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A New Lens On Leadership

Forbes.com 

Thinkers50, the group ranking management thinkers for over two decades, unveils its inaugural Leaders50 listing, begging the question: What defines good leadership?

W’Bank seeks private capital to electrify Nigeria, others

The Punch 

The World Bank has urged private sector investors to play a pivotal role in achieving its ambitious “Mission 300” initiative, which aims to connect 300 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa including Nigeria to electricity by 2030. The initiative is a collaborative effort with the African Development Bank to address the region’s significant energy access gap,

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More dangerous winds expected in California

CBSNews.com 

As wildfires continue to spread in Southern California, the worst of the heavy winds haven't even arrived. Lonnie Quinn takes a look at what comes next.

Meta to end fact-checking on its platforms

CBSNews.com 

Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday that Meta is ending its fact-checking program for its platforms, which include Instagram and Facebook. President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he believed the change might be due to political threats he has made against Zuckerberg and his company in the past. Kelly O'Grady reports.

Strong winds fuel rapidly expanding wildfires in Southern California

CBSNews.com 

A combination of hurricane-force winds and dry vegetation is fueling wildfires that are rapidly spreading in Southern California. Thousands have had to evacuate, some forced to abandon their cars amid major traffic jams and gridlock. Jonathan Vigliotti has the latest.

Trump says he won't rule out military force to take Greenland

CBSNews.com 

President-elect Donald Trump held a wide-ranging news conference Monday in which he reiterated his insistence that the U.S. should take control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, adding that he wouldn't rule out the use of military force to do it. Trump also said he plans on pardoning people convicted in cases stemming from the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.

BYD brought hundreds of Chinese workers to Brazil on irregular visas-inspector

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Electric vehicle maker BYD brought hundreds of Chinese workers on irregular visas to construct a factory in Brazil. An investigation revealed that 163 of these workers were subjected to slavery-like conditions. BYD has committed to adhering to local labor laws. The company has also severed ties with the contractor Jinjiang, which denies the allegations.