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* Leaders talk about repairing the world economy * Macron raised social media and freedom of speech * Jobs and growth are the medicine we need - Johnson * Biden projects message of re-engagement with the world (Adds Facebook) LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Group of Seven leaders, who control a little under half of the world’s economy, on Friday sought to look beyond the COVID-19 pandemic towards rebuilding their battered economies with free trade and to countering China’s “non-market oriented” policies. U.S. President Joe Biden and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi debuted at the G7 vir...

* Action escalates dispute over planned Australian law * Law would require Facebook to share revenues from news (Adds Facebook comment about Frydenberg call, details on enforcement) SYDNEY, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Facebook faced backlash from publishers and politicians on Thursday after blocking news feeds in Australia in a surprise escalation of a dispute with the government over a law to require it to share revenue from news. Facebook wiped out pages from Australian state governments and charities as well as from domestic and international news organisations, three days before the launch of a na...

FACEBOOK-ITALY/ANTITRUST (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Italian watchdog fines Facebook 7 mln euros over improper data use