
Biden and Johnson relish the role of global good guys at G7. But bonhomie may be tested by hard reality
CNN
Carbis Bay in Cornwall, with its golden beaches and azure blue ocean, is prime G7 real estate. Think past summits, such as Taormina, Sicily in 2017 or Biarritz, France in 2019, but instead with the temperature turned down and rapacious seagulls scavenging for a free lunch.
For generations British holidaymakers have flocked here to the country's most southwesterly tip for its relaxing, restorative charm. Traditional calm however will be upended this week as leaders of the world's richest democracies meet face-to-face for the first time in almost two years to sort out our planet's problems -- principally, global warming and the Covid-19 pandemic.
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