Trump Encourages Americans To Get Covid-19 Vaccine Former President Donald Trump has called upon his Republican supporters to get vaccinated against Covid-19. In a TV interview, Trump said the vaccines currently being administered in the United States are "safe" and "something that works."
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54K New COVID Cases, 1245 New Deaths In US 54434 new coronavirus cases and 1245 deaths from the disease were reported in the United States on Tuesday. With this, the national total of COVID cases increased to 29495420, according to latest data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. COVID death toll rose to 536922. California, Florida and Texas, the three worst-affected states, reported more than 100 COVID deaths while New York h
WHO, EU Safety Experts Meeting To Review AstraZeneca Vaccine As More Nations Suspend Rollout Health officials from the UN and the European Union are meeting on Tuesday to review the safety of Oxford-AstraZeneca anti-coronavirus vaccine as European countries continue to halt its use following reports of possible side effects. The World Health Organization's Secretary General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that its Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety has been reviewing available data on
White House COVID Response Team Warns Against Complacency As COVID Metrics Plateau 57083 new coronavirus cases and 751 deaths from the disease were reported in the United States on Monday. With this, the national total of COVID cases increased to 29495420, according to latest data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. COVID death toll rose to 535628. California and Texas, the two worst-affected states, reported more than 100 COVID deaths while New York had the most nu
With 28th Win, Beyonce Becomes Most-awarded Woman In Grammys History With her 28th win, Beyonce has become the most-awarded female artist in the 63-year old history of Grammy Awards Beyoncé, who received nine nominations in the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, won four of them to surpass Alison Krauss to become the most-awarded woman in the show's history, and tied Quincy Jones as the artists with the second-most wins. Beyoncé and her 9-year-old daughter Blue Ivy Carte
Low COVID Metrics At The Weekend In US 38034 new coronavirus cases and 572 deaths from the disease were reported in the United States on Sunday, the lowest figures in both metrics in recent months. This is the data recorded on the last day of the past week in which an average of more than 53,000 Covid-19 cases and more than 1,350 deaths were reported daily. With this, the national total of COVID cases increased to 29438779, according
COVID-19 Vaccine Program To Be Extended To 950 Community Health Centers As part of President Joe Biden's commitment to ensure the nation's underserved communities and those disproportionately affected by COVID-19 are equitably vaccinated, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that an additional 700 HRSA-supported health centers will be invited to join the Health Center COVID-19 Vaccine Program this week. These health centers will have the opp
Biden Sets Goal Of US Independence From Covid-19 On July 4 President Joe Biden has announced the next phase of his administration's wartime effort to vaccinate the entire American population with the goal of leading the United States to independence" from Covid-19 by July 4. Biden promised in his primetime address Thursday to mark the first anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic that all adult Americans will be eligible to get a vaccine no later than Ma
New US COVID Cases Rise Above 60K With an additional 62689 coronavirus cases reported in the United States on Thursday, the national total increased to 29286142, according to latest data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. With 1618 new deaths in the same period, the U.S. COVID death toll rose to 530821. President Joe Biden promised in his primetime address Thursday to mark the first anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic tha
US Defense Secretary To Visit Asia To Focus On Strengthening Ties With Japan, Korea, India Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will embark on a three nation tour in the Indo-Pacific region this week to discuss the strengthening of existing partnerships and alliances there. The Defense Department announced that Austin will depart on Saturday to visit the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command headquarters in
Biden To Sign $1.9 Tln Covid Relief Bill Friday President Joe Biden intends to sign the massive $1.9-trillion Covid-19 relief bill that was passed by both the houses of the US Congress on Friday. The package, which represents Biden's ambitious attempt to rebuild the US economy hit hard by the coronavirus, was approved by the House of Representatives by a 220-211 vote along partisan lines. The Senate had already passed the Bill. Biden said in
56000 New COVID Cases, 1500 Deaths In US With an additional 56663 coronavirus cases reported in the United States on Wednesday, the national total increased to 29096053, according to latest data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. With 1504 new deaths in the same period, the U.S. COVID death toll rose to 529203. CDC's most recent data indicate that the recent plateau of cases may be again starting to trend downward, with a seven-day
Arkansas Bans Most Abortions Arkansas has banned nearly all abortions in the state. The Arkansas Senate Bill, SB6, was signed into law by Governor Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday. SB6 is a pro-life bill that prohibits abortion in all cases except to save the life of the mother in a medical emergency. It does not include exceptions for women who become pregnant by rape or incest. Abortion-rights advocates have vowed to challenge t
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2007. 
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has arrived in Israel to start his tour of the Middle East that will also include visits to the  and Jordan. He is also set to visit Iran in May. His visit comes at a time when Israeli-US relationships are tense over Israel's plans to build 1,600 homes for Jews in Jerusalem. 

During his time in Israel, Lula will meet with President  and the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He is planning to visit Israel’s Holocaust Museum and meet with Palestinian Authority President , in addition spending a night in . 

Lula will visit Iran later this year. Last year, Iranian President  became the first Iranian leader to visit the South American nation.

Through these international tours, Lula is hoping to expand Brazil's role in world politics. He is furthermore campaigning to have a permanent seat on the .