Lesson1Doyoucareaboutwhat’sgoingonintheworld
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Whatareasoftheworldareofteninthenewsatthemoment
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ATheGroupofEight(formerlyGroupofSixandalsoGroupofSeven)isaforum,createdbyFrancein1975,forgovernmentsofsixcountriesintheworld:France,Germany,Italy,Japan,theUnitedKingdom,andtheUnitedStates
In1976,Canadajoinedthegroup(thuscreatingtheG7)
InbecomingtheG8,thegroupaddedRussiain1997
Inaddition,theEuropeanUnionisrepresentedwithintheG8,butcannothostorchair
Lately,bothFranceandtheUnitedKingdomhaveexpressedadesiretoexpandthegrouptoincludefivedevelopingcountries,referredtoastheOutreachFive(O5)orthePlusFive:Brazil,China,India,Mexico,andSouthA