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    Day: May 11, 2018

    10 years after Sichuan, China transforms quake preparedness, but Asia lags
    May 11, 2018in Lead Story, Natural Disasters, News160by THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
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    10 years after Sichuan, China transforms quake preparedness, but Asia lags

    One decade after an earthquake killed almost 70,000 people, China’s investment in disaster preparedness means a similar tragedy is unlikely, said experts who urged other Asian nations to follow suit.

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    Mahathir, 92, sworn in as Malaysia’s seventh prime minister
    May 11, 2018in Foreign Affairs, Lead Story, News304by REUTERS
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    Mahathir, 92, sworn in as Malaysia’s seventh prime minister

    Mahathir Mohamad was sworn in as Malaysia’s seventh prime minister on Thursday after a stunning election comeback, defeating the coalition that has ruled the nation for six decades since independence…

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