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Tight COVID restrictions at the G7 summit
Summit participants, including country delegation members and journalists, have to undergo regular screening using rapid tests two days before the start of the...
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Ramaphosa to lobby for temporary waiver on vaccine property rights at G7 meeting
The group of the world's wealthiest nations is meeting in the UK this week.
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G7 nations hopeful of 'historic' corporate tax deal
British finance minister Rishi Sunak was chairing the London meetings, held in person after an easing of COVID-19 restrictions and attended by counterparts from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the US.
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Ramaphosa wants to see black business capitalise on COVID vaccine manufacturing
As he prepares to take his bid for COVID vaccine waivers to the G7 next week, President Ramaphosa says he would like to see black business at the forefront if the waiver is agreed to.
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G7 to end state financing for coal power plants this year
Ahead of a leaders meeting in Britain next month, G7 countries' climate and environment ministers also reaffirmed their commitment to limit keep temperature rises below 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2050, following a two-day virtual meeting.
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Trump postpones G7 summit, seeks to add countries to invitation list
Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Trump said the G7, which groups the world’s most advanced economies, was a “very outdated group of countries” in its current format.
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World finance officials plot 'powerful and timely' response to beat coronavirus
A recovery in world stock markets and oil prices picked up the pace on Tuesday, as global policymakers signalled a united front to address the economic fallout from the spreading coronavirus.
