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Lebanon forms government with backing of Hezbollah and allies
The heavily indebted state has been without effective government since Saad al-Hariri quit as premier in October
Hong Kong's Lam in Davos charm drive as protests persist
After more than seven months of turmoil Hong Kong's status as a financial centre has come under scrutiny
DAVOS: Trump says U.S. to join one trillion trees initiative
U.S. President Donald Trump told a packed forum in the Swiss resort of Davos his country will join the one trillion trees initiative
Smog forces Bangkok schools to shut, but respite in doubt due to crop burning
While burning of crops in the first two months of the year is banned, little is being done to enforce it
Trump hails U.S. economic success in Davos as impeachment trial begins
Trump is attending his second meeting of global political and business leaders at the World Economic Forum
Trump's Senate trial begins as a polarized America looks on
The trial of a U.S. president should be a moment freighted with drama, huge political risk and the potential unraveling of a presidency
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China's viral immune system open to economic pox
Concealing epidemics, environmental crises, and product scandals was once reflexive behaviour for local governments
Moody's Hong Kong downgrade flunks Carrie Lam
The big question is whether the current government’s failures are more structural than individual
The best tool to fight climate change
Financial institutions must fundamentally rethink some things in the light of climate change
