Davos by night, January 2002.
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Shielding off the meeting area from the public, January 2003.
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Welcoming the WEF annual meeting in Davos in the spirit of protest, January 2003.
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Last preparations before the opening ceremony, January 2009.
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Light decorations outside the Hotel Belvédère, January 2004.
(Keystone/Fabrice Coffrini)
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Patrolling riot police next to the Davos Congress Centre, January 2007.
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Anti-WEFprotests in Zurich, January 2001.
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Irish rock star Bono and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, January 2006.
(Keystone/Walter Bieri)
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Davos security detail: snipers on the roof of the Hotel Seehof, January 2000.
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Former US President Bill Clinton updates the 2011 WEF meeting on his social initiatives.
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Russian President Dimitri Medvedev pauses to reflect before his 2011 keynote speech denouncing terrorism.
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A coalition of international NGOs presents The Public Eye on Davos, January 2000.
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UNHCR goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie meets the press, January 2005.
(Keystone/Alessandro Della Valle)
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Canine support for the WEF's aim of "Shaping the Post Crisis World". January 2009.
(Keystone/Alessandro Della Valle)
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Protesting against the WEF in Basel, January 2006.
(Keystone/Georgios Kefalas)
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Klaus Schwab, founder and president of the WEF, January 2008.
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Cerberus Capital Management's John Snow and his shoes, January 2008.
AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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Bill Gates at a news conference of his foundation, January 2008.
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Protesters attack the McDonalds restaurant in the centre of Davos, January 2000.
(Keystone/AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle)
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British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet are dazzled by WEF's bright lights in 2011.
(Keystone/Virginia Mayo)
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An Indonesian activist in Jakarta protests against the WEF, January 2008.
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Delegates take a break inside the Davos Congress Centre, January 2007.
(Keystone/Laurent Gillieron)
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Wangari Maarhai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, January 2005.
(Keystone/Yoshiko Kusano)
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A Swiss riot police officer falling between luxury limousines, January 2000.
(Keystone/AP Photo/ Michel Euler)
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Checking the main stage curtain before the opening ceremony, January 2008.
(Keystone/Peter Klaunzer)
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Security, pomp and platitudes.
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