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• USS Gabrielle Giffords Interdicts $7 Million in Drugs US Navy 10 Dec 2020 -- The Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) seized 200 kilograms of suspected cocaine, Dec. 2.
• US Supreme Court Allows 3 Muslim Men to Sue FBI Agents in 'No Fly' Case VOA 10 Dec 2020 -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that three Muslim men who were put on the U.S. government's no-fly list for allegedly refusing to serve as FBI informants could sue FBI agents for monetary damages.
• Legislative Offer Would Ease Sudan's Removal From Terror List VOA 10 Dec 2020 -- Two U.S. lawmakers who sit on the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations are offering a compromise with the Trump administration that would clear the way to remove Sudan from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism.
• Federal Jury Convicts Illinois Man for Bombing the Dar al-Farooq Islamic Center US Dept. of Justice 10 Dec 2020 -- Yesterday, a federal jury returned a guilty verdict against Micheal Hari, 49, for his role in the bombing of the Dar al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, on Aug. 5, 2017.
• EU unveils new agenda to ramp up anti-terrorism actions People's Daily 10 Dec 2020 -- The European Commission on Wednesday proposed stepping up the European Union's (EU) fight against terrorism and violent extremism by, among others, strengthening the role of security forces.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Human rights must be 'front and centre' of COVID-19 response: Secretary-General UN News 10 Dec 2020 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for human rights to be put "front and centre" of COVID-19 response and recovery globally in order to achieve a better future for people everywhere.
• Pandemic Undermines Human Rights Worldwide, UN Says VOA 10 Dec 2020 -- The head of the United Nations is urging the world to put human rights "front and center" in the coronavirus recovery efforts in order to achieve a better future for its citizens.
• 'Vaccine Nationalism' Leaves World's Poorest Nations Unable to Secure COVID-19 Vaccine, UN Chief Says VOA 10 Dec 2020 -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says "vaccine nationalism" is on the rise as wealthier nations line up to buy millions of doses of potential COVID-19 vaccines at the expense of much poorer nations.
• UN chief says he will take COVID-19 vaccine People's Daily 10 Dec 2020 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that he will take a COVID-19 vaccine publicly when such a vaccine becomes available to him.
• Worldwide Coronavirus Cases Cross 68.45 Million, Death Toll at 1,562,428 SPA 10 Dec 2020 -- More than 68.45 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 1,562,428 have died, according to a Reuters tally.

United States

• US Panel Recommends Approval of First COVID-19 Vaccine VOA 10 Dec 2020 -- After nine hours of deliberation Thursday, a special panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration endorsed for emergency use a coronavirus vaccine developed by U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech.
• Remarks by Vice President Pence at Roundtable Discussion on COVID-19 Vaccine Progress and Distribution Stage | Greenville, SC The White House 10 Dec 2020
• White House Reportedly Weighs Reopening Travel With Europe Despite Surge in COVID-19 Cases Sputnik 10 Dec 2020 -- If the plan is approved, it would reverse travel restrictions President Donald Trump imposed earlier this year as COVID-19 was tearing through Europe and Asia.
• U.S. daily death toll from COVID-19 tops 3,000: Johns Hopkins People's Daily 10 Dec 2020 -- The United States on Wednesday registered more than 3,000 deaths from COVID-19 within 24 hours, the highest daily death toll since April, showed data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
• NYC announces timeline for arrival of COVID-19 vaccines People's Daily 10 Dec 2020 -- COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer is expected to arrive in New York City as early as Dec. 15 and that by Moderna as early as Dec. 22, tweeted Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday.
• US COVID deaths pass 3,000 in 24 hours as vaccine approval looms Press TV 10 Dec 2020 -- The United States has registered more than 3,000 deaths from COVID-19 in 24 hours on Wednesday, the highest daily toll since April.
• State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts California Department of Public Health 10 Dec 2020

China

• Sinopharm plans safe vaccine distribution, license for commercial use 'very likely' this month Global Times 10 Dec 2020 -- China's leading vaccine maker Sinopharm announced on Thursday that it has carried out a nationwide logistics exercise to ensure safe and efficient vaccine distributions, with vaccine experts predicting that the COVID-19 vaccine is "very likely" to be licensed and available in the market by the end of December.
• Zhuhai starts emergency COVID-19 vaccine inoculation for high-risk groups Global Times 10 Dec 2020 -- Zhuhai in South China's Guangdong Province has launched emergency COVID-19 vaccine inoculation for high-risk groups to better tackle imported infections.
• Heilongjiang reports one new confirmed COVID-19 case Global Times 10 Dec 2020 -- Dongning in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province reported one new confirmed COVID-19 case on Thursday. The patient, surnamed Kong is a 40-year-old company employee from Taihe, Central China's Anhui Province.
• China's Chengdu reports no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases People's Daily 10 Dec 2020 -- Chengdu, capital city of southwest China's Sichuan Province, reported zero increase in new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases and asymptomatic cases from 9 p.m. Tuesday to 6 p.m. Wednesday, while citywide nucleic acid tests are continuing, local authorities said.
• NE Chinese province reports 1 new domestically transmitted COVID-19 case People's Daily 10 Dec 2020 -- Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Thursday reported one new domestically transmitted COVID-19 case, local authorities said.
• China's border city reports 1 new domestically transmitted COVID-19 case People's Daily 10 Dec 2020 -- North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region reported one new domestically transmitted COVID-19 case in the last day, local health authorities said on Thursday.
• Chinese mainland reports 1 new locally transmitted COVID-19 case People's Daily 10 Dec 2020 -- China's National Health Commission said Thursday that it received reports of 12 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Wednesday, one of which was locally transmitted in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

Europe

• France to Replace COVID-19 Lockdown With Curfew Starting Next Week Sputnik 10 Dec 2020 -- The coronavirus lockdown in France will be replaced with a dusk-to-dawn curfew from 8.00 pm to 6.00 am (19:00 to 05:00 GMT) starting from 15 December, as the country struggles to contain the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday.
• France's reopening plan in doubt as another 14,595 COVID-19 cases tallied People's Daily 10 Dec 2020 -- France on Wednesday tallied 14,595 COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, up from 13,713 registered the previous day, casting into doubt the government's plan to relax lockdown by mid-December, health authorities data showed.
• Germany reports 23,679 new COVID-19 cases People's Daily 10 Dec 2020 -- Germany has reported 23,6792 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the nation's total to 1,242,203, the federal Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said on Thursday.
• COVID-19 infections exceed 300,000 in Sweden People's Daily 10 Dec 2020 -- COVID-19 infections in Sweden topped 300,000 on Wednesday after another 7,061 cases were registered in the past 24 hours, according to data from the Public Health Agency of Sweden.
• Spain to provide tax-free COVID-19 vaccines and tests People's Daily 10 Dec 2020 -- Spain will abolish value-added tax (VAT) on the sale of COVID-19 vaccines and tests until the end of 2022, in accordance with newly-reached European Union agreements, a senior official said Wednesday.
• Italy Reports 887 COVID-19 Deaths on Thursday, 16,999 New Cases SPA 10 Dec 2020 -- Italy reported 887 coronavirus-related deaths today, on Thursday, a steep rise from 499 the day before, Reuters cited the Italian health ministry as saying.

Russia

• Russia in Talks on Sputnik V Vaccine Deliveries With Turkey, Many Other Nations Sputnik 10 Dec 2020 -- The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) is discussing coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V deliveries and production with many foreign nations, including Turkey, Alexander Gintsburg, the head of the Gamaleya research institute that developed the vaccine, said on Thursday.

India

• Exponential rise in India's testing; Cumulative tests cross 15 Cr India PIB 10 Dec 2020 -- India has crossed yet another landmark milestone in the fight against the global pandemic. The cumulative testing has crossed 15 Cr.

Iran

• UN Chief: Effective response to COVID-19 must be based on solidarity, coop IRNA 10 Dec 2020 -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on Human Rights Day, 10 December 2020, said an effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic must be based on solidarity and cooperation.
• Some 284 more Iranians die from COVID-19 over past 24 hours: official IRNA 10 Dec 2020 -- Some 284 people in Iran have died from coronavirus disease over the past 24 hours, Iranian Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Thursday.

Japan

• Japan reports record-high daily of 2,746 COVID-19 cases People's Daily 10 Dec 2020 -- Japan reported 2,746 new daily COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, renewing a record number of daily infections since the onset of the outbreak, according to the latest figures from the health ministry and local authorities.

Saudi Arabia

• Health Ministry: 141 New Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Saudi Arabia SPA 10 Dec 2020 -- The Ministry of Health said in a statement today that 141 new confirmed cases of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 359,415 cases, including 3,531 active cases receiving necessary medical care. Of these, there are 537 critical cases, while the health condition of the rest is stable.
• SFDA Approves Registration of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine SPA 10 Dec 2020 -- The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) announced today, Thursday December 10, 2020, that it has approved the registration of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, after Pfizer submitted a request to approve registering the vaccine, so that health authorities in the Kingdom can then import and use the vaccine.

Taiwan

• Taiwan confirms four new imported COVID-19 cases CNA 10 Dec 2020 -- Taiwan reported four new imported cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, one from Indonesia and three from the Philippines, bringing the total number in the country to 724, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

Canada

• Canada approves use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine People's Daily 10 Dec 2020 -- Health Canada announced Wednesday morning its approval of the use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in the country.
• Canada Latest Nation to Approve Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine for Emergency Use VOA 10 Dec 2020 -- Canada's national health agency, Health Canada, announced Wednesday it has approved Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, and Canadians will start receiving it as early as next week.

Other Countries

• Brazil to start COVID-19 vaccination in Dec. or Jan. People's Daily 10 Dec 2020 -- The Brazilian government announced Wednesday it could start using Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines this month or in January upon approval by the country's health authorities.
• Israel receives 1st batch of Pfizer vaccine People's Daily 10 Dec 2020 -- An initial shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer arrived in Israel on Wednesday morning, the first of about 8 million Pfizer vaccines that the country is expected to receive.
• Belarus To Close Land Borders Over COVID-19; Opposition Says Move Aimed At Activists RFE/RL 10 Dec 2020 -- Belarus will close several land-border crossings as of December 20 due to the coronavirus pandemic, a move that will limit the movement of people at a time when the country is being rocked by protests over authoritarian Alyaksandr Lukashenka's claim of victory in a disputed presidential election.