Davos, 30 January 2005: WEF founder, Klaus Schwab (left), has a last word with John Thain, CEO of the New York Stock Exchange.
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Porto Alegre, 30 January 2005: packing up at the end of the World Social Forum.
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Porto Alegre, 29 January 2005: The Brasilian popstar and culture minister, Gilberto Gil (left) speaking to the American musician, John Barlow, of the band, Grateful Dead.
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Porto Alegre, 29 January 2005: A Korean metal worker demonstrates for better working conditions and against worldwide unemployment.
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Basel, 29 January 2005: 500 opponents deomonstrate against the World Economic Forum meeting (Keystone).
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Davos, 29 January 2005: A different look at the World Economic Forum (Keystone).
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Porto Alegre, January 28 2005: Demonstrators symbolically tear down the wall separating Palestinians and Israelis (Keystone).
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Davos, January 28 2005: Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko thanks the public for their applause (Keystone).
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Davos, January 28 2005: The American actress, Sharon Stone, tries to raise money for the fight against malaria in Africa during a meeting.
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Davos, January 27 2005: A WEF debate entitled "the G8 and Africa" is attended by (from left to right) former US President Bill Clinton, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, South African President Thabo Mbeki, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Bono from U2 and Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo.
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Davos, January 27 2005: Greenpeace activists lie on the street in front of the congress centre where the WEF meeting is taking place (Keystone).
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Bern, January 27 2005: One of around 800 anti-WEF protesters who took to the streets of the Swiss capital (Keystone).
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Porto Alegre, January 27 2005: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures as he addresses the World Social Forum (Keystone).
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Porto Alegre, January 27 2005: Demonstrators shout slogans against Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during the World Social Forum (Keystone).
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Davos, January 26 2005: British Prime Minister Tony Blair (right) speaks during the opening ceremony of the WEF summit as Swiss President Samuel Schmid looks on (Keystone).
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Davos, January 26 2005: The buffet at the opening night of the WEF meeting (Keystone).
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Porto Alegre, January 26 2005: A man shows his support for the World Social Forum with the slogan "No to Davos, yes to samba!" (Keystone).
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Porto Alegre, January 26 2005: Pataxos Indians from the Brazilian state of Bahia dance at sunrise on the inaugural day of the World Social Forum (Keystone).
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Porto Alegre, January 26 2005: An activist wearing a mask that resembles President Bush attends a protest rally at the World Social Forum (Keystone).
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Davos, January 25 2005: A policeman in the mountain resort gives a pedestrian directions (Keystone).
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Davos, January 25 2005: Swiss soldiers put up barbed wire around the town's ice rink (Keystone).
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Davos, January 25 2005: final preparations inside the congress centre (Keystone).
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January 2005 - Davos and Porto Alegre prepare for their forums.
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