WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden will pledge $4 billion in US aid to the Covax global Covid-19 vaccination program during his virtual meeting with other G7 leaders on Friday, White House officials said. An initial $2 billion will be released “by the end of this month,” with…

CARACAS, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela started immunizing health care workers against the coronavirus Thursday with the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, as the government said it intended to inoculate 70 percent of the population by year end. Glendys Rivero, a 37-year-old surgeon from Los Teques in the country’s north, was…

BRASILIA, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil, the country with the second-highest coronavirus death toll, passed the 10-million mark for reported infections Thursday, amid a deadly second wave and problems with its vaccination campaign. The country became the third to reach the grim mark — after the United States and India…

WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (NNN-TASS) – The United States officially again become a party to the Paris climate agreement on Friday after a four-month break. US President Joe Biden repeatedly stated during his election campaign that if he wins the election, he intends to return the United States to the agreement…

WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pentagon officials said that about one-third of the US military are declining to receive the Covid-19vaccine, despite significant coronavirus infection levels in the forces. Major General Jeff Taliaferro revealed the high refusal rate inCongressional hearing, as the US Defense Department continues to classifycovid vaccines as…

WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — As President Joe Biden works tooverhaul US immigration policy, the top US diplomat told hisGuatemalan counterpart that Washington would help address the root causes of irregular migration. Secretary of State Antony Blinken “emphasized the US commitment to addressing the structural problems that trigger irregular migration”…