President Joe Biden and leaders of the G7 will pledge 1 billion shots in arms of the COVID vaccine for the world, support a 15 per cent global minimum corporate tax, and target Big Tech with a new tax as the summit begins. The world leaders of the seven industrial nations will also second an agreement made earlier by their finance ministers on the global minimum corporate tax. Prince Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall, Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge will join the G7 leaders at the reception. On Thursday, world leaders from G7 countries arrived in Britain. Britain has invited Australia, India, South Africa, and South Korea to attend the Leaders' Summit as guest countries - as well as the EU, amid trade tensions with the bloc.

Source: Daily Mail June 11, 2021 07:56 UTC