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Are Gen Z ready for leadership?
Young workers are increasingly occupying top positions. Without decades of experience in the corporate world, do they have what it takes to handle the responsibilities? Elle De Freitas has the kind of jam-packed schedule you’d expect of a typical CEO running a successful social-media marketing company. As founder and head of Austin, Texas-based Wonderkind, she…
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Six killed at Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon
Reuters At least six people have been killed during clashes at a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon over the weekend. Clashes at the Ein el-Hilweh camp broke out between Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement and rival Islamist groups. Among the six dead was a Fatah commander, the movement confirmed. Established in 1948, the…
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At least 20 killed in Pakistan after explosion at Islamist political rally
Rescue 1122 Bajaur By Anbarasan Ethirajan, South Asia editor & Adam Durbin BBC News At least 20 people have been killed in an explosion in Pakistan during a rally organised by an Islamist party. Dozens of people were also injured in the explosion in north-west Bajaur district, where Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI) was holding a meeting.…
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Dashcam captures moment drone explodes in Moscow
Dashcam footage has captured the moment a drone exploded in Moscow, damaging two buildings. One person has been injured, Russia’s state news agency Tass reports. Russia accused Ukraine of being behind the attack and says one drone was shot down over the Odintsovo district, west of the city centre, and two others were neutralised but…
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Italy joining China’s Belt and Road Initiative was atrocious move, defence minister says
Getty Images By Alys Davies BBC News Italy made an “improvised and atrocious” decision in joining China’s Belt and Road (BRI) initiative, defence minister Guido Crosetto has said. Mr Crosetto claimed the initiative had done little to boost Italy’s exports, making China the only winner. China has previously said both nations have seen “fruitful results”…
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Russia storm: High winds kill 10 in central Volga region
Russian Emergencies Ministry At least 10 people have been killed and 76 injured after a severe storm hit areas of central Russia, the Emergencies Ministry says. Eight of the victims, three of them children, died when trees fell on their campsite in Mari El region. The campers had failed to take account of the weather…
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Niger coup leader warns regional and Western powers against military intervention
Getty Images By Farouk Chothia BBC News Niger’s coup leaders have warned regional and Western powers against military intervention to reinstate the ousted president. A statement claimed that regional body Ecowas was preparing to approve a “plan of aggression against Niger”. The bloc of West African nations has not commented. It is meeting to discuss…
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Wagner-backed CAR leader asks voters to abolish term limits
Getty Images By Farouk Chothia BBC News The Central African Republic president is asking voters to back abolishing term limits in a referendum backed by Russia’s Wagner mercenary group. Wagner, which has troops and business interests in the country, is providing security for the referendum. The main opposition has called for a boycott of the…
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Man plants massive sunflower field to surprise wife
A farmer in the US has planted a massive field of sunflowers in a surprise gesture for his wife. Lee Wilson told local media in Kansas that he planted 1.2 million sunflowers on 80 acres of land for his wife, Renee, to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. With the help of his son, he secretly…
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Canada wildfire: Firefighter dies tackling British Columbia blaze
Reuters By James Gregory BBC News A third firefighter has died in Canada while battling the country’s worst wildfire season on record. Authorities say the firefighter died tackling the Donnie Creek fire near Fort St John, in the western province of British Columbia. People are evacuating an area further south in the province, near the…