LONDON (Reuters) - Pope Benedict joined other religious leaders, rock stars and financial institutions on Tuesday to buy into a $1 billion bond issue that will fund life-saving vaccines for children in poor countries.
Investors bid for almost twice the amount of securities on offer as British finance minister Gordon Brown launched the project to fight preventable diseases like polio and measles.
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