Davos kicks off winter fest of power and politics
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Business, political and social leaders from every continent except Antarctica converged on this plush ski resort for the start of the World Economic Forum, an annual brainstorming session on global problems, ...
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Averting the worst impacts of a warming world is the theme of a high-level UK scientific conference starting on 1 February.
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It&#39;s supposed to be the moment of triumph for Airbus Chief Executive NoÃ«l Forgeard. On Jan. 18 a star-studded crowd, including four European heads of state, will gather in Toulouse, France, as the first completed
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Even before George W. Bush or John F. Kerry stands and takes the oath of office as president Jan. 20, his economic agenda has been set by a combination of global forces, domestic politics and an unyielding calendar.
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The World Economic Forum &#151; the global business meeting that attracts world leaders and Hollywood stars &#151; opened Wednesday in Switzerland, where the weakening dollar, the rising euro and amazement at China's rapid growth were on many minds.
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UK Prime Minister Tony Blair says fighting Africa's poverty and the spread of Aids must top the agenda at the Davos World Economic Forum.
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World leaders began arriving Thursday in the Chilean capital of Santiago for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation talks. The talks with several prominent world leaders including
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Leaders gather in the Portuguese capital for the first summit between the European Union and Brazil.
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The focus was more on who was in the  audience when London's premier fashion event began on Sunday  because designers said U.S. recession fears had made Russia and  Asia the markets to target.
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Upcoming events around the world.
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French industrial policy, financial market turmoil and the outlook for Europe&#39;s future will top the agenda when German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy hold an informal summit Monday, a German spokesman said.
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Thirtynine leaders from Asia and Europe yesterday began informal talks on issues on trade, security threats and terrorism, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
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As one of the world's largest defence fairs starts in London, protesters target the conference venue.
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Vladimir Putin's chosen candidate  for next month's presidential election seized the opportunity  to emphasize the continuity of power at an event on Sunday in  Russia's future Winter Olympics capital.
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PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday launched a series of bilateral meetings with his European counterparts, as he flew into the city to attend his first international forum since taking over the reins of the Singapore Government.
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Politics made an appearance at the World Economic Forum Friday as German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder urged diplomacy in the standoff with Iran over nuclear enrichment and Israel's Shimon Peres said there was "magic" on the mountain in Middle East peace talks.
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Tony Blair is to host a major scientific conference on climate change in February as part of an attempt to create an international consensus on the science involved and so lock the US and the G8 group of industrial nations into action beyond the Kyoto