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WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

Seeing Light Through the Gloom (Global Economy)

As political and business leaders gather for the World Economic Forum in Davos, they will be breathing a sigh of relief. But be in no doubt; the world has changed

Big City Shakeout (Nylonkong)

In 2008, TIME explored the ways in which "Nylonkong" — the three linked cities of New York, London and Hong Kong — defined globalization. How has Nylonkong fared in the Great Recession?

WORLD

Haiti Earthquake: Aftershock

With tens of thousands struggling to survive, aid reaches Haiti. What past disasters can teach about the right way to rebuild

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

LETTERS