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At a press conference, WHO's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says "we continue to see misinformation on social media and mainstream media about the pandemic accord that countries are now negotiating". Earlier on Twitter, Elon Musk wrote "countries should not cede authority to WHO". Without naming the South African billionaire directly, the WHO chief says "the claim that the accord will cede power to WHO is quite simply false. It's fake news". SOUNDBITE
The United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi passes a solution to start negotiating a world-first global treaty on plastic pollution in what has been hailed a watershed moment for the planet. Nearly 200 nations unanimously agreed to create an intergovernmental committee to negotiate and finalise a legally binding plastics treaty by 2024. IMAGES
Jakarta, Jul 21 (EFE/EPA).-The World Health Organization on Wednesday said the cumulative number of Covid-19 cases reported globally could exceed 200 million in the next three weeks with the virus surging in countries like Indonesia. ARCHIVE FOOTAGE.SHOT LIST: COVID-19 VACCINATION DRIVE, PEOPLE QUEUING UP TO GET OXYGEN REFILLS, A COVID-19 BURIAL AND POLICE CHECK POINTS AMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN VARIOUS CITIES OF INDONESIA.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hails the first in-person G7 summit in nearly two years as a "huge opportunity" to kickstart recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. SOUNDBITE
People wait outside the Arzobispo Loayza Hospital as Peru more than doubled its official coronavirus death toll, becoming the country with the highest Covid-19 mortality per capita anywhere in the world. IMAGES
People take Covid-19 swab tests in New Delhi as India posts a global one-day record of almost 315,000 new Covid infections. IMAGES
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