Harriet is the third opera, not the second, about Harriet Tubman, the “conductor” on the underground railroad that helped black slaves to reach freedom in 19th-century North America (“Opera to honour former slave who helped free hundreds of others”, 18 November, first edition, News, page 33).
We mistakenly said that ambition was one of the three traits most valued among the young business people in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. They most valued vision, along with passion and grit (“Young and filthy rich – I can only dream”, 18 November, Focus, page 49).
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