UNITED NATIONS: Nearly 30 celebrities, from singer Katy Perry to footballer David Beckham, called on the G7 on Tuesday to share Covid-19 vaccines with poorer countries ahead of a summit in Britain this weekend.

The entertainment and sports figures urged the seven countries - France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Germany and the United States - to pledge at least 20 percent of their supply between June and August, amounting to 150 million doses.

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