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Playing God in Davos: Why the US is putting faith centre stage

Things are getting icy in Davos. Despite only touching down at the World Economic Forum (WEF) later this morning, US president Donald Trump has been dominating discussions along the Promenade all week. Shortly before…

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Preaching to the choir: Trump prays with faith leaders in the White House

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From the ground in Davos: Bigger budgets and bigger deals

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‘I would feel safer to stay with Denmark’: The Greenland crisis has brought the territory closer to Copenhagen

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Trump has repeatedly shown that he will bend in the face of decisive opposition. It’s time to stand firm

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NUUK, GREENLAND - JANUARY 18: The Greenlandic flag flies over a building as the HDMS Vaedderen frigate of the Danish Navy patrols behind on January 18, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland. Greenlandic, Danish and other European leaders are hoping they can still avert an intervention by the United States to forcefully acquire the island as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to insist the U.S. must have Greenland, suggesting even by military means if necessary. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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Touching down in Nuuk, ground zero for the world’s most absurd crisis

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What does Trump want with Greenland? Nothing short of full annexation

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Matcha might be catnip to the tech sector but poodles are the real urban litmus test

Savills, the international property-services company, puts out an annual Tech Cities report that ranks the 30 metropolises best at luring companies (which pay handsomely for real estate) in this sector. It’s a meaty piece…

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New York’s 10 best lesser-known bookshops

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At Intertabac, Big Tobacco is rebranding for a future without cigarettes

Clearing the air at Intertabac in Dortmund, where the tobacco industry’s nicotine high priests discuss a ‘smoke-free future’. What’s rising from the ashes of this condemned industry?