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(Bloomberg) -- The world’s richest governments are under mounting pressure to help poor countries fight climate change. At the Group of Seven summit in the U.K., they’ll get a fresh chance to do something about it.Leaders of the G-7, including U.S. President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, are meeting in Cornwall, England through Sunday. On the agenda is a discussion of how to help finance a shift to cleaner energy in low-income countries.Observers are looking for a pledge from th

The administration of President Joe Biden is buying 500 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to distribute among other countries, US media reports

The Biden administration expects other G7 members to come up with contributions as part of a comprehensive road map to end a pandemic.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to meet President Joe Biden for the first time today ahead of the Group of Seven summit that the U.K. is hosting. Leaders will discuss Covid, China and climate change at the bilateral meeting.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday urged the rich nations to take responsibility for climate change, reduce their carbon emissions and help poor countries to face the challenge. Khan spoke at an event held virtually on the occasion of World Environment Day, hosted by Pakistan this year in partnership with the United Nations Environment Program. "This is a chance for the world to correct its course. Now we have the next decade for ecosystem restoration," Khan said.