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A Saudi man, wearing a protective mask as a precaution against COVID-19 coronavirus disease, walks with his wife along Tahlia street in the centre of the capital Riyadh [File: Fayez Nureldine/AFP]
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Saudi begins registering people for COVID-19 vaccination

Vaccine is free for citizens and residents and contains strong response to virus, Saudi Arabia’s health ministry said.

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The Turkish defence ministry rejected claims that the S-400 systems will jeopardise NATO systems [File: Tatyana Makeyeva/Reuters]

US sanctions NATO ally Turkey over Russian S-400 defence missiles

Turkey condemns US move, calling it a ‘grave mistake’ and threatens to retaliate as necessary.

A joint rescue operation was launched Saturday by Nigeria’s police, air force and army, according to the government [Boko Haram Handout/Sahara Reporters via Reuters]
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In this file photo, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with US Vice President Joe Biden, left, on March 10, 2011 in Moscow [Alexey Druzhnin/AFP/ RIA-NOVOSTI/Pool]

Putin finally congratulates Biden on winning US presidency

According to reports and witness testimonies, there are more than a million Uighurs held against their will in different camps in Xinjiang [File: Human Rights Watch]

ICC prosecutor rejects Uighur genocide complaint against China

No group has claimed responsibility for the blast in which two of Mohebi's guards were also injured [Omar Sobhani/Reuters]

Afghanistan: Kabul’s deputy governor killed in IED blast

Kenya and Somalia are also at odds over maritime borders, with possibly lucrative Indian Ocean oil and gas reserves at stake [File: Feisal Omar/Reuters]

Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Kenya citing interference

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani meets Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Doha, Qatar [Palestinian President Office /Handout via Reuters]

Qatar reiterates stance ‘in supporting Palestinian people’

About 2.7 billion people have not received any government financial support to deal with the coronavirus pandemic [File: Adnan Abidi/Reuters]

2.7 billion people did not get state aid during pandemic: Oxfam


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The Turkish defence ministry rejected claims that the S-400 systems will jeopardise NATO systems [File: Tatyana Makeyeva/Reuters]

US sanctions NATO ally Turkey over Russian S-400 defence missiles

A joint rescue operation was launched Saturday by Nigeria’s police, air force and army, according to the government [Boko Haram Handout/Sahara Reporters via Reuters]
DEVELOPING STORY

Boko Haram claims kidnapping of hundreds of Nigerian students

This video grab taken on December 4, 2020 from an AFPTV video shows Rohingya refugees in a boat in Chakmarkul on August 26, 2020 [AFP]

Video shows smugglers beating Rohingya on trafficking boat

In this file photo, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with US Vice President Joe Biden, left, on March 10, 2011 in Moscow [Alexey Druzhnin/AFP/ RIA-NOVOSTI/Pool]

Putin finally congratulates Biden on winning US presidency

According to reports and witness testimonies, there are more than a million Uighurs held against their will in different camps in Xinjiang [File: Human Rights Watch]

ICC prosecutor rejects Uighur genocide complaint against China

No group has claimed responsibility for the blast in which two of Mohebi's guards were also injured [Omar Sobhani/Reuters]

Afghanistan: Kabul’s deputy governor killed in IED blast

Kenya and Somalia are also at odds over maritime borders, with possibly lucrative Indian Ocean oil and gas reserves at stake [File: Feisal Omar/Reuters]

Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Kenya citing interference

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani meets Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Doha, Qatar [Palestinian President Office /Handout via Reuters]

Qatar reiterates stance ‘in supporting Palestinian people’

About 2.7 billion people have not received any government financial support to deal with the coronavirus pandemic [File: Adnan Abidi/Reuters]

2.7 billion people did not get state aid during pandemic: Oxfam

A nurse prepares to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Guy’s Hospital in London, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. U.K. health authorities rolled out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, starting a global immunization program that is expected to gain momentum as more serums win approval. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)

Coronavirus: The vaccine roll-out

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The United Kingdom started vaccinating people over 80 and healthcare workers on December 8 with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and its regulators are also evaluating other vaccines [Henry Nicholls/Reuters]

UK identifies new coronavirus variant; London on toughest curbs

Sandra Lindsay, a nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, is inoculated with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine by Dr. Michelle Chester from Northwell Health at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park [Mark Lennihan/Pool via Reuters]

‘Relieved’: US health workers start getting COVID-19 vaccine

Boxes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the Pfizer Global Supply Kalamazoo in Michigan [Morry Gash/AP Photo]

US COVID-19 vaccine programme head optimistic as shipping begins

Pfizer has said that its two-dose regimen is safe and is 95 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 [File: Dado Ruvic/Reuters]

US issues emergency authorisation of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

A panel of outside advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration is scheduled to hold a meeting on December 17 to discuss Moderna's request for an emergency use authorisation for its vaccine [File: Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters]

US to buy 100m more doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

Ignoring accusations by the UK of Russian-linked hackers targeting vaccine research, Moscow has said it is open to cooperation with Western countries [File: Justin Tallis/AFP]

AstraZeneca to trial combination with Russian COVID-19 vaccine

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UK PM Johnson to visit India in January to strengthen trade ties

Amid Brexit fears, UK PM picks India for first bilateral visit in hope of boosting ties with countries further afield.

Since leaving the European Union in January, Johnson wants to promote what he calls 'global Britain' [File: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters]

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Survivors reflect on Australia sex abuse inquiry, three years on

The landmark inquiry gave survivors a chance to talk, while legal changes have allowed them to seek redress.

Australia's prime minister delivered a formal apology to those who were sexually abused as children while in institutional care [File: Sean Davey/ AFP]
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Electoral College officially confirms Biden presidential victory

President-elect rebukes Trump’s attacks on the election and refusal to concede. ‘Democracy prevailed’, Biden says.

There are 538 electors in the Electoral College and a majority of 270 is required to win the presidency [Roberto Schmidt/AFP]

ICC prosecutor sees ‘crimes against humanity’ in Philippines

ICC prosecutor finds ‘reasonable basis to believe’ crimes against humanity committed in Duterte’s war on drugs campaign.

Human rights advocates say as many as 27,000 people were killed in the drug war as of mid-2019 - including the victims killed by 'unknown gunmen' [File: Bullit Marquez/AP]

Mekelle’s plight: A doctor’s account of Ethiopia’s Tigray war

Doctor at city’s main hospital offers adramatic account of dire medical shortages, threat of hunger and widespread fear.

ICRC teams on Monday delivered aid to Mekelle to fortify the city's paralysed healthcare facilities [Courtesy ICRC]

Fighting intensifies between Peshmerga and PKK in northern Iraq

Latest deadly skirmish highlights the deteriorating security situation in the Kurdish region.

A member of the Halgurd Brigade of the Peshmerga stands guard at a newly constructed outpost close to the town of Sidekan [Adam Gnych/Al Jazeera]

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