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By Michael Holden FALMOUTH, England (Reuters) -Blimps of Joe Biden and Boris Johnson floated off the Cornish coast on Friday as hundreds of protesters targeted the G7 summit in southwest England to demand action on the climate, poverty and COVID-19. As leaders of some of the world s richest nations gather in picturesque Cornwall, so have dozens of campaign groups that want to court publicity for their causes and send a message to the Western political elite. Several hundred climate activists - some dressed as blackbirds as a symbol of warning and others banging drums - gathered in St Ives, just a stone s throw from the heavily guarded G7 summit venue at Carbis Bay, and marched along the beach. Carbis Bay is where the most powerful leaders in the world are, said Jenny Shackleford, 59, who with along with her husband Murray, 55, was dressed as a blackbird. She had walked for 6 days to get to St Ives. We are terrified what will happen if they don’t take action, she said. Her husband sai ....