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G-7 Leaders Near Deal To Help Amazon Nations Fight Rainforest Blazes, Macron Says

As the summit, held in southwest France, wrapped up, the French president said the leaders had agreed to "very concrete commitments involving technical resources and funding."

Leaders who attended the G-7 summit are close to an agreement to provide technical and financial help to combat massive fires that have swept through the Amazon rainforest, according to French President Emmanuel Macron.

Speaking on Sunday, Macron said the leaders "all

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