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DAVOS-World faces risks from climate change to China slump

Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:48am EST

By Jeremy Gaunt

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LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Deteriorating government finances, a plunge in China's economy and threats to food and health from climate change are among the major risks facing the world today, the World Economic Forum said on Tuesday.

It also said there is great danger in the world's varied



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