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Place in Graubünden, Switzerland
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Davos is an Alpine town, and a municipality in the Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of 10,899 (2018). Davos is located on the river Landwasser, in the Rhaetian Alps, between the Plessur and Albula Range at 1,560 m (5,120 ft) above sea level.
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Trump to break bread with Apple's Cook and other CEOs: sourcesU.S. President Donald Trump will attend a breakfast meeting on Wednesday with Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook and other business leaders on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the World Economic..Reuters - Published | Swiss police 'exposed Russian spies in Davos'Two suspected agents, one posing as a plumber, were discovered in August, a Swiss newspaper says.BBC News - Published |
Thunberg v Trump: A trillion trees is 'not enough'Activist Greta Thunberg said on Tuesday planting trees was not enough to address climate change, in an apparent rebuke to a pledge in Davos by U.S. President Donald Trump an hour earlier.Reuters - Published | Trump touts U.S. economy, dismisses climate 'prophets of doom' as Greta looks onU.S. President Donald Trump touted the success of the U.S. economy in Davos on Tuesday, dismissing "perennial prophets of doom" on climate change to an audience that included Greta Thunberg.Reuters - Published |
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