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The Taoiseach in Davos
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/taoiseach630.jpgTaoiseach Enda Kenny participates in a discussion on day two of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. World leaders, influential executives, bankers and policy makers are attending the 43rd annual meeting of the forum. Mr Kenny told the forum a bank deal for Ireland was necessary because euro zone crisis mechanisms and tools available now were not available when the crash hit the Republic. Progress on promissory note talks and legacy debt would, he said, deliver proof in 2013 that reform measures worked and that "if a government works with its people and understands the patience of people that ... results will flow". Photograph: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
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Banging the gong for Europe
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/gong630.jpgEnda Kenny and Minister for Finance Michael Noonan hit the gong to open the European stock exchange in Davos. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters
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British PM
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/cameron630.jpgBritish prime minister David Cameron speaks during a session on day two of the World Economic Forum. Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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The chancellor
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/merkel630.jpgGerman chancellor Angela Merkel participates in a session at the forum. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters
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Denmark's PM
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/thorning630.jpgHelle Thorning-Schmidt, Denmark's prime minister, listens during a session on day two of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Photograph: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
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Italian leader
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/monti630.jpgMario Monti, Italy's prime minister, speaks at a forum session. Photograph: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
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Taking time out
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/break630.jpgAttendees take a break between sessions in the Congress Centre cafe. Photograph: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
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Snow-covered rooftops
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/soldiersign630.jpgAn armed police officer stands on the snow-covered rooftop of the Hotel Davos looking out over the Congress Centre, the venue for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. World leaders, influential executives, bankers and policy makers are descending on the Swiss Alps for the 43rd annual meeting of the forum in Davos, which runs from January 23rd to 27th. Photograph: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
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In Klosters
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/klosters630.jpgNo doubt the business elite will be taking in the picturesque surroundings in Switzerland, such as in Klosters, above. Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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Diversions at play
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/ski630.jpgSkiers travel on the Schatzalp chair lift as it heads up a mountain near Davos. Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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Behind the barricades
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/barbwire630.jpgA member of the Swiss army looks out from a security tower near the forum venue. Photograph: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
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5,000 soldiers on duty
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/chopper630.jpgA Swiss Air Force Eurocopter 635 lands at a base near Davos. Up to 5,000 soldiers are on duty for the annual event. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters
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Euro zone to social innovation
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/sign630.jpgA man walks past the official forum logo. Some 260 sessions are to be held, covering subjects from the euro zone to social innovation, and Taoiseach Enda Kenny is attending. Photograph: Pascal Lauener/Reuters
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Honouring artists
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/obaid630.jpgPakistani journalist and filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy speaks after receiving a Crystal Award at the forum. These awards honour artists who have used their art to improve the state of the world. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters
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Global Fund HIV/Aids campaign
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/charl630.gifActor Charlize Theron promotes the Global Fund HIV/Aids campaign during the forum. Photograph: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
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Struggle for Survival
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/struggle630.jpgNestle chief executive Paul Bulcke and his wife Marlene take part in a ‘Struggle for Survival’ event hosted by Crossroads Foundation on the margins of the forum. The initiative seeks to confront individuals with dire economic situations they might encounter in daily life in the developing world. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters
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All participating
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/allthere630.gifPresent at the forum are, clockwise from top left, Nigeria's President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan; chairman and chief executive officer of Indian conglomerate Bharti Enterprises, Sunil Bharti Mittal; Nigeria's oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke and South Africa's President Jacob Zuma. Photographs: Pascal Lauener/Reuters; Jason Alden/Bloomberg
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Cola chief
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/coca630.jpgMuhtar Kent, chief executive and chairman of the Coca-Cola company board, speaks to the media in Davos. Photograph: Pascal Lauener/Reuters
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World figures attend
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/calderon630.jpgFormer Mexican president Felipe Calderon engages members of the media in Davos. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters
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World figures attend
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/medved630.jpgRussian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev gestures during a TV interview on the forum opening day in Davos. Photograph: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
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Picturesque setting
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2013/01/atnight630.jpgA night view over Davos and the forum’s Congress Hall venue. Photograph: Pascal Lauener/Reuters
