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Prince William makes Davos appeal to break mental health stigma

Royal, joined by New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern, says stiff upper lip approach must endPrince William has taken his campaign to increase awareness of mental health problems to Davos. Global leaders...

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No-deal Brexit 'poses threat to global stability' – CBI head

Carolyn Fairbairn warns bosses at Davos that damage caused by disorderly exit could spread far beyond the UKFears are growing internationally that a no-deal Brexit poses a threat to the stability of...

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A quarter of the UK cabinet went to Davos: what are they doing there?

Liam Fox said he wouldn’t be drinking champagne, but critics asked why senior ministers weren’t working on Brexit impasseA quarter of the cabinet flew out to the Davos World Economic Forum on Wednesday...

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Teenage activist takes School Strikes 4 Climate Action to Davos

Protest by 16-year-old Greta Thunberg snowballs to last day of World Economic ForumThe 16-year-old activist behind the fast-growing School Strikes 4 Climate Action has taken her campaign to the streets...

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Davos: head of IMF warns against rising fat-cat pay

Christine Lagarde urges world’s financial sector to find greater purpose and slams lack of women at top of bankingThe head of the IMF has warned against fat-cat pay after noticing an increase in...

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Philip Hammond urges business leaders to accept Brexit result

Speaking in Davos, chancellor says changes such as end to free movement are on the way Philip Hammond has told business leaders they need to accept the result of Britain’s EU referendum and warned that...

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UN executions expert to visit Turkey to lead Khashoggi inquiry

Investigation comes as Saudi efforts to normalise relations with west move on to DavosA UN expert on executions is to travel to Turkey next week to lead an “independent international inquiry” into the...

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Davos 2019: Hammond meets business leaders on Brexit - live

Rolling coverage of the third day of the World Economic Forum, as George Soros gives a speech on the sidelines of DavosSoros takes swipes at Xi at DavosAI can prop up totalitarian statesSoros: Huawei...

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George Soros: China is using tech advances to repress its people

Artificial intelligence and machine learning ‘are being used for authoritarian control’The billionaire philanthropist George Soros has delivered a stinging attack on China with a warning that Xi...

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Davos 2019: Climate change pressure and inequality worries - as it happened

Young people hold a climate change strike on the final day of the World Economic Forum, after campaigner Greta Thunberg addresses delegatesThunberg tells delegates ‘our house is on fire’Teenage...

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'I want you to panic': 16-year-old issues climate warning at Davos – video

Greta Thunberg, a Swedish climate activist, has told world leaders: 'I don't want you to be hopeful, I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day and then I want you to act.' In an...

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Davos 2019: 10 things we learned at the World Economic Forum

WEF lacked buzz without Donald Trump as unease over Brexit and global recession dominated the summitThe first big international gathering of the year is the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum...

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Davos 2019: the yawning gap between rhetoric and reality | Larry Elliott

When it comes to the environment and inequality, world leaders need to start doing what they sayOne of the best things about Davos is the train ride up the mountain. It is not just that the views are...

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'This is not rocket science': Rutger Bregman tells Davos to talk about tax –...

On his first visit to Davos, Rutger Bregman dismisses 'stupid philanthropy schemes', saying the real issue that needs tackling is tax avoidance. 'We can invite Bono once more but come on we've got to...

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Historian berates billionaires at Davos over tax avoidance

Rutger Bregman tells panel that the real issue is the rich not paying their fair shareA discussion panel at the Davos World Economic Forum has become a sensation after a Dutch historian took...

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'This is about saving capitalism': the Dutch historian who savaged Davos elite

Rutger Bregman never intended to take billionaires to task over tax at World Economic ForumRutger Bregman had not really intended to stick it to the global elite. He never meant to have a pop at the...

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The children skipping school aren't ruining the planet – you are | Srećko Horvat

Stop criticising pupils striking about climate change. The so-called adults are the ones leading us into a catastropheIf there is one political subject that remains neglected and underestimated because...

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Taking action over climate inaction | Letters

You don’t have to say nice things to rich people to get invited back to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting, says Oliver Cann. Plus Rafi Hyams, aged eight, on the school climate strikeIn your...

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Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World – review

Anand Giridharadas’s study explains why charity begins at home for billionaire philanthropistsIf you happened to see the video of the Dutch historian Rutger Bregman confronting a Davos audience with...

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Nature-led coronavirus recovery could create $10tn a year, says WEF

Report says 400m jobs could be created, and warns there will be ‘no jobs on a dead planet’Tackling the global nature crisis could create 400m jobs and $10tn (£8tn) in business value each year by 2030,...

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