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Turkey welcomes removal from a key money-laundering watchlist, hoping to boost foreign investment
Read full article: Turkey welcomes removal from a key money-laundering watchlist, hoping to boost foreign investmentTurkey has welcomed a decision by an international watchdog to remove it from a so-called “gray list” of countries that have not fully implemented measures to fight money laundering and terrorism financing.
Israel's president says the UN world court misrepresented his comments in its genocide ruling
Read full article: Israel's president says the UN world court misrepresented his comments in its genocide rulingIsrael’s president has accused the U.N. world court of misquoting him in a ruling that ordered Israel to take steps to protect Palestinians and prevent a genocide in the Gaza Strip.
At Davos, leaders talked big on rebuilding trust. Can the World Economic Forum make a difference?
Read full article: At Davos, leaders talked big on rebuilding trust. Can the World Economic Forum make a difference?Business and political elites descended on the Swiss Alpine snows of Davos to suss out “rebuilding trust” in a splintering world.
Emhoff will discuss antisemitism and gender equity at World Economic Forum meeting in Switzerland
Read full article: Emhoff will discuss antisemitism and gender equity at World Economic Forum meeting in SwitzerlandVice President Kamala Harris' husband is taking his advocacy against antisemitism, Islamophobia and other forms of hate to the Swiss Alps.
At Davos, conflict, climate change and AI get top billing as leaders converge for elite meeting
Read full article: At Davos, conflict, climate change and AI get top billing as leaders converge for elite meetingClimate, conflict and the rise of artificial intelligence round out a to-do list of global priorities at this year’s edition of the World Economic Forum gabfest of business, political and other elites.
China's premier says economic growth is accelerating and the country can hit its 5% target this year
Read full article: China's premier says economic growth is accelerating and the country can hit its 5% target this yearChina’s No. 2 leader says economic growth accelerated in the latest quarter and he expressed confidence it can hit the ruling Communist Party’s official target of 5% for the year.
Ukraine, climate, economy: Takeaways from glitzy Davos event
Read full article: Ukraine, climate, economy: Takeaways from glitzy Davos eventPower brokers have wrapped up the World Economic Forum’s annual conclave in the Swiss town of Davos as worries about the war in Ukraine, a warming planet and a cooling global economy dominated discussions about the world’s ills.
FBI chief says he's 'deeply concerned' by China's AI program
Read full article: FBI chief says he's 'deeply concerned' by China's AI programFBI Director Christopher Wray says he's “deeply concerned” about the Chinese government’s artificial intelligence program, asserting that it was “not constrained by the rule of law.”.
At Davos, Thunberg visit spotlights lack of climate action
Read full article: At Davos, Thunberg visit spotlights lack of climate actionProminent climate activists including Greta Thunberg and Vanessa Nakate are condemning corporate VIPs and political leaders in Davos, Switzerland, for prioritizing short-term profits from fossil fuels over people affected by the climate crisis.
Live updates | World Economic Forum gathering in Davos
Read full article: Live updates | World Economic Forum gathering in DavosTrade ministers from a handful of nations have announced an initiative to promote trade policies that support action on climate change at a press conference in Davos, Switzerland.
Putin foe Browder slams jacked-up fee to attend Davos event
Read full article: Putin foe Browder slams jacked-up fee to attend Davos eventBill 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.
At Davos, Zelenskyy urges allies to speed up push vs. Russia
Read full article: At Davos, Zelenskyy urges allies to speed up push vs. RussiaUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told political leaders at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, that supplies of Western weapons must come quicker than Russia’s attacks.
At Davos, Ukraine's first lady urges support for her nation
Read full article: At Davos, Ukraine's first lady urges support for her nationUkraine’s first lady is pressing world leaders and corporate executives at the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering to do more to help her country at a time when Russia’s invasion is leaving children dying and the world struggling with food insecurity.
As elites arrive in Davos, conspiracy theories thrive online
Read full article: As elites arrive in Davos, conspiracy theories thrive onlineThe World Economic Forum’s annual meeting — which will draw some of the world’s wealthiest and most influential figures to the Swiss mountain town of Davos this week — has increasingly become a target for bizarre claims from a growing chorus of commentators who believe the forum involves a group of elites manipulating global events for their own benefit.
Davos Voices: What leaders say about climate change, war
Read full article: Davos Voices: What leaders say about climate change, warThe World Economic Forum’s annual gathering of CEOs, government leaders and other elites this week in the Swiss town of Davos may seem full of important but impersonal announcements.
Davos ends with Germany pushing global work on climate, war
Read full article: Davos ends with Germany pushing global work on climate, warGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz has expressed hopes for global cooperation on climate change, hunger and war as dozens of climate activists demonstrated in the Swiss town of Davos.
Davos gathering overshadowed by global economic worries
Read full article: Davos gathering overshadowed by global economic worriesThe risks to the global economy are leading to an increasingly gloomy view of the months ahead for corporate leaders, government officials and other VIPs gathered at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
Kremlin critic Browder urges squeeze on oligarchs' enablers
Read full article: Kremlin critic Browder urges squeeze on oligarchs' enablersKremlin critic Bill Browder wants governments to step up efforts to get to the riches squirreled away by Russian oligarchs by forcing accountants, lawyers and others who set up murky legal and financial structures to become whistleblowers.
At Davos, Kerry cites progress on China-US climate group
Read full article: At Davos, Kerry cites progress on China-US climate groupJohn Kerry, America’s top official on climate change, says that the U.S. and China are making progress on putting together a group of experts from both countries to work toward quickly reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Egypt promises to allow protest, push pledges as COP27 host
Read full article: Egypt promises to allow protest, push pledges as COP27 hostEgyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, also the incoming president of the next Conference of the Parties to be held in Egypt, says the focus will be on making sure countries implement their climate pledges.
Davos returns from pandemic with Ukraine, climate in mind
Read full article: Davos returns from pandemic with Ukraine, climate in mindAfter a nearly 2-1/2-year hiatus, the Swiss town of Davos is set to again host global elites from business, government and activist groups for the World Economic Forum.
Climate, COVID, China: Takeaways from online Davos event
Read full article: Climate, COVID, China: Takeaways from online Davos eventGovernment and business leaders have urged global cooperation on climate change, the coronavirus pandemic and the economic recovery at the World Economic Forum’s virtual gathering this week.
Group: Tax rich to fund vaccines for poor hit by pandemic
Read full article: Group: Tax rich to fund vaccines for poor hit by pandemicAnti-poverty group Oxfam has called for governments to impose a one-time 99% tax on the world’s billionaires and use the money to fund expanded vaccine production for the poor.
COVID, China, climate: Online Davos event tackles big themes
Read full article: COVID, China, climate: Online Davos event tackles big themesThe coronavirus pandemic has forced the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting of world leaders, business executives and other heavyweights to go virtual for the second year in a row.
World Economic Forum warns cyber risks add to climate threat
Read full article: World Economic Forum warns cyber risks add to climate threatThe World Economic Forum says cyberthreats and the growing space race are emerging risks to the global economy, on top of existing challenges posed by climate change and the coronavirus pandemic.
Pandemic again forces delay in plans for next Davos meeting
Read full article: Pandemic again forces delay in plans for next Davos meetingThe World Economic Forum is again delaying its much-ballyhooed annual meeting of world leaders, business executives and other elites in Davos, Switzerland, amid new uncertainties about the omicron variant of the coronavirus.
No arm-twisting: Kerry says corporates back plan to cut CO2
Read full article: No arm-twisting: Kerry says corporates back plan to cut CO2U_S_ climate envoy John Kerry says a new project trumpeted by U_S_ President Joe Biden in which companies underpin development of low-carbon technologies through their buying power amounts to a “big transformation.”.
Alabama US Sen. Shelby announces he won't seek a 7th term
Read full article: Alabama US Sen. Shelby announces he won't seek a 7th termFILE-In this Jan. 29, 2005, file photo, Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., speaks during the panel "A Reality Check on the US Economy" at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Shelby is the fourth Senate Republican to announce his retirement, following Sens. “Few people have had a more consequential impact on our state than Senator Richard Shelby,” said Alabama Gov. Leahy said Alabama was losing a “strong champion.”“A fifth-generation Alabamian, Senator Shelby is a true statesmen, and a man of his word. Brooks said he will either run for reelection to his own seat or the Senate seat in 2022.
Russia's Putin warns of worsening global instability
Read full article: Russia's Putin warns of worsening global instabilityRussian President Vladimir Putin speaks to participants of the the World Economic Forum via a video link in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. Putin warned of rising global tensions and growing risks of new conflicts and called for broader international cooperation to tackle new challenges. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday that the world risks sliding deeper into instability as the coronavirus pandemic combines with global rivalries and other international tensions. “I strongly hope that such ‘hot’ global conflict is impossible now. “The era marked by attempts to create a centralized unipolar global order is over now,” Putin said in an apparent reference to the perceived global domination of the U.S.
Web inventor: Closing digital divide must be top priority
Read full article: Web inventor: Closing digital divide must be top priorityTANZANIA World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee said Thursday the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates the gross inequality of a world where almost half the population is unable to connect to the internet. Men remain 21 percent more likely than women to be online, and 52 percent more likely in the least developing countries.He spoke at the online launch of U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Roadmap for Digital Cooperation. A first step is to develop new financial models to provide affordable connectivity to the Internet for everyone by 2030. The digital world has many benefits, but also has been gravely misused, Guterres said. Hate speech, discrimination and abuse are on the march in digital spaces, the U.N. chief said.