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Davos and Climate Change: 'Warning Shots' From Africa and Pacific

2015-02-01 05:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Diplomat: When global figures gathered in the Swiss resort of Davos last week for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) its 45th they were facing potentially the close of one era and the start of another. In its introduction to the meeting, the Geneva-based WEF secretariat said complexity, fragility and uncertainty could end the period of economic integration and international partnership that began in 1989, and would now involve major political, economic, social and technological transformation....

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Davos bosses fret over threats to Internet free trade

2015-01-23 17:12:20| Telecom - Topix.net

Business leaders pushing for frictionless free trade have something new to worry about: the potential break-up of the Internet, which today forms the backbone of the global economy. The issue is a hot topic at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos, and the forum is seeking to provide a platform for debate over ways to maintain an open, cross-border Web in the face of pressures for national regulation.

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