G20 leaders pledge to distribute Covid vaccines fairly around world
by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic Editor from on (#5AQ9K)
Virtual summit an awkward swan song for Trump who skipped some sessions to play golf
G20 leaders meeting remotely pledged on Sunday to spare no effort" to ensure the fair distribution of coronavirus vaccines worldwide, but offered no specific new funding to meet that goal.
The virtual summit hosted by Saudi Arabia was an awkward swan song for Donald Trump, who skipped some sessions on Saturday to play golf, paid little attention to other leaders' speeches and claimed the Paris climate agreement was designed not to save the planet but to the kill the US economy.
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