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'India fulfilled its global responsibility': PM Modi's top quotes
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 06:46 PM IST
PM Modi talked about how India ensured that a large chunk of its population is saved from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic after predictions were made that 70-80 crore people will be infected.

Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron push for return to pre-Trump cooperation
Bloomberg |
PUBLISHED ON JAN 26, 2021 09:30 PM IST
A week after Joe Biden’s inauguration, Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron used virtual addresses to the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda to talk up the value of international cooperation and to push for coordinated action on issues ranging from digital taxation to trade and climate change.

Pandemic far from over, but winter cannot stop arrival of spring: Xi Jinping
PTI | , New Delhi/davos
PUBLISHED ON JAN 25, 2021 06:36 PM IST
In a special address at the World Economic Forum's online Davos Agenda Summit, Jinping also said the pandemic should be an excuse for reversing gains from globalisation and promised further opening up of the Chinese economy.

Davos ski resort eerily quiet without economic talkfest this year
Reuters | , Davos
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 09:18 PM IST
- The streets of the little Alpine town that welcomed around 3,000 business chiefs, political thinkers, and state leaders for last year's annual meeting lie deserted. Discussions have moved online, starting Monday, and Covid-19 restrictions are also keeping regular tourists away.

World Economic Forum: Covid-19 pandemic pushes Davos meeting to Summer 2021
By Bloomberg | Posted by Saumya Sharma
UPDATED ON AUG 27, 2020 11:22 AM IST
Normally held each January in the ski town, the gathering has attracted political leaders including US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, as well a parade of billionaires, executives and celebrities to debate global challenges.

WEF aims to make decision on Davos 2021 meeting in September
By Bloomberg | Posted by Arpan Rai
PUBLISHED ON AUG 09, 2020 05:15 PM IST
With the coronavirus pandemic ravaging economies and making intercontinental travel nearly impossible, the Geneva-based organization announced in June it still planned to hold some form of gathering of business and financial titans in Davos in January.

WEF to hold ‘twin summit’ in January
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JUN 04, 2020 06:49 AM IST
The WEF said the political, economic and social disruptions caused by the crisis had exposed the inadequacies of health, financial and energy systems, leaving leaders at a crossroads.

Pakistan hopeful Donald Trump will pursue offer of Kashmir mediation
Islamabad | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON FEB 21, 2020 04:51 PM IST
In January, Trump repeated his offer to “help” resolve the Kashmir issue during his meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. India maintains that there is no scope for any third-party mediation.

Voices that matter help shed the stigma around mental health
Hindustan Times | By Etti Bali, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 29, 2020 12:04 PM IST
Actors including Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt and Karan Johar have spoken publically about their battle with mental health illnesses, enabling others to shed the taboo.

Wouldn’t have burdened govt, says Pak PM on ‘sponsored’ Davos trip: Report
Islamabad | By Indo Asian News Service
UPDATED ON JAN 25, 2020 01:09 PM IST
Addressing the ‘Breakfast at Davos’, an event jointly organised by Pathfinder Group and Martin Dow Group on Thursday, Khan said his trip cost 10 times less than those of the previous leaders, Dawn news said in a report.

George Soros dubs rise of nationalism in India a ‘setback’
Hindustan Times, Davos | By HT Correspondent and Agencies
UPDATED ON JAN 25, 2020 05:46 AM IST
Soros also said he would commit $1 billion to start a global university to fight authoritarian governments and the climate crisis, calling them twin challenges that threaten the survival of civilisation.

Recognise unpaid care work as a common good
UPDATED ON JAN 24, 2020 08:16 PM IST
Care work is highly gendered and a barrier to women’s participation in the paid economy. It’s time we changed that

George Soros says Facebook is conspiring to re-elect Donald Trump
Bloomberg | By Katia Porzecanski
PUBLISHED ON JAN 24, 2020 12:01 PM IST
Facebook has come under increased scrutiny from governments worldwide on multiple fronts, but especially related to the Russian misinformation campaign that ran undetected on the social network in the months prior to the 2016 election.

US tells Greta Thunberg to ‘study economics’ in Davos climate spat
Davos (Switzerland) | By Agence France-Presse
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2020 09:39 PM IST
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday also said in a keynote address that governments were obliged to act on the younger generation’s concerns over climate change.

‘If I was not a minister, I would have bid for Air India’: Piyush Goyal
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON AUG 31, 2020 03:44 PM IST
In 2018-19, Air India’s net loss was around Rs 8,556 crore. The airline has a debt burden of more than Rs 80,000 crore.

Donald Trump ‘would have loved’ to have met Greta Thunberg at Davos
Davos (Switzerland) | By Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2020 06:24 PM IST
Also speaking at Davos, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin defended the administration’s policies, saying its views had been misinterpreted.

Donald Trump to add a ‘couple of countries’ to US travel ban
Davos (Switzerland) | By Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2020 06:07 PM IST
The Wall Street Journal reported earlier that the administration plans to add seven countries including Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, along with others in Africa and Asia.

Priyanka Chopra at WEF, Davos: ‘I want my kids to grow up in a world where the world leaders have listened to Greta’s generation’
Hindustan Times | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2020 09:10 AM IST
Priyanka Chopra spoke about issues that matter during a fireside chat with several renowned figures at World Economic Forum, Davos on Tuesday.

Greta Thunberg, Donald Trump set to clash at climate-focused Davos
Davos, Switzerland | By Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2020 11:13 AM IST
Trump, who has repeatedly expressed scepticism about climate change, is set to give the first keynote address of Davos 2020 on Tuesday morning, on the same day as his impeachment trial opens at the Senate in Washington.

US President Trump, teen activist Thunberg to address World Economic Forum at Davos as hundreds gather in protest
Davos, Switzerland | By Reuters
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2020 09:29 AM IST
US President Trump is expected to attend on Tuesday and Wednesday, as hearings get under way in the U.S. Senate, where lawmakers are set to decide whether he should be removed from office.

Priyanka Chopra arrives in Davos for ‘fireside chat’ with billionaires, shares pics from Swiss Alps. See here
Hindustan Times | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2020 09:18 AM IST
Priyanka Chopra has arrived in Davos, Switzerland, where she is scheduled to address world leaders on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting.

Pak PM Imran Khan to meet US President Donald Trump at World Economic Forum in Davos
Islamabad | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2020 09:13 AM IST
Pakistan PM Imran Khan will attend the WEF in Davos, Switzerland, from January 21 to 23 at the invitation of Professor Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the WEF.

Deepika Padukone receives Crystal Award at Davos, talks about depression: ‘As I speak, one more person has committed suicide’
Press Trust of India | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2020 10:08 AM IST
Actor Deepika Padukone spoke about her personal struggles with depression, and what her experiences have taught her, while accepting the Crystal Award at Davos.

Climate crisis in spotlight at Davos event
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Sanchita Sharma
UPDATED ON JAN 20, 2020 12:00 AM IST
Despite the private jets, limos and heated chalets in snowbound Davos, the meeting will be carbon neutral for the fourth consecutive year with the smart use of clean energy, green materials, and smart design, and the investment in certified projects that reduce emissions worldwide.

Without education, there can be no sustainability
By Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
UPDATED ON DEC 25, 2019 05:40 PM IST
It can change people’s values and behaviour, and encourage them to adopt more sustainable lifestyles

India is looking to create its own Davos for bigger global role
Bloomberg | By Bloomberg
UPDATED ON JUL 05, 2019 06:41 PM IST
The move will help create a niche for Asia’s third-biggest economy within the international financial system, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her budget speech on Friday.

‘Women can’t go back to dark days,’ Afghan female musicians tell Taliban
Bloomberg | By Eltaf Najafizada
UPDATED ON APR 19, 2019 09:37 AM IST
At just 22, Negin Khpelwak has already stared down threats and intimidation from her conservative relatives, who wished she would take on any career but music.

‘Flight shame’ has Swedes rethinking air travel
Stockholm | By Agence France-Presse
PUBLISHED ON APR 11, 2019 12:05 AM IST
“Flygskam”, or flight shame, has become a buzz word referring to feeling guilt over the environmental effects of flying, contributing to a trend that has more and more Swedes, mainly young, opting to travel by train to ease their conscience.

Governance in India is a relic of its colonial past
By Mark Tully
PUBLISHED ON JAN 27, 2019 08:25 AM IST
Preserving the status quo: As seen in the World Economic Forum, the economic system which has allowed the rich to grow richer leaving those of us less fortunate further and further behind. India’s governance is a part of that problem

Discord and controversy in Davos even with Donald Trump absent
Davos, Switzerland | By Associated Press
UPDATED ON JAN 26, 2019 07:00 AM IST
The World Economic Forum, which wrapped up Friday, was characterized by discord over momentous issues like Brexit and world trade. Many of the leaders closest to those questions — from Trump to Britain’s Theresa May and China’s Xi Jinping — did not show up as they had in past years.
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