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A small group of residents and religious leaders participated in the tree-lighting ceremony at Manger Square near the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus was born.

The cargo capsule carrying lunar rocks and soil lifted off from the surface on Thursday, and docked with the orbiter on Sunday morning, the official Xinhua news agency said.

As of 5 p.m. Saturday, 43 close contacts had been quarantined in designated places and 109 were under observation at home, according to the Harbin epidemic response headquarters.

Britain on Wednesday gave emergency approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, with health officials set to use criteria based on age and vulnerability to decide the order of people to receive it.

The accident took place on Friday evening when workers were dismantling equipment in the pit, trapping 24 workers underground.

India comes in second place in terms of cases at 9,608,211, while the country's death toll soared to 139,700.

A military takeover of the China-Pakistan economic corridor means a tighter embrace between both countries and mightier concerns for India

The measure will come into effect on Saturday and remain in force throughout December, the mayor said on Twitter.

Gold, in any crisis, would be the key asset to look out for, feel locals

Trump and his allies have brought at least 50 legal cases trying to overturn the results in the swing states Biden won — mainly Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Biden, who is due to take office on January 20, said he will make sure that the vaccine is both free and available.

India comes in second place in terms of cases at 9,571,559, while the country's death toll soared to 139,188.

The frenzy for alternative cures has intensified due to misinformation online

Announcing the crackdown, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, said some mosques could be closed if found to be "breeding grounds of terrorism" and encouraging "separatism"

"I'll tell you this - we had a free throw-shooting contest at our house in England with the former president of the United States, Barack Obama, and she beat us all," Clooney said.

Arun Kumar Dey, youngest son of Madhusudan Dey said "I was busy inside the canteen. At around 7.45 p.m., one of my staff suddenly noticed the partial damage of the sculpture and told me about it."

According to the lawsuit, Facebook intentionally created a hiring system in which it denied qualified US workers a fair opportunity to learn about and apply for jobs.

Moderna also confirmed that it expects to have 20 million vaccine doses available in the US by the end of 2020.

India comes in second place in terms of cases at 9,534,964, while the country's death toll soared to 138,648.

In the past 24 hours the virus caused 358 new deaths in the country with a population of more than 80 million, and 13,922 new cases of infection.

"The epidemiological burden remains high," government spokesman Stelios Petsas told reporters as he announced the extension.

As production of the two vaccines expands, 20 million will be reached in December, 30 million in January and 50 million in February, making 100 million total.

While walking to Paris from the Mediterranean city of Marseille, a duo picked up around 6,300 face masks

Bhashan Char, measuring 13,000 acres (52 square kilometres), is one of several silty strips to have surfaced in the area in recent decades.