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9.07am EST09:07 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos Photograph: Alessandro Della Valle/EPA WEF is over! We’re clearing out of Davos -- I’ll try to post a round-up, or more news, if I can.... If not, thanks very much for reading our coverage from the World Economic Forum. 9.05am EST09:05 Climate activists…

5.28am EST05:28 Larry Elliott Satya Nadella, Chief Executive Officer Microsoft, during the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. Photograph: Gian Ehrenzeller/EPA Microsoft boss Satya Nadella has been talking about the importance of trust in technology. Speaking here in Davos, Nadella warned: We will go backwards unless there is trust in…

Image copyright Clarence House The Prince of Wales has met teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg at the World Economic Forum in Davos.The pair were introduced after Prince Charles delivered a speech at the event in Switzerland, where sustainability is the main theme.A "paradigm shift" is needed in the way the world deals with climate change,…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption"We must reject the perennial prophets of doom" - TrumpUS President Donald Trump has decried climate "prophets of doom" in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where sustainability is the main theme.He called for a rejection of "predictions of the apocalypse" and said America…

6.13am EST06:13 Trump: we could do tremendous trade deal with UK On Brexit, Trump says he hopes to agree a tremendous trade deal with the UK, adding that PM Boris Johnson also wants to do this. 6.12am EST06:12 The US president has praise for the UK’s leader Boris Johnson, calling him “a wonderful new prime…

The unnecessary use of private planes to fly to the World Economic Forum will contribute to 18,090 metric tonnes of CO2. Attendees say their biggest concerns are about sustainability and protecting the environment. The increase in private jets at Davos furthers the summit’s reputation as an elitist event where the world’s ‘top polluters’ meet. This…