News Headlines - 19 May 2018
▽‘Stand by Me’: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Are Married - The New York Times
It was an extraordinary mix of tradition and modernity, of centuries of history and up-to-the moment flourishes. Oprah was here, and so was Meghan’s mother, an African-American social worker who wore a conventional mother-of-the-bride outfit and also a nose stud... Chosen to give the address to the congregations, Bishop Curry, who is African-American, quoted Martin Luther King. His voice rising and falling with emotion, he made a big, generous, impassioned case for love as the most important thing there is, in religion and in life.
▽U.S. Births Dip To 30-Year Low; Fertility Rate Sinks Further Below Replacement Level : NPR
The birthrate fell for nearly every group of women of reproductive age in the U.S. in 2017, reflecting a sharp drop that saw the fewest newborns since 1987, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were 3,853,472 births in the U.S. in 2017 — "down 2 percent from 2016 and the lowest number in 30 years," the CDC said.
▽Defector says Kim Jong Un is ruthless and quick to anger：The Asahi Shimbun
These anecdotes are from the memoirs of Thae Yong Ho, who served as deputy ambassador to Britain when he defected to South Korea in summer 2016. The title of his book, which is in Korean and released May 15, roughly translates as “Secret code in the general secretary’s office on the 3rd floor.”
▽Manchester Arena attack: Tree trail to mark first anniversary - BBC News
Twenty-two people were killed by a suicide bomber at an Ariana Grande concert on 22 May last year.
Members of the public are invited to attach messages to 28 trees planted between Victoria Station - near the concert venue - and St Ann's Square.
▽Taylor Swift: Man accused of stalking singer jailed - BBC News
A man accused of stalking Taylor Swift and breaking into her apartment block has been jailed for six months.
Mohammed Jaffar pleaded guilty to attempted burglary in the second degree, according to US prosecutors.
