Davos
Place in GraubĂŒnden, Switzerland
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Davos is an Alpine town, and a municipality in the PrĂ€ttigau/Davos Region in the canton of GraubĂŒnden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of 10,899 (2018). Davos is located on the river Landwasser, in the Rhaetian Alps, between the Plessur and Albula Range at 1,560 m (5,120 ft) above sea level.
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Billionaire apologises for saying âAfrica loves youâ to Donald Trump A South African billionaire businessman has apologised for telling US President Donald Trump that âAfrica loves youâ during the World Economic Forum in Davos last week. A video of Patrice..WorldNews - Published | |
Derek Hough defends Julianne Hough's 'wacky' energy healing video: 'Worth an open mind'Derek Hough commented on a viral video of his sister Julianne taking part in an "energy healing" demonstration in Davos, Switzerland.USATODAY.com - Published | |
As Swiss summit ends, Greta's star outshines her criticsIf making headlines and drawing flak is a measure of success at Davos, then Greta Thunberg probably came out on top of this year's edition of the Alpine business-meets-politics gathering.Reuters - Published | |
'Stop (f)lying to us': Swiss ski town's teens join Greta in protestA short walk from where she spent the week rubbing shoulders with world leaders, Greta Thunberg showed solidarity with the climate strikers of Davos on the last day of the World Economic Forum (WEF).Reuters - Published | |
Lam courts Davos elite with dim sum, as Hong Kong scrambles to contain virusWith dim sum, cocktails and gold chocolate coins, Hong Kong wrapped up its Davos charm offensive confident the financial hub is back on track, even as officials fly home to tackle a deadly flu-like..Reuters - Published | |
No digs at Davos? Teepee-dwellers shiver to highlight homelessnessAndrew Funk has been shivering through the nights in a tent pitched in the snow of Davos this week as political and business leaders returned to their cozy hotels and apartments nestled in the swank..Reuters - Published | |
Absent Iran faces detente calls from worried West and Middle EastIranian foreign minister Javad Zarif skipped this year's Davos, but Tehran was still a hot topic for many Western and Middle Eastern powers hoping for detente less than three weeks after the United..Reuters - Published | |
George Soros takes aim at 'authoritarian' Presidents Xi and Trump"The world would be a better place if they weren't in power," Mr Soros said at Davos.BBC News - Published | |
Pak desperate as world has seen through its double standards: GovtThe government on Thursday hit out at Pak PM Imran Khan for raising Kashmir in Davos and said Islamabad was acting in a desperate manner that the world could see through its double standards on..IndiaTimes - Published | Fallon compares Trump to a child talking about Buzz LightyearWhat's the president been up to in Davos? The comics give us the dirt in today's Best of Late Night.USATODAY.com - Published |
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Trump's parting gifts, the Piano Man, Greta meets a prince - Davos Wednesday highlightsThe annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) rolled on into Wednesday in the Swiss ski resort of Davos.Reuters - Published | Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin tells climate change activist Greta Thunberg to get an economics degreeThunberg, 17, spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where she made an impassioned plea for the world to stop using fossil fuels.USATODAY.com - Published Also reported by •NYTimes.com |
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Italian PM Conte pulls out of Davos trip amid political turmoilItalian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte canceled a planned trip to the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos on Thursday, a day after the head of the co-governing 5 Star Movement resigned, piling..Reuters - Published | Ukraine PM in Davos: government and prime minister do not plan to resignUkraine's government and Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk do not plan to resign and have good relations with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Honcharuk said on Thursday.Reuters - Published |
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Trump has parting words for the star of Davos, Greta ThunbergJust before he departed the slopes of Davos, U.S. President Donald Trump had some final words for Greta Thunberg, saying he would have loved to have seen her speak at the World Economic Forum.Reuters - Published | Impeachment Trial: Live Updates of Opening ArgumentsTrump hurled insults at House Democrats from Davos as the impeachment managers prepared to lay out their case in the Senate for removing him from office.NYTimes.com - Published |
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The Greta and Trump show - Davos highlights on TuesdayThe annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) kicked off on Tuesday in the ski town of Davos.Reuters - Published | Charles to launch sustainable markets project in visit to World Economic Forum The Prince of Wales has pledged to do his âutmostâ to spread a message of sustainability and will call for consumers to be given clear information to help them make environmentally-friendly..WorldNews - Published |
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Africaâs richest woman out of Davos The rapidly changing circumstances for Isabel dos Santos, widely known as âAfricaâs richest womanâ, is evident by her absence at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. Instead of hobnobbing..WorldNews - Published | Trump Considering an Expansion of His 2017 Travel BanThe president said in Davos, Switzerland, that he was planning to add more countries to an executive order barring people from predominantly Muslim countries.NYTimes.com - Published |
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Trump to break bread with Apple's Cook and other CEOs: sourcesU.S. President Donald Trump will attend a breakfast meeting on Wednesday with Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook and other business leaders on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the World Economic..Reuters - Published | Swiss police 'exposed Russian spies in Davos'Two suspected agents, one posing as a plumber, were discovered in August, a Swiss newspaper says.BBC News - Published |
Thunberg v Trump: A trillion trees is 'not enough'Activist Greta Thunberg said on Tuesday planting trees was not enough to address climate change, in an apparent rebuke to a pledge in Davos by U.S. President Donald Trump an hour earlier.Reuters - Published | Trump touts U.S. economy, dismisses climate 'prophets of doom' as Greta looks onU.S. President Donald Trump touted the success of the U.S. economy in Davos on Tuesday, dismissing "perennial prophets of doom" on climate change to an audience that included Greta Thunberg.Reuters - Published |
