All news on the topic: World Economic Forum

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Cameron set to fly to Falklands to show they're 'valued part of British family'
It comes after Argentinian President Javier Milei called for the South Atlantic Islands to be handed over to Buenos Aires.
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Everything we know about Disease X that could see '20x more deaths than Covid'
Experts believe that Disease X could result in 20 times more deaths than Covid - as it appears on WHO's shortlist of priority diseases, along with viruses like SARS, Ebola and Zika
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Construction costs rise as Red Sea shipping disruption hits building firms
Building firms have seen the first jump in building costs since last autumn as Red Sea disruption sent shipping prices higher, according to a report
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What is 'disease X' as WHO calls for global pandemic treaty for 'common enemy'
Tedros Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), has urged countries to sign on to its pandemic treaty by May in order to fight the globe's "common enemy".
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'As private jet sales to rich hit all time high, food banks are running empty'
If we don’t change things pronto, this inequality of wealth that divides our nation is going to get worse and worse. On current trends, Britain’s super-rich are set to multiply their fortunes by 91 times more than everyone else by 2028
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Jeremy Hunt hints more tax cuts could be announced in Budget this March
Jeremy Hunt said tax cuts would be “the direction of travel” and commented that low-tax countries were “more competitive” - however, he warned it is “too early to say” about what will be included in the Budget
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Jeremy Hunt calls for 'light touch' AI regulation
Speaking at the World Economic Forum event at Davos, the Chancellor of the Exchequer said there was a need for some "guard-rails" around generative AI.
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Rwandan President says he'll return money as he voices frustration over crisis
Paul Kagame has offered floundering Rishi Sunak a way out as he battles to get his Rwanda deportation deal off the ground - sayign there are "limits to how long this can drag on"
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World’s five richest men get even richer and double fortunes to £680billion
Tesla and X chief Elon Musk topped the list of the richest men, who's wealth is estimated to have surged from £19.3billion in March 2020 to £192billion by November
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Artificial intelligence could take jobs 50 years earlier than experts predicted
The future of employment is looking increasingly bleak, as a new survey has warned machines could take over all our jobs within the next century - 50 years earlier than previously predicted
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Global leaders set to discuss 'Disease X' and how to prepare for next pandemic
The Davos summit comes after warnings from experts that a hypothetical new pandemic named 'Disease X' could kill 20 times more people around the world than Covid-19
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USA legend Hope Solo opens up on finding solace in the Homeless World Cup
The former USWNT goalkeeper has become a Homeless World Cup champion and is bidding to put an end to one of the world's widest-reaching human issues as a legacy to her late father
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A world without work could be AI's greatest legacy - or its biggest curse
In a live-streamed conversation with Rishi Sunak, billionaire Elon Musk has predicted that the march of technology would mean that, one day, no one will have to work
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Top Tory legitimises made-up '15-minute cities' conspiracy from conference stage
The entirely invented scare story is based on a relatively uncontroversial urban planning concept which has been the case for British towns and cities for decades anyway - but a group of online cranks claim it's a nefarious plot by the New World Order to trap us in dystopian ghettoes.
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Suez Canal ships on move again as stranded tug refloated after salvage operation
Egypt's Suez Canal is a vital waterway trade that allows ships a more direct route than the 3,000 mile journey around the tip of Africa - amounting to billions in revenue for global trade
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Eugenie gives rare look at family life and important message she's teaching son
Princess Eugenie is expecting her second child later this summer and says motherhood has changed her outlook on the future, revealing the important message she hopes to teach son August, two
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Ukraine President Zelensky says Vladimir Putin could be dead in bombshell speech
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, urging his allies to send more weapons to his army before new Russian offensives
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Boris Johnson compares Vladimir Putin to 'fat boy in Dickens' in strange speech
The former prime minister also urged his audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos to "stop worrying about Kremlinology" insisting Russia will "never" use nuclear weapons
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UN agency rejects Tory ministers' claims it backs 'draconian' anti-strike laws
The PM Rishi Sunak and the Business Secretary Grant Shapps have both highlighted the International Labour Organisation when defending proposals to impose 'minimum service levels' during industrial action
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Putin rambles on about Patriotic War as Ukraine helicopter crash kills 18
As rescue workers scoured through the debris of the helicopter crash site in Brovary, Kyiv today, twisted despot Vladimir Putin bragged and droned on about Russia breaking the siege of Leningrad 80 years ago
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Man Utd insist Swiss Alp lounge not to attract buyers after Avram Glazer arrival
Manchester United owners the Glazer family have been entertaining the prospect of a sale, or investment in the club, after being at the helm of the club for close to 20 years