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Time magazine published its annual list of 100 most influential people in the world for 2018, Channel 24 reported.
The list includes a record number of women and people under the age of 40.
Some of the people in the category of Leaders were Microsoft’s CEO, Satya Nadella, president of the United States, Donald Trump, Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle, prime minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, president of China, Xi Jinping, leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, and president of France, Emmanuel Macron. Interestingly, for the first time in years, Russian President Vladimir Putin has not been included in this category.
Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Gal Gadot, director Guillermo del Torro, television host Jimmy Kimmel and 14-year-old actress, Millie Bobby Brown, were included in the category of Artists.
Singers like Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna and Kesha made it to the Icons category. Ronan Farrow, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, who wrote articles exposing Harvey Weinstein’s alleged sexual assaults, were also a part of this category. They also recently won a Pulitzer Prize for their work.
Titans category includes tennis player Roger Federer, media mogul Oprah Winfrey, CEO of Space X, Elon Musk, and Amazon’s CEO, Jeff Bezos. Pioneers included actress Tiffany Haddish, rapper Cardi B, snowboarder Chloe Kim, and host and comedian, Trevor Noah.
Human rights activist, Nice Nailantei Leng’ete, who has worked to end female genital mutilation in Kenya, was also on the list.
For all the 100 names, please visit: http://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/
