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We take a look at some of the political figures who made headlines in 2019.

① A dispute over history between Warsaw and Moscow has now reached the United States and Germany.② Former U.S. President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump are tied this year as the most admired man in the United States.

We take a look at some of the political figures who made headlines in 2019.

BBC is less trusted amid concerns over bias;

China launches new law to protect doctors.

① Divorces are on the rise in China for the 15th consecutive year, with over 3.1 million couples filing for divorce in the first nine months of 2019. ② Australian officials are pushing ahead with Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks display despite thousands signing a petition to halt the show.

① US President Trump has faulted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after his cameo was cut during an airing in Canada. ② A recently published essay in the Grayzone revealed that the allegations that China has detained millions of Uyghur people in Xinjiang came from unreliable studies and sources backed by US government.

① Kishore Mahbubani, distinguished fellow at the Asia Research Institute with National University of Singapore says if there is contest between the meritocracy in China and plutocracy in US, meritocracy can win. ② A recent study of social mentality in China finds that men are happier with their marriage than women. ③ The United States has seen nearly 250,000 fewer students enroll in college in the fall compared to a year ago.

① The price of onions has skyrocketed in India and added to worries over food inflation. ② The number of babies born in Japan has fallen drastically this year, slipping below 900-thousand for the first time on record. ③ A research finds that new vehicle buyers will gain an average of 10 kilograms in 5 years.

① A Chinese woman is suing a hospital for refusing to freeze her eggs because she is unmarried. ② French president Emmanuel Macron is to give up his rights to an automatic presidential pension when he leaves office.

① The United Kingdom's state-owned broadcaster, the BBC, is considering restricting its journalists' use of Twitter. ② Australian government has issued fake, negative horoscopes with the hope it would deter Sri Lankan asylum seekers.