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Newshour: 22/09/2021 13:06 GMT: President Biden to host Covid vaccine summit

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President Biden to host vaccine summit

22/09/2021 13:06 GMT

22/09/2021 13:06 GMT: President Biden to host Covid vaccine summit

President Biden to host Covid vaccine summit

BBC World Service - Newshour, President Biden to host Covid vaccine summit

The virtual meeting aims to increase the availability of Covid vaccines around the world

President Biden is to host a virtual summit aimed at increasing the availability of vaccinations all over the world. The African Union say that if developed nations don't act quickly, Africa will quickly become the Covid epicentre. Also in the programme:  China pledges to stop building coal-fired power plants abroad; and Arctic sea ice is declining at an alarming pace, contributing to a rise in sea levels.

( Picture: President Joe Biden addresses the UN General Assembly)  Credit: China News Service

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