Davos

• Fossil fuel phase out ‘essential and inevitable,’ UN chief says

  Nearly 200 countries agreed at the COP28 climate summit last month to begin reducing global consumption of fossil fuels to avert the worst of climate change.

  World

  Jan 17
  
• What’s Disease X? World leaders discuss next possible global health threat

  Disease X, a hypothetical illness with the potential for 20 times more fatalities than the COVID-19 pandemic, will be the focal point of a panel discussion in Davos on Wednesday.

  Health

  Jan 16
  
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• Energy firms are throwing people ‘under the bus,’ Greta Thunberg tells Davos crowd

  Greta Thunberg urged IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol to stop the global energy industry and the financiers who support them from fueling carbon investments.

  World

  Jan 19, 2023
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• The world is in a ‘sorry state’, UN chief warns at WEF

  The German government has faced mounting pressure to make another significant step forward in military aid to Ukraine by agreeing to deliver Leopard 2 battle tanks.

  World

  Jan 18, 2023
• As World Economic Forum begins, Oxfam urges for windfall tax on food companies

  That's one of the ideas in a report by Oxfam International, which has sought for a decade to highlight inequality at the conclave of political and business elites in Davos.

  Economy

  Jan 15, 2023
• Freeland heads to Davos as WEF says cost of living ‘most severe global risk’ of 2023

  While the cost of living crisis looms large now, a report by the World Economic Forum says failure to mitigate climate change and protect biodiversity are the biggest risks ahead.

  Canada

  Jan 12, 2023
• Concerns over global financial crisis grow at World Economic Forum meeting in Davos

  Leaders gather in Davos at the World Economic Forum to discuss the ongoing inflation, Russia's war on Ukraine, food insecurity and other global economic crisis

  Economy

  May 25, 2022
• Ukraine war, price shocks have ‘darkened’ economic outlook, leaders warn in Davos

  Political and business leaders gathering for the World Economic Forum (WEF) meet against a backdrop of inflation at its highest level in a generation in major economies.

  Economy

  May 23, 2022
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• Davos readies for World Economic Forum meeting after two-year hiatus

  World Economic Forum organizers postponed the meeting just before its traditional January slot, citing the difficulties of holding an in-person conference during COVID.

  Economy

  May 16, 2022
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• How Switzerland ended up with the second-highest coronavirus infection rate in the world

  Italy now tops the coronavirus table with 886 people infected for every million citizens. Unbeknownst to most of the world, Switzerland is second with 736 cases of the virus per million people.

  Commentary

  Mar 22, 2020