Climate activist Greta Thunberg is Time’ 2019 person of the year

New York, Dec 11 (AFP/APP): Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg was chosen as Time magazine’s 2019 Person of the Year, the magazine announced Wednesday.
The 16-year-old has found herself in the role of spokesperson for a generation haunted by climate emergency since her solo strike against global warming outside Sweden’s parliament last year.
The magazine cover has a picture of Thunberg with the subtitle “The Power of Youth.”