Family business
Justin Trudeau, son of Pierre Trudeau, was elected to his father’s old job as Prime Minister of Canada. Other descendants of former leaders currently in power:
— The maternal grandfather of Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, held the same job between 1957 and 1960.
— Park Geun-hye, president of South Korea, is daughter of Park Chung-hee, president between 1963 and 1979.
— Benigno Aquino III, president of the Philippines, is son of Corazon Aquino, president between 1986 and 1992.
— Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, is daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Prime Minister 1972 to 1975.
Safety drive
Does the public expect driverless cars to make the roads safer? Respondents were asked: how likely is it that there will be fewer crashes with self-driving technology?
| US | |
| Very likely | 26% |
| Somewhat likely | 42% |
| Somewhat unlikely | 22% |
| Very unlikely | 10% |
Source: University of Michigan
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