19 April 2024,   20:37
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G-7 summit starts today in UK

The leaders of the G-7 economies are about hold a three-day summit in the U.K. with climate change, the economy, the coronavirus pandemic and geopolitics set to be major talking points.

From Friday to Sunday, the leaders of seven of the world’s most advanced economies will meet in Cornwall, in the southwest of England.

The leaders will discuss shared challenges, from the pandemic and vaccines to climate change and “ensuring that people everywhere can benefit from open trade, technological change and scientific discovery,” according to the U.K. government.

It’s the first in-person G-7 summit in almost two years. Britain wants “leaders to seize the opportunity to build back better from coronavirus, uniting to make the future fairer, greener and more prosperous”.

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