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Francis Wilkinson: Sinema will have to be partisan to be independent

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema showed up in Davos this week, where she celebrated her recently declared independence from partisanship. The most pressing problem in U.S. politics, the former Democrat from Arizona told the World Economic Forum, was “a deeply broken two-party system.”

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Davos day 4: IMF’s Georgieva says economic outlook ‘less bad’ than feared; Russia heading for ‘incredible poverty’ – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the final day of the World Economic Forum

The Guardian - UK

Davos: Calls to Increase Investment in Climate Protection

US special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry has praised Germany's climate policy, expressing his confidence that Berlin would be able to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. "We can hit 1.5 [degrees warming]," said Kerry, adding that: "We are not on track to do it now, and it is…

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Elite Davos forum 'sitting target' of conspiracy theorists

Washington (AFP) - A Swiss Alpine town where heads of state and business titans huddle for a week of debate: the World Economic Forum in Davos is an ideal target for conspiracy theorists pushing the idea of an elite cabal running the world.

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Is globalisation dead? At Davos, that’s the big question

Leaders at the World Economic Forum are making the case for globalisation amid fears it is in decline.

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Davos 2023: Greta Thunberg slams climate inaction

All eyes in Davos were on the arrival of climate activist Greta Thunberg, who slammed the oil and gas giants who participate in the World Economic Forum. At a panel entitled "Treating the climate crisis like a crisis", she and fellow activists said that energy giants are "prioritising greed" rather…

France 24

Where to next for the NZ leader who 'stands for co-operation and decency'?

The over-qualified recruiters for international agencies are banging on Jacinda Ardern's door, writes Jonathan Milne, but she can afford to take her time.

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Davos 2023-'Open for business' Labour slams PM Sunak no-show

British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer set out his green growth plan in Davos on Thursday and criticised British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for not showing up at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.

Reuters

At Davos, Thunberg visit spotlights lack of climate action

Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg on Thursday slammed corporate bigwigs meeting in Davos, Switzerland for “prioritizing greed and short term economic profits” over people affected by the climate crisis

The Independent UK

Thunberg says Davos elite 'fuelling destruction of planet'

Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) - Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg slammed business and political leaders attending the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, saying it was "absurd" to listen to them while they fuelled "the destruction of the planet".

AFP

Ukraine President Zelensky says Vladimir Putin could be dead in bombshell speech

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, urging his allies to send more weapons to his army before new Russian offensives

Daily Mirror

In a post-pandemic world, we need a new social contract for work

Companies need to develop new social and psychological contracts with their employees, according to Mercer CEO Martine Ferland.

Fortune

Ukraine's Zelensky ups pressure for more Western weapons

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday heaped pressure on Western allies to provide Kyiv with more heavy weapons to fight Russia on the eve of a key donor meeting.

AFP

Boris Johnson urges west to ignore Putin threats and give Ukraine tanks

Former PM calls for heavy weapons supplies and brands Russian nuclear threats as ‘nonsense’ in Davos appearance

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has bared his frustration about not obtaining enough tanks from some Western countries to help Ukraine’s defend against Russian forces

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson compares Vladimir Putin to 'the fat boy in Dickens' in bizarre speech

The former prime minister also urged his audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos to "stop worrying about Kremlinology" insisting Russia will "never" use nuclear weapons

The Independent UK

Putin ‘wants to make our flesh creep’ but will not use nuclear weapons – Johnson - OLD

The ex-PM compared the Russian president to ‘the fat boy in Dickens’ during an event on Ukraine at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Evening Standard

Ukraine helicopter crash: Volodymyr Zelensky tells Davos forum fatal crash in Kyiv suburb was ‘result of war’

In a video address to the World Economic Forum, Ukraine’s president stood and asked for a moment of silence for victims of the crash

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Ukraine Investigates Helicopter Crash that Killed Interior Minister

Ukrainian authorities on Thursday were investigating the circumstances surrounding a helicopter crash that killed the country's interior minister and 13 others. Wednesday's crash outside Kyiv came as the head of NATO said at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos that allies were set to provide "heavier weapons" to the…

Al Jazeera

Ukraine a ‘special case’: Is the WEF ‘hypocritical’ on Palestine?

WEF head Klaus Schwab said the letter comparing Ukraine with Palestine was ‘deeply insulting’ and ‘offensive’.

The Street

Elon Musk Orchestrates Takedown of the Most Powerful Club in the World

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is currently being held in Davos, Switzerland.

Reuters

Davos 2023: What you need to know about the WEF on Thursday

All eyes were on Greta Thunberg on Thursday as she called on the global energy industry and its financiers to end all fossil fuel investments at a high-profile meeting in Davos with Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA).

The Independent UK

Putin foe Browder slams jacked-up fee to attend Davos event

Bill Browder, a leading critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, criticized the World Economic Forum on social media for jacking up his entrance fee to the annual meeting in Davos that he has attended for the last 27 years

Reuters

Davos 2023-Ukraine's Zelenskiy says tank supplies should come quicker

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the World Economic Forum on Wednesday that Western supplies of tanks and air defence units should come more quickly and be delivered faster than Russia was able to carry out its own attacks.

Fortune

‘Inherently speculative … slightly crazy’: Davos bigwigs snipe at crypto and call for more regulation

Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam of Singapore said instead of regulating crypto it may be better to emphasize it’s unregulated so investors can make their own decisions.

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