Group arrested by Chinese coastguard on August 23 trying to seek sanctuary in Taiwan

Prosecutors cite 'insufficient evidence' in death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014

Mass roll-out starts Jan 4

Country has struggled to gain international trust for its vaccine candidates

It also considered abandoning its Kurdish allies, according to unsealed papers

Nurse first to get jab

US Labour Department says it will work with individual states to make sure payments continue uninterrupted

Proposal is to start it at 6pm in regions hit hardest by the second wave of the virus

There have been at least 500,800 deaths among the 29 countries in the region, with more than half of those in Brazil (192,000) and Mexico (120,000)

Organisation blames blamed the rise in deaths this year on the greater distance needed to travel to the Canaries and the 'dismantlement of rescue services'

A string of public officials have been vaccinated before cameras as part of efforts to overcome public scepticism 

United Nations says insurgents have killed 36,000 people in the northeast and forced roughly two million to flee since 2009

United States president-elect vows relentless effort to fight Covid-19 the moment he takes office