital Seoul has been named the 10th best city in the world for university students, according to a report from the QS Best Student Cities Ranking. London overtook last year’s top-placed city Montreal to rank No. 1. The Canadian city was demoted to fourth, behind Tokyo in second and Melbourne at third. The study builds the rankings based on factors such as the number of top universities in a city, the local jobs market, the diversity of the culture and the quality of life. May 14, 2018 World News [Graphic News] China's Xi Jinping is world's most powerful person Chinese President Xi Jinping has emerged as the world's most powerful person, according to Forbes’ list of the world’s most powerful people. Russian President Vladimir Putin ranked second, while US President Donald Trump was third. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was named the fourth most powerful person as well as the most powerful woman, followed by Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man. South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ranked 54th and 36th respectively. May 13, 2018 World Business [Graphic News] Indians most eager for self-driving cars There is widespread interest about autonomous vehicles in India, Malaysia, China and South Korea, according to a survey by IPSOS in selected countries. The poll results show that 58 percent of global respondents were curious about the technology, but 13 percent swore they would never use it. Thirty percent reported their excitement. India, which records the highest number of road deaths across the globe, has the most people excited about self-driving cars. While 1 in every 10 road deaths is rep May 13, 2018 World News At least two dead, 13 injured in Indonesia church attacks: police At least two people were killed and 13 others injured in bomb attacks, including a suicide blast, targeting churches in Indonesia's second biggest city Surabaya, police said Sunday, the latest assault on a religious minority in the world's biggest Muslim-majority country."There have been three attacks at three churches," East Java Police spokesman Frans Barung Mangera said.The deadly blasts all occurred within 10 minutes of each other, police said, with the first explosion at 7.30 am (0030 GMT). May 13, 2018 World Business Existential debate in US food industry: What is meat? Can a hamburger or steak be labeled "meat" if it is plant-based? That question has sparked a debate about US food labels as key US cattle industry players have sought to crack down on marketing of proteins made from soy and other plant-based substances. Jessica Almy, policy director of the non-profit Good Food Institute, which promotes meat-alternatives, said labels must state clearly if a product is made from soy or another plant, but they usually make sense in context. "Regardless of May 13, 2018 World News Royal Wedding: 'Black Beverly Hills' pumped for its princess In the upscale Los Angeles community known as the "Black Beverly Hills" where Meghan Markle's mother lives, the neighbors are delighting in the frenzy around the upcoming Royal Wedding. "This has probably been the number one topic for a long time in this neighborhood," Windsor Hills resident Earl Hutchinson, an author specializing in African American rights and history, tells AFP. In this file photo taken on December 01, 201 May 13, 2018 World News First China-made aircraft carrier starts sea trials: state media China's first domestically manufactured aircraft carrier started sea trials on Sunday, state media said, as the country prepares to add a second such warship to its naval fleet.The carrier, known only as "Type 001A", set out for the trials on Sunday morning, according to official news agency Xinhua, while state broadcaster CCTV said the ship left a port in northeastern China around 6.45 am (2245 GMT Saturday).Expected to be commissioned by 2020, the ship will give China a second aircraft carrier May 13, 2018 World News [Newsmaker] Terror probe launched after deadly Paris knife attack A knifeman shouting "Allahu akbar" was shot dead by police in central Paris late Saturday after he killed one person and injured four, prompting a terror probe.The attack took place near the city's main opera house in an area full of bars, restaurants and theatres which were brimming on a weekend night.French President Emmanuel Macron said: "France once again pays the price of blood."Saturday's assault is the latest to strike a nation rocked by a series of jihadist attacks in the last three year MORE 15 / 21549
