The Week of June 13, 2021 by CoenM

By a 60-59 vote, the Knesset confirmed WHAT PERSON as the new prime minister of Israel? The head of the right-wing Yamina party, his coalition includes left-wing and Arab parties.

What BIOTECH COMPANY announced that its Covid-19 vaccine, administered in two doses like the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, was safe and 100 percent effective against moderate and sever cases of the disease? The Maryland-based company said it planned to apply to the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization in the third quarter of 2021.

Firefighters contained but had not yet extinguished a fire at the Chemtool chemical plant located at Rockton in what US STATE? Compounding the danger of exposure to burning chemicals, a company hired by Chemtool to help put out the fire used foam containing PFAS, a class of chemicals that do not degrade and may cause health issues in humans.

What US AIRLINE temporarily halted all flights on Tuesday due to what the Federal Aviation Administration called a "reservation computer issue?" The airline, along with Delta and Alaska Airlines, had to delay or cancel several flights on Monday due to an issue with a third-party company that provides weather data.

What SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY saw Pedro Castillo collect the most votes in its presidential run-off election? He was not declared the winner, due to several legal challenges posed by his opponent, Keiko Fujimori.

After quick passage by both houses of Congress, President Biden signed into law the creation of what new FEDERAL HOLIDAY, just in time for its celebration on Saturday?

President Biden and Vladimir Putin met in Geneva, discussing topics including human rights, cybersecurity, and starting negotiations to build on what NUCLEAR WEAPONS TREATY, whose "New" version was extended this year to 2024?

The US Department of Education published guidance stating that day and transgender students have their rights protected by what TITLE of the Education Amendments of 1972? This reversed Trump administration policy that said gay and transgender students were not protected under any federal law.

In a 7-2 decision, the US Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit brought by two individuals and several Republican-led states, including Texas, that sought to overturn what LAW based on the theory that once the penalty mandate was set to zero, the rest of the law should be void?

Ebrahim Raisi, the judiciary head of what COUNTRY, was elected its president? Raisi, sanctioned by the US for his role in thousands of killings of political prisoners in 1988, won in a race that saw low turnout and a higher than average number of voided ballots.

Weighing in at almost 1100 carats, the Jwaneng mine in Bostwana unearthed what might be the third largest example of what GEMSTONE in history?

What TROPICAL DEPRESSION killed more than a dozen people in Alabama, as it set off a string of tornadoes and its rains led to a multi-vehicle accident that killed eight?