Africa: G7 Summit - Rich Governments' Support of Big Pharma Monopolies 'Could Kill Millions of People'

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The self-interest of G7 countries is the biggest obstacle to ending the Covid-19 pandemic, a group of campaigning organisations, including Amnesty International, said today.

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