Most of the real work at Davos takes place away from cameras, says CNN's John Defterios. There was an awful lot of discussion about what China's reopening means, he adds. And I think amongst the political leaders who were here, a lot of conversation about and actually a lot of questioning of Germany's reluctance to supply tanks. "This is all timely, useful conversation," defterios writes. 'If you didn't have something like Davos, you would probably want to invent it'
The global elite’s annual Alpine jamboree may have lost some of its convening power, our editor-in-chief says, but the many encounters it enables still have enormous value. Our correspondent considers what the closing of Noma, a legendary Danish restaurant, means for the world of fine dining. And remembering Adolfo Kaminsky, whose expertly forged documents saved thousands of Jews’ lives.
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