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Biden ‘falls asleep’ during opening speeches of COP26

Joe Biden appeared to drift off during the opening speeches of COP26.

The US president struggled to keep his eyes open as world leaders were told that they are the ones with the “power to make decisions and reach agreements which will affect the lives of generations to come.”

The conference was dubbed “one of the most important meetings in history” by a ‘WeThe15’ spokesperson, although his words could have fallen on deaf ears.

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Jack Peat

Jack is a business and economics journalist and the founder of The London Economic (TLE). He has contributed articles to VICE, Huffington Post and Independent and is a published author. Jack read History at the University of Wales, Bangor and has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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