union is hosting a donor's conference next week for governments and organizations to pledge money ackles called for global cooperation in her weekly radio address. i meant. an interview with a company body can get sick with this virus and so it's our task to work together across the globe this is not only an opportunity for working together rather i would say it's a necessity germany is taking on this responsibility and will make sure that once a vaccine is developed that it benefits all people the good. i was german chancellor angela merkel in her weekly video address now for a brief look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world south korea says its troops have exchanged gunfire with north korean forces along that tense border a statement by the military said north korea fired multiple gunshots towards a south korean guard post early on sunday and south korean troops responded with 2 rounds of gunfire no injuries have been reported but the pandemic has forced thousands of south africans to queue for food residents of a township waited as an aid agency distributed f

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