I do actually agree with that change.
It occasionally leads to kinda ambiguous headlines, e.g.
"China opens world's longest undersea tunnel"
vs
"China opens longest undersea tunnel"
It's a little unclear if it's the longest undersea tunnel in the world, or just in China
It doesn't give enough recognition to the true longest game of space kickball.
It occasionally leads to kinda ambiguous headlines, e.g.
"China opens world's longest undersea tunnel"
vs
"China opens longest undersea tunnel"
It's a little unclear if it's the longest undersea tunnel in the world, or just in China