World leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday to discuss Disease X, a hypothetical virus 20 times deadlier than COVID-19. While such a ...

President Donald Trump said he was open to potentially rejoining the World Health Organization (WHO), just days after signing an executive order withdrawing the U.S. from participating.

Donald Trump is set to address the World Economic Forum in Davos in his first major global speech to world leaders and business people. The newly-reinaugurated US President will remotely address ...

He attended Davos twice during his first term. The WEF have been consistent in livestreaming each day's events since the start of the conference on Jan. 20——the same day as Trump's inauguration.

Donald Trump will address the World Economic Forum in Davos from Jan. 20-24 via video for a gathering that will bring together some 3,000 ... Director-General of the World Health Organization; ...

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 ...

Not all world leaders will be there to discuss these issues, however. “The leaders of Brazil, of China, of India, who gave the keynote speeches 10 years ago, are not there now.

Why does Trump want to withdraw? Trump first tried to exit WHO during his first term in 2020, accusing the organization of “severely mismanaging and covering up” the spread of Covid-19.

As WEF gets underway, the list of world leaders not attending Davos speaks volumes By Holly Ellyatt,CNBC • Published January 20, 2025 • Updated on January 20, 2025 at 7:15 am BOOKMARKER ...

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.