Top news of the week: 29.06.2021.
Coronavirus
Coronavirus live news: EU countries look to toughen restrictions on travel from UK
Japan to give 1m vaccine doses each to Taiwan and Vietnam; UK test and trace system ‘still missing targets’; Hawaii to drop virus test, quarantine for vaccinated domestic travellers
WHO urges fully vaccinated people to continue to wear masks as delta Covid variant spreads
"People cannot feel safe just because they had the two doses. They still need to protect themselves," WHO official Dr. Mariangela Simao told reporters.
Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe headline US women’s soccer Olympic team roster
Lloyd, who will turn 39 before the Tokyo Games, will be the oldest US national team Olympian, besting Christie Rampone, who was 37 for London 2012
The Biden administration says the US won’t meet a key vaccination goal. These charts show the latest status
Some states have lagged — and young adults are not stepping up enough to get their shots, officials say.
Supreme Court Sides With Alaska Natives In Coronavirus Aid Case
The question for the court was whether Alaska Native corporations, which are for-profit companies, count as “Indian tribes.”
It came out of the sky: US releases highly anticipated UFO report
Report says intelligence sources do not think aliens are behind UFOs but what they are is unclear
Deleted Coronavirus Genome Sequences Trigger Scientific Intrigue
Partial SARS-CoV-2 sequences from early outbreaks in Wuhan were removed from a U.S. government database by the scientists who deposited them
Kamala Harris faces political minefield on visit to US-Mexico border
Vice-president visits migrant processing center in El Paso amid rises in families and unaccompanied children migrating