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The UK has approved the emergency use of the Pfizer-Biontech COVID-19 vaccine, making it the first Western country to do so. Meanwhile, President Trump has filed a lawsuit in Wisconsin to invalidate over 200,000 votes, claiming absentee ballots were cast illegally. In California, the captain of a dive boat that caught fire last year, resulting in 34 deaths, has been charged with manslaughter.

Which country was the first in the Western world to approve the emergency use of the Pfizer and Biontech COVID-19 vaccine?

• Canada

• Germany

• United Kingdom

• United States

What percentage effectiveness did Pfizer report for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate?

• 90%

• 95%

• 99%

• 85%

What is the main reason President Trump filed a lawsuit in Wisconsin?

• To request a new election

• To challenge the voter ID laws

• To invalidate absentee ballots

• To demand a recount of all votes

How many people died in the California dive boat fire?

• 54

• 44

• 34

• 24

What is the maximum penalty for each count of seaman's manslaughter faced by the California dive boat captain?

• 20 years in prison

• 5 years in prison

• 10 years in prison

• 15 years in prison