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President Biden is holding a press conference in the U.K. on Sunday after leaving his first Group of Seven summit, where world leaders vowed to confront China, boost global infrastructure and donate 1 billion vaccine doses to the rest of the world. What: President Biden takes questions at the end of the G-7 conference Date: Sunday, June 13, 2021 Time: 9:40 a.m. ET Location: Cornwall Airport Newquay, Cornwall, U.K. Online stream: Live on CBSN in the player above and on your mobile or streaming device.
In a communique set to be issued on the last day of the three-day meeting, the leaders of the G-7 countries — the U.S., the U.K., Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan — were expected to commit to cracking down on the use forced labor, fighting ransomware and combating corruption, the White House said. Mr. Biden left the summit Sunday morning and plans to meet with Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle on Sunday before heading to Brussels for meetings with NATO and European Union leaders. He will conclude his first trip overseas at summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva on Wednesday.
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