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The UK is the first nation to begin mass vaccinations in December and more than 17 million people have now received at least a first vaccine dose - one-third of the UK's adult population [File: Jack Hill/AFP)

‘Extremely promising’: 1st dose of COVID vaccine cuts illness

Separate studies from England and Scotland show that risk of illness and hospitalisation reduced from first jab.

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Immigration chief says group was sent back on three Myanmar navy ships and do not include Rohingya or asylum seekers.

US President Joe Biden, his wife Jill Biden, US Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff mark a moment of silence to commemorate the grim milestone [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]

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Taliban spokesperson Mohammad Naeem said that the first item of business will be setting the agenda [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]

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Saudi Oil Minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani listens to questions during a news conference in Doha, Qatar on December 14, 1976 where he attended an OPEC meeting [AP]

Long-serving Saudi oil minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani dies at 90

Coronel was charged on Monday in a one-count complaint with conspiring to distribute heroin, cocaine, cannabis and methamphetamines for unlawful importation into the United States [File: Kena Beantcur/AFP]

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Suspected Myanmar citizens inside a Malaysian immigration truck in Lumut on Malaysia's west coast [Lim Huey Teng/Reuters]

Malaysia deports 1,086 Myanmar nationals despite court order

US President Joe Biden, his wife Jill Biden, US Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff mark a moment of silence to commemorate the grim milestone [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]

Timeline: How the US reached 500,000 COVID-19 deaths

The cryptocurrency market has run hot this year as big money managers begin to take the asset class seriously [Dado Ruvic/Reuters]

Bitcoin slumps 14% as pullback from record gathers pace

Taliban spokesperson Mohammad Naeem said that the first item of business will be setting the agenda [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]

Afghan peace talks resume in Doha as US reviews Taliban deal

NASA showcases dramatic video of Mars landing, releases images

NASA showcases dramatic video of Mars landing, releases images

Saudi Oil Minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani listens to questions during a news conference in Doha, Qatar on December 14, 1976 where he attended an OPEC meeting [AP]

Long-serving Saudi oil minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani dies at 90

Coronel was charged on Monday in a one-count complaint with conspiring to distribute heroin, cocaine, cannabis and methamphetamines for unlawful importation into the United States [File: Kena Beantcur/AFP]

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India’s richest family’s pet project: World’s largest zoo

Mukesh Ambani, the billionaire owner of Reliance Industries, plans to build a 280-acre zoo with more than 100 species.

The Ambanis plan to build a 280-acre (113 hectare) zoo and animal sanctuary in Jamnagar city, Gujarat [File: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters]

‘Truly heartbreaking’: US surpasses 500,000 COVID deaths

Country hits harrowing total as Biden administration ramps up coronavirus vaccinations amid drop in daily infections.

Lila Blanks reacts next to the coffin of her husband, Gregory Blanks, 50, who died from complications from COVID-19, before his funeral in San Felipe, Texas, on January 26 [File: Callaghan O'Hare/Reuters]

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UK: Unemployment rises as COVID lockdowns hit economy

Jobless rate up 5.1 percent in last three months of 2020, the highest level in almost five years.

The UK has been hit hard by the pandemic, recording more than 120,000 deaths – the world’s fifth-highest official toll – and suffering its biggest fiscal crash in more than 300 years [File: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters]

Georgian police storm opposition party offices, detain its leader

Georgian police arrested Nika Melia and fired tear gas in a raid on his party headquarters.

Nika Melia, leader of the United National Movement, the country's main opposition party, was dragged from his party headquarters [File: AFP]

Former US priest on trial for sex abuse in East Timor

American clergyman accused of abusing children younger than 14 in a home for disadvantaged youth he founded and ran.

A police officer escorts Richard Daschbach, a former missionary from Pennsylvania, upon his arrival for a trial at a court in Oecusse, East Timor [Raimundos Oki/AP]

Canada’s parliament says China’s treatment of Uighurs is genocide

Non-binding motion comes amid increasing pressure on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take harder line against China.

Protesters take part in a rally to encourage Canada and other countries to label China's treatment of its Uighur population and Muslim minorities as genocide, outside the Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC, on February 19 [Leah Millis/Reuters]

Pakistan’s Imran Khan on maiden Sri Lanka visit to boost ties

The two countries, which enjoy warm ties, aim to boost trade ties during Imran Khan’s maiden visit to the island nation.

Last week, an address Khan was supposed to give at Sri Lanka’s parliament during the visit was abruptly cancelled [File: Mohammad Ismail/Reuters]

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