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Project members celebrate as the success of trajectory control maneuver to withdraw from the Earth's sphere is confirmed, at a control room of JAXA's Sagamihara Campus in Sagamihara, near Tokyo Saturday, December 5, 2020. Hayabusa2 successfully released a small capsule on Saturday and sent it toward Earth to deliver samples from a distant asteroid that could provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on our planet, the country's space agency said. (Photo by JAXA via AP Photo)

Project members celebrate as the success of trajectory control maneuver to withdraw from the Earth's sphere is confirmed, at a control room of JAXA's Sagamihara Campus in Sagamihara, near Tokyo Saturday, December 5, 2020. Hayabusa2 successfully released a small capsule on Saturday and sent it toward Earth to deliver samples from a distant asteroid that could provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on our planet, the country's space agency said. (Photo by JAXA via AP Photo)



This photo provided by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency shows the Japanese space capsule about to re-enter Earth with asteroid samples on Saturday, December 5, 2020. Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully released a small capsule and sent it toward Earth to deliver samples from a distant asteroid that could provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on our planet, the country’s space agency says. (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. (Photo by JAXA via AP Photo)

This photo provided by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency shows the Japanese space capsule about to re-enter Earth with asteroid samples on Saturday, December 5, 2020. Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully released a small capsule and sent it toward Earth to deliver samples from a distant asteroid that could provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on our planet, the country’s space agency says. (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. (Photo by JAXA via AP Photo)



In this photo provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), a member of JAXA retrieves a capsule dropped by Hayabusa2 in Woomera, southern Australia, Sunday, December 6, 2020. A Japanese capsule carrying the first samples of asteroid subsurface shot across the night atmosphere early Sunday before successfully landing in the remote Australian Outback, completing a mission to provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on Earth. (Photo by JAXA via AP Photo)

In this photo provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), a member of JAXA retrieves a capsule dropped by Hayabusa2 in Woomera, southern Australia, Sunday, December 6, 2020. A Japanese capsule carrying the first samples of asteroid subsurface shot across the night atmosphere early Sunday before successfully landing in the remote Australian Outback, completing a mission to provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on Earth. (Photo by JAXA via AP Photo)



A “Yellow Vest” (Gilet Jaune) anti-government protestor poses with a sign reading “Living, Yes! Surviving, No!” near burning cars during a demonstration for “social rights” and against the “global security” draft law, which Article 24 would criminalise the publication of images of on-duty police officers with the intent of harming their 'physical or psychological integrity', in Paris, on December 5, 2020. (Photo by Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP Photo)

A “Yellow Vest” (Gilet Jaune) anti-government protestor poses with a sign reading “Living, Yes! Surviving, No!” near burning cars during a demonstration for “social rights” and against the “global security” draft law, which Article 24 would criminalise the publication of images of on-duty police officers with the intent of harming their 'physical or psychological integrity', in Paris, on December 5, 2020. (Photo by Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP Photo)



People attend a protest against the PPL Global Security Law in Paris, France on December 05, 2020. Demonstrators clash with security officers during their intervention. (Photo by Julien Mattia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

People attend a protest against the PPL Global Security Law in Paris, France on December 05, 2020. Demonstrators clash with security officers during their intervention. (Photo by Julien Mattia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)



Demonstrators leave the Place de la Republique among tear gas after a demonstration, Saturday, December 5, 2020 in Paris. Thousands marched in protests around France on Saturday against a contested security bill with tensions quickly rising at the Paris march as intruders set fire to several cars, broke windows and tossed projectiles at police. (Photo by Lewis Joly/AP Photo)

Demonstrators leave the Place de la Republique among tear gas after a demonstration, Saturday, December 5, 2020 in Paris. Thousands marched in protests around France on Saturday against a contested security bill with tensions quickly rising at the Paris march as intruders set fire to several cars, broke windows and tossed projectiles at police. (Photo by Lewis Joly/AP Photo)



A car burns during a protest against the “Global Security Bill”, that right groups say would make it a crime to circulate an image of a police officer's face and would infringe journalists' freedom in the country, in Paris, France, December 5, 2020. (Photo by Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters)

A car burns during a protest against the “Global Security Bill”, that right groups say would make it a crime to circulate an image of a police officer's face and would infringe journalists' freedom in the country, in Paris, France, December 5, 2020. (Photo by Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters)



A protester holds a poster reading “When a vaccine against police violence” in front a barricade during a demonstration Saturday, December 5, 2020 in Paris. (Photo by Francois Mori/AP Photo)

A protester holds a poster reading “When a vaccine against police violence” in front a barricade during a demonstration Saturday, December 5, 2020 in Paris. (Photo by Francois Mori/AP Photo)



A protester with an eye painted on her forehead poses for a portrait during a demonstration, in Marseille, southern France, Saturday, December 5, 2020. (Photo by Daniel Cole/AP Photo)

A protester with an eye painted on her forehead poses for a portrait during a demonstration, in Marseille, southern France, Saturday, December 5, 2020. (Photo by Daniel Cole/AP Photo)



Police officers hold their shields during a protest against the “Global Security Bill”, that right groups say would make it a crime to circulate an image of a police officer's face and would infringe journalists' freedom in the country, in Paris, France, December 5, 2020. (Photo by Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters)

Police officers hold their shields during a protest against the “Global Security Bill”, that right groups say would make it a crime to circulate an image of a police officer's face and would infringe journalists' freedom in the country, in Paris, France, December 5, 2020. (Photo by Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters)



A protester kneels in front of a burning car during a demonstration, Saturday, December 5, 2020 in Paris. (Photo by Lewis Joly/AP Photo)

A protester kneels in front of a burning car during a demonstration, Saturday, December 5, 2020 in Paris. (Photo by Lewis Joly/AP Photo)



Opposition demonstrators hold posters of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan painted in red to represent the  blood of  those killed during the conflict Armenian soldiers and civilians as they attend a rally to pressure him to resign over a peace deal with neighboring Azerbaijan in Republic Square in Yerevan, Armenia, Saturday, December 5, 2020. Tens of thousands of opposition supporters marched across the Armenian capital Saturday to push for the resignation of the ex-Soviet nation's prime minister over his handling of the conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh. (Photo by Hrant Khachatryan/PAN Photo via AP Photo)

Opposition demonstrators hold posters of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan painted in red to represent the blood of those killed during the conflict Armenian soldiers and civilians as they attend a rally to pressure him to resign over a peace deal with neighboring Azerbaijan in Republic Square in Yerevan, Armenia, Saturday, December 5, 2020. Tens of thousands of opposition supporters marched across the Armenian capital Saturday to push for the resignation of the ex-Soviet nation's prime minister over his handling of the conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh. (Photo by Hrant Khachatryan/PAN Photo via AP Photo)



Opposition demonstrators rally to pressure Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign over a peace deal with neighboring Azerbaijan in Republic Square in Yerevan, Armenia, Saturday, December 5, 2020. (Photo by Hrant Khachatryan/PAN Photo via AP Photo)

Opposition demonstrators rally to pressure Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign over a peace deal with neighboring Azerbaijan in Republic Square in Yerevan, Armenia, Saturday, December 5, 2020. (Photo by Hrant Khachatryan/PAN Photo via AP Photo)



Opposition demonstrators attend a rally to pressure Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign over a peace deal with neighboring Azerbaijan in Republic Square in Yerevan, Armenia, Thursday, December 3, 2020. In Armenia, the peace deal sparked outrage. Mass protests erupted in the capital Yerevan, with thousands regularly taking to the streets to demand the ouster of the country's prime minister. (Photo by Aram Kirakosyan/PAN Photo via AP Photo)

Opposition demonstrators attend a rally to pressure Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign over a peace deal with neighboring Azerbaijan in Republic Square in Yerevan, Armenia, Thursday, December 3, 2020. In Armenia, the peace deal sparked outrage. Mass protests erupted in the capital Yerevan, with thousands regularly taking to the streets to demand the ouster of the country's prime minister. (Photo by Aram Kirakosyan/PAN Photo via AP Photo)



A pro-European Union membership supporter protests with illuminated European and Union flags outside Brexit trade negotiations between Britain and the EU at the Conference Centre in London, Friday, December 4, 2020. With less than one month to go before the U.K. exits the EU's economic orbit, talks are continuing, and U.K. officials have said this is the last week to strike a deal. (Photo by Matt Dunham/AP Photo)

A pro-European Union membership supporter protests with illuminated European and Union flags outside Brexit trade negotiations between Britain and the EU at the Conference Centre in London, Friday, December 4, 2020. With less than one month to go before the U.K. exits the EU's economic orbit, talks are continuing, and U.K. officials have said this is the last week to strike a deal. (Photo by Matt Dunham/AP Photo)



Pallbearers wearing protective suits and gloves, carry a coffin as an Orthodox priest looks on, during a funeral ceremony for a person who died of COVID-19, in the northern city of Thessaloniki, Greece, Saturday, December 5, 2020. Greece is on lockdown until Dec. 7 but government officials say it is too early to say when schools and businesses will reopen due to continued pressure on the state-run health service, with intensive care wards near capacity in parts of the country. (Photo by Giannis Papanikos/AP Photo)

Pallbearers wearing protective suits and gloves, carry a coffin as an Orthodox priest looks on, during a funeral ceremony for a person who died of COVID-19, in the northern city of Thessaloniki, Greece, Saturday, December 5, 2020. Greece is on lockdown until Dec. 7 but government officials say it is too early to say when schools and businesses will reopen due to continued pressure on the state-run health service, with intensive care wards near capacity in parts of the country. (Photo by Giannis Papanikos/AP Photo)



Pastor Michael Ohlemueller is standing at the motorway service station Wonnegau near Worms, Germany on December 5, 2020, with a crosier with chocolate Santa Claus and apple in a bag, which he wants to distribute as a gift to truck drivers. The action is intended as a thank you and appreciation for the drivers' work. (Photo by Uwe Anspach/dpa via AP Photo)

Pastor Michael Ohlemueller is standing at the motorway service station Wonnegau near Worms, Germany on December 5, 2020, with a crosier with chocolate Santa Claus and apple in a bag, which he wants to distribute as a gift to truck drivers. The action is intended as a thank you and appreciation for the drivers' work. (Photo by Uwe Anspach/dpa via AP Photo)



Medical workers wearing protective gear return to their ambulance after transferring a patient suspected of having coronavirus at a hospital in Kommunarka, outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, December 5, 2020. Thousands of doctors, teachers and others in high-risk groups have signed up for COVID-19 vaccinations in Moscow starting Saturday, a precursor to a sweeping Russia-wide immunization effort. (Photo by Pavel Golovkin/AP Photo)

Medical workers wearing protective gear return to their ambulance after transferring a patient suspected of having coronavirus at a hospital in Kommunarka, outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, December 5, 2020. Thousands of doctors, teachers and others in high-risk groups have signed up for COVID-19 vaccinations in Moscow starting Saturday, a precursor to a sweeping Russia-wide immunization effort. (Photo by Pavel Golovkin/AP Photo)



Hundreds of shoppers ignored social distancing rules outside the luxury store Harrods, after coronavirus restrictions were eased following the end of the second national lockdown in England, in London, Saturday, December 5, 2020. Harrods has recently reopened following the end of England's second coronavirus lockdown. (Photo by Elliott Franks/The Sun)

Hundreds of shoppers ignored social distancing rules outside the luxury store Harrods, after coronavirus restrictions were eased following the end of the second national lockdown in England, in London, Saturday, December 5, 2020. Harrods has recently reopened following the end of England's second coronavirus lockdown. (Photo by Elliott Franks/The Sun)



Members of the new circus company Cirk La Putyka dressed as angels, entertain people during a performance in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, December 5, 2020. On the eve of St. Nicholas, Czechs traditionally celebrate by dressing up as Devils, Angels and St. Nicholas, and visiting children in their homes handing out small presents, coal, potatoes or other gifts. Due to the government’s restrictive measures usual traditions would be impossible. A new circus company in Prague offered a solution Saturday. They invited the kids to drive with parents their in cars through the heaven and hell they created, with devils jumping in a distance and angels flying above them.  The eager visitors formed a long line of cars at the La Putyka Circus base in Prague. (Photo by Petr David Josek/AP Photo)

Members of the new circus company Cirk La Putyka dressed as angels, entertain people during a performance in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, December 5, 2020. On the eve of St. Nicholas, Czechs traditionally celebrate by dressing up as Devils, Angels and St. Nicholas, and visiting children in their homes handing out small presents, coal, potatoes or other gifts. Due to the government’s restrictive measures usual traditions would be impossible. A new circus company in Prague offered a solution Saturday. They invited the kids to drive with parents their in cars through the heaven and hell they created, with devils jumping in a distance and angels flying above them. The eager visitors formed a long line of cars at the La Putyka Circus base in Prague. (Photo by Petr David Josek/AP Photo)



Shoppers, the vast majority wearing protective face masks, crowd a street in a commercial district of central Mexico City, Saturday, December 5, 2020. With hospitals once again filling up with COVID-19 patients, Mexico City's mayor on Friday urged people to stay at home as much as possible and authorized checkpoints to limit the number of people entering the capital's colonial-era downtown at one time. (Photo by Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo)

Shoppers, the vast majority wearing protective face masks, crowd a street in a commercial district of central Mexico City, Saturday, December 5, 2020. With hospitals once again filling up with COVID-19 patients, Mexico City's mayor on Friday urged people to stay at home as much as possible and authorized checkpoints to limit the number of people entering the capital's colonial-era downtown at one time. (Photo by Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo)



United States' soprano Lisette Oropesa poses in front of La Scala opera theater in Milan, Italy, Saturday, December 5, 2020. Soprano Lisette Oropesa was to be the first American to single a title role in the gala season opener of La Scala since Maria Callas in the 1950s. Then Italy’s virus cases surged, with an outbreak in both La Scala’s chorus and orchestra, forcing Italy’s premier opera house to cancel one of the top events on the European cultural calendar for the first time. Oropesa is one of 24 singers recording for a broadcast event marking the traditional Dec. 7 opening. (Photo by Antonio Calanni/AP Photo)

United States' soprano Lisette Oropesa poses in front of La Scala opera theater in Milan, Italy, Saturday, December 5, 2020. Soprano Lisette Oropesa was to be the first American to single a title role in the gala season opener of La Scala since Maria Callas in the 1950s. Then Italy’s virus cases surged, with an outbreak in both La Scala’s chorus and orchestra, forcing Italy’s premier opera house to cancel one of the top events on the European cultural calendar for the first time. Oropesa is one of 24 singers recording for a broadcast event marking the traditional Dec. 7 opening. (Photo by Antonio Calanni/AP Photo)



People stroll in Via del Corso shopping street, downtown Rome, Saturday, December 5, 2020. Earlier in the week, Italy’s Premier Giuseppe Conte signed a decree sharply limiting travel between regions on Dec. 21 till after the Jan. 6 national Epiphany Day holiday. (Photo by Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP Photo)

People stroll in Via del Corso shopping street, downtown Rome, Saturday, December 5, 2020. Earlier in the week, Italy’s Premier Giuseppe Conte signed a decree sharply limiting travel between regions on Dec. 21 till after the Jan. 6 national Epiphany Day holiday. (Photo by Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP Photo)



Ladies enjoyed themselves last night – while keeping safe with their face masks on in Liverpool, United Kingdom on Saturday, December 5, 2020, after coronavirus restrictions were eased following the end of the second national lockdown. (Photo by London News Pictures)

Ladies enjoyed themselves last night – while keeping safe with their face masks on in Liverpool, United Kingdom on Saturday, December 5, 2020, after coronavirus restrictions were eased following the end of the second national lockdown. (Photo by London News Pictures)



Some people had a few too many after celebrating the first Saturday night out of lockdown in York, United Kingdom on Saturday, December 5, 2020. (Photo by London News Pictures)

Some people had a few too many after celebrating the first Saturday night out of lockdown in York, United Kingdom on Saturday, December 5, 2020. (Photo by London News Pictures)



People wearing face mask protection to prevent the spread of coronavirus as snow falls in the city, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, December 5, 2020. (Photo by Alvaro Barrientos/AP Photo)

People wearing face mask protection to prevent the spread of coronavirus as snow falls in the city, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, December 5, 2020. (Photo by Alvaro Barrientos/AP Photo)



Visitors look at the Christmas tree in Cathedral Square in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, December 5, 2020. (Photo by Mindaugas Kulbis/AP Photo)

Visitors look at the Christmas tree in Cathedral Square in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, December 5, 2020. (Photo by Mindaugas Kulbis/AP Photo)
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