Week in pictures: 5 - 11 December 2020 - BBC News

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Margaret Keenan receives the Pfizer/BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine
JACOB KING / REUTERS

Margaret Keenan receives the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at University Hospital, Coventry, UK. The 90-year-old grandmother became the first person in the world to be given the jab as part of a mass vaccination programme.

A capsule from Japan's Hayabusa-2 space probe streaks through the night sky
MORGAN SETTE / AFP

The capsule from Japan's Hayabusa-2 space probe streaks through the sky before parachuting down near Woomera in South Australia. The spacecraft collected the first significant quantity of rock from an asteroid before returning the sample to Earth.

Refugees from the Tigray region of Ethiopia wait to be transferred to a camp
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Refugees from the Tigray region of Ethiopia wait to be transferred to a camp in neighbouring Sudan. Hundreds of people are thought to have been killed, while around 50,000 have fled to Sudan, due to fighting between Ethiopian government forces and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF).

Men wearing waterproof gear walk through floodwater in St Mark's Square, Venice, Italy
ANDREA PATTARO / AFP

People walk through floodwater in Venice, Italy, following sudden severe weather. New floodgates designed to protect the city from up to 3m (10ft) tides require 48 hours notice to be activated.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen
AARON CHOWN / PA MEDIA

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in Brussels. The two met to discuss the Brexit trade deadlock after months of talks failed to reach an agreement.

A man wearing a face mask holds up his ink-stained finger
AJENG DINAR ULFIANA / REUTERS

A man shows his ink-stained finger after casting his vote during regional elections in Depok, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia. More than 100 million people were eligible to vote, with nearly 300,000 polling stations set up in 24 districts and 37 cities.

A doctor collects a swab sample from a man, in front of a large mural depicting people wearing personal protective equipment
LIM HUEY TENG / REUTERS

A doctor collects a swab sample from a man to be tested for coronavirus, in Shah Alam, Malaysia.

A person holding a golden eagle
PAVEL MIKHEYEV / REUTERS

A tamed golden eagle takes part in a traditional hunting contest near the town of Esik, in Almaty region, Kazakhstan.

A cholita wrestler celebrates her win
DAVID MERCADO / REUTERS

A cholita wrestler celebrates her win, in El Alto, near La Paz. Bolivia's female fighters returned to the ring following a nine-month hiatus due to coronavirus restrictions.

An Irish wolfhound with a soldier
VICTORIA JONES / PA MEDIA

The Irish Guards' new canine regimental mascot, an Irish wolfhound called Turlough Mor, spends time with his new handler at Wellington Barracks in London.