President Donald Trump took a combative tone at times as he spoke remotely Thursday to an international audience of business leaders, politicians and other elites at the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos,
One of the world's biggest global health funders will ask the private sector for a steep increase in donations as concern of a shortfall in government contributions grows following a US decision to exit the World Health Organization.
It's that time of year when the great and good gather for the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. But who's skipping the event is more telling.
He may have been only a virtual attendee, but the lines to see Donald J. Trump address the World Economic Forum stretched right into the main Congress foyer, as the Davos set came to hear directly from the man of the moment at 5 p.
U.S. President Donald Trump will speak remotely at the World Economic Forum on Thursday in Davos, Switzerland, delivering his first major speech to global business and political leaders. Trump is due to give a speech and engage in a dialogue at 11 a.
Virtually no major leader will be attending this year's World Economic Forum in Davos. But corporate parasites will be.
Established over 50 years ago, the Annual Meeting of the WEF focuses on the evolving challenges around the world. The themes change every year. While leaders discuss how progress can be made, the WEF itself does not influence decisions or remarks made by policymakers and does not dictate public policies.
Experts have also cautioned that withdrawing from the organization could weaken the world’s defenses against dangerous new outbreaks.
What world has witnessed in the past 72 hours is nothing less than a revolution of common sense,' Trump said via video conference at Davos.
Ursula von der Leyen, president of European Community, and German chancellor Olaf Scholz, also taking part in Jan. 20-24 meeting in Switzerland - Anadolu Ajansı
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