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G20 ministers launch billion-dollar pandemic fund
G20 ministers launch billion-dollar pandemic fund

G20 health and finance ministers launched a $1.4-billion fund Sunday to tackle the next global pandemic ahead of the bloc's leaders gathering for a summit on the Indonesian resort island of Bali but the host's president said it was not enough. He said $31 billion was required to tackle the next global pandemic.

'We'll shoot you': violence stalks EU-Libya migrant deal
'We'll shoot you': violence stalks EU-Libya migrant deal

Leona Blankenstein couldn't believe what she was hearing when the Libyan coastguard threatened to blast her small plane out of the sky. - Saving lives - Campaigners say nearly 100,000 people have been intercepted by the Libyans since the deal, under which Italy and the EU agreed to train and equip Libya's coastguard.