5 people who defined 2024


By AGENCY
  • People
  • Friday, 03 Jan 2025

British singer Charli XCX at the LACMA Art+Film Gala held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles, California, on Nov 2, 2024. Photo: AFP

From great leaps in artificial intelligence to the heroic defendant in a mass rape trial that shocked France, here are the stories of five people who made their mark on 2024:

Gisele Pelicot, 72, was at the centre of a mass rape trial in France which resonated around the world, becoming an icon for women in the fight against sexual violence.

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