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"On behalf of the Arab Group, I express our gratitude to the efforts of all the state parties in order to have a successful first global stocktake," Saudi official Albara Tawfiq tells the COP28 conference. Nearly 200 nations meeting at the UN climate talks in Dubai on Wednesday approved a first-ever call for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, tackling the top culprit of climate change after years of avoidance although at-risk countries said far more action was needed. The text stopped short of backing appeals during the summit for a "phase-out" of oil, gas and coal, which together account for around three-quarters of the emissions responsible for the planetary crisis. SOUNDBITE
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes the G7 guests of honour, including the heads of the WTO and WHO, as well as the leaders of India and Senegal. IMAGES
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
Boris and Carrie Johnson welcome leaders from around the world to the G7 summit hosted in Cornwall. The summit is their first in-person talks in nearly two years, with an expected pledge to donate one billion Covid vaccine doses to poor countries on the agenda in a show of Western democratic cohesion. IMAGES
Falmouth (UK), Jun 11 (EFE) .- (Camera: Clàudia Sacrest) The British authorities have established spaces in the towns of Truro and Falmouth where protests are allowed during the summit, although groups such as the environmentalist's Extinction Rebellion have warned that they will try to bring their demonstrations closer to the hotel where the leaders are staying.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST TO CLAIM THE LIBERALIZATION OF PATENTS SO THAT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES CAN PRODUCE THEM; AND OF FRIDAY'S FOR FUTURE PROTEST AGAINST THE CLIMATE CRISIS.
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