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A syringe containing a dose of a Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine sits in a container during a vaccine clinic at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska. The state is the first in the nation to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to any resident 16 or older.

Alaska Opens Vaccines To Everyone Over 16

Gov. Mike Dunleavy says COVID-19 vaccines are now available to anyone age 16 and older who lives or works in the state.

Patients are treated at a hospital after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday. Dozens were injured.

At Least 24 Dead, Including Children, In Suicide Attack In Afghan Capital

Afghanistan's interior ministry said at least 57 others were wounded in the bombing outside of an education center in a heavily Shiite neighborhood in Kabul.

A laboratory technician is pictured handling swab samples at a hospital in Mulhouse, France, in November. French officials confirmed the country's first case of the new coronavirus variant on Friday.

French Officials Announce 1st Confirmed Case Of New Coronavirus Variant

The strain is sweeping through the United Kingdom and prompting travel restrictions in other countries. The French case is in a citizen who recently returned from London.

The U.K. and France reached a deal to reopen their mutual borders for rail, air and sea delivery services amid the rapid spread of a new coronavirus strain.

U.K.-France Border Reopens Amid Spread Of New Coronavirus Strain

The countries reached a deal Tuesday after France initially closed its borders to U.K. travelers on Sunday following news of an outbreak of a new strain of the coronavirus in England.

Pope Francis celebrates Christmas Eve Mass on Thursday at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican as Italy went back into lockdown measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

At The Vatican, A Christmas Eve Mass Shaped By The Pandemic

Only 100 or so people attended the service, and they wore masks and socially distanced. The Mass began two hours early so all could make it home before Italy's virus curfew.

Indonesian navy forces were able to recover a "black box" from the crashed Sriwijaya Air passenger jet on Tuesday.

Indonesian Navy Divers Recover 'Black Box' From Wreckage Of Jetliner

Divers recovered the device from the Java Sea after Saturday's crash of Sriwijaya Air Flight 182.

Portland Police Charge 8 After Demonstrators Vandalize Democratic Party Offices

Anti-fascist protesters carried signs rejecting Joe Biden's presidency and scuffled with law enforcement in Portland, Ore., on Wednesday.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Jan. 8. A Twitter account believed to be linked to Khamenei was permanently banned Friday after posting a threatening image involving former President Donald Trump. Twitter told The Associated Press the account was a fake.

Twitter Bans Account Linked To Iran's Supreme Leader

An image that seems to threaten former President Donald Trump has prompted Twitter to deactivate an account linked to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The image also appears on Khameini's website.

The Senate has voted to acquit former President Donald Trump on an impeachment charge of inciting an insurrection. In a statement, Trump thanked his legal team and members of Congress "who stood proudly for the Constitution."

Trump Celebrates His Acquittal, Says The Impeachment Was Part Of A 'Witch Hunt'

In a statement issued shortly after a final vote in the Senate on a charge of inciting an insurrection, Trump said the "movement to Make America Great Again has only just begun."

NASA's diagram of Mars opposition shows the Sun, the Earth and Mars lining up every couple of years.

Don't Miss Your Socially Distanced Date With Mars

Mars will be in "opposition" on Oct. 13: the sun and Mars will be on opposite sides of Earth. It's going to be ideal for viewing the red planet.

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