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David Beckham voices appeal to end malaria - in nine languages

David Beckham has voiced an appeal to end malaria 'in nine languages' [Courtesy]

British soccer star David Beckham launched a global video appeal on Tuesday to end malaria in which he appeared to be speaking nine languages including Swahili and Yoruba - but aided by artificial intelligence.

In the 55-second video, Beckham fronts both male and female voices, including malaria survivors and doctors, and calls on people to add their voices to an online petition to get the attention of world leaders ahead of a key conference in October.

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