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G7 leaders unveil global anti-pandemic action plan

12/06/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, G7 leaders unveil global anti-pandemic action plan

The aim is to slash the time needed to develop vaccines to under 100 days.

Leaders of the G- seven countries, meeting in England, are expected to sign a declaration on Saturday aimed at preventing further global pandemics. They will be joined by international experts drawn from industry and science who will advise how to respond to future threats and avoid a repeat of the devastation caused by the coronavirus.

The build-up to the presidential election in Iran, questions raised by former president Barack Obama about democracy in Poland and Hungary, and Jeff Bezos's dream of travelling to space.

Joining Julian Worricker on the programme: Kate Crawford, a leading scholar of the social and political implications of artificial intelligence, and Radek Sikorski, a Member of European Parliament and Poland's former foreign minister. 


(Photo: The G7 leaders attended a reception at the Eden Project on Friday evening. Credit: Reuters)

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