Doomsday Clock remains at 'two minutes to midnight' for 2019
The Doomsday Clock, symbolising how close the planet is to an apocalypse, has been kept unchanged at two minutes to midnight. The Clock was moved forward by 30 seconds in 2018 and 2017 citing growing nuclear risks, climate dangers, and incoming of US President Donald Trump respectively. The Clock is set since 1947 by scientists worldwide including 14 Nobel Laureates.