Nov. 27-Dec. 3, 2021

From Sarah Ransome, an alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, arriving at the courthouse surrounded by media for the start of Maxwell's trial New York, to a rare volcanic eruption that scientists from around the world are studying in La Palma, one of Spain's Canary Islands, to U.S. born Black artist Josephine Baker posthumously receiving France's highest honor as she is inducted into the Pantheon, in Paris, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by The Associated Press.

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Pictures of Josephine Baker adorn the red carpet as the coffin with soils from the U.S., France and Monaco is carried towards the Pantheon monument, rear, in Paris, France, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, where Baker is to symbolically be inducted, becoming the first Black woman to receive France's highest honor. Her body will stay in Monaco at the request of her family. (AP PhotoChristophe Ena)

Nov. 27-Dec. 3, 2021
Government supporters walk during a march coined "March for the homeland," in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. Bolivian former President Evo Morales along with thousands of people arrived in La Paz after marching for a week to support the government of Luis Arce. (AP PhotoJuan Karita)

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People attending a vigil for the victims of a school shooting embrace at LakePoint Community Church in Oxford, Mich., Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Authorities say a 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at Oxford High School, killing several students and wounding multiple other people, including a teacher. (AP PhotoPaul Sancya)

People attending a vigil for the victims of a school shooting embrace at LakePoint Community Church in Oxford, Mich., Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Authorities say a 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at Oxford High School, killing several students and wounding multiple other people, including a teacher. (AP PhotoPaul Sancya)
Stephen Parlato of Boulder, Colo., holds a sign that reads "Hands Off Roe!!!" as abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, in Washington, as the court hears arguments in a case from Mississippi, where a 2018 law would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, well before viability. (AP PhotoAndrew Harnik)

Stephen Parlato of Boulder, Colo., holds a sign that reads "Hands Off Roe!!!" as abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, in Washington, as the court hears arguments in a case from Mississippi, where a 2018 law would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, well before viability. (AP PhotoAndrew Harnik)
Canada's Broderick Thompson competes during a men's World Cup super-G skiing race Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP PhotoRobert F. Bukaty)

Canada's Broderick Thompson competes during a men's World Cup super-G skiing race Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP PhotoRobert F. Bukaty)
A family prepares tea outside the Directorate of Disaster office where they are camped, in Herat, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. About 2000 internally displaced people left Allahyar village in Ghor province because of a drought and are seeking help from the regional government in Herat. (AP PhotoPetros Giannakouris)

A family prepares tea outside the Directorate of Disaster office where they are camped, in Herat, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. About 2000 internally displaced people left Allahyar village in Ghor province because of a drought and are seeking help from the regional government in Herat. (AP PhotoPetros Giannakouris)
A member of the LGBT community of Ecuador joins a protest outside the Basilica del Voto Nacional in Quito, Ecuador, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. The protest came after claims that transgender people were stopped at the churchyard from taking selfies with the Basilica in the background. (AP PhotoDolores Ochoa)

A member of the LGBT community of Ecuador joins a protest outside the Basilica del Voto Nacional in Quito, Ecuador, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. The protest came after claims that transgender people were stopped at the churchyard from taking selfies with the Basilica in the background. (AP PhotoDolores Ochoa)
A protester passes burning tires along a main highway that leads to Beirut's international airport during a protest against the increasing prices of consumer goods and the crash of the local currency in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. (AP PhotoHussein Malla)

A protester passes burning tires along a main highway that leads to Beirut's international airport during a protest against the increasing prices of consumer goods and the crash of the local currency in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. (AP PhotoHussein Malla)
Croatia's Borna Gojo celebrates after winning against Italy's Lorenzo Sonego during their Davis Cup men's single Finals tennis match at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. (AP PhotoAntonio Calanni)

Croatia's Borna Gojo celebrates after winning against Italy's Lorenzo Sonego during their Davis Cup men's single Finals tennis match at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. (AP PhotoAntonio Calanni)
Yemeni grooms dressed in traditional attire participate in a traditional mass wedding, held by the Houthis for thousands of couples in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. (AP PhotoHani Mohammed)

Yemeni grooms dressed in traditional attire participate in a traditional mass wedding, held by the Houthis for thousands of couples in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. (AP PhotoHani Mohammed)
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. (AP PhotoAndrew Harnik)

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. (AP PhotoAndrew Harnik)
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson listens to a children's choir sing during the ceremony to switch on the Downing Street Christmas tree lights in London, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. (AP PhotoFrank Augstein)

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson listens to a children's choir sing during the ceremony to switch on the Downing Street Christmas tree lights in London, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. (AP PhotoFrank Augstein)
Lava flows from a volcano as seismic activity increases in recent days in the area on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Spain's National Geographic Institute registered 341 earthquakes over the past 24 hours. (AP PhotoEmilio Morenatti)

Lava flows from a volcano as seismic activity increases in recent days in the area on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Spain's National Geographic Institute registered 341 earthquakes over the past 24 hours. (AP PhotoEmilio Morenatti)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish yeshiva students light candles on the fourth day of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. (AP PhotoOded Balilty)

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish yeshiva students light candles on the fourth day of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. (AP PhotoOded Balilty)
Patient Pelageya Poyarkova, 101, second from right, speaks with media as she leaves the recovery ward for COVID-19 patients at the Federal Center for Brain and Neurotechnology in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. Russia has reported more than 9.7 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the pandemic and more than 270 thousands deaths, which experts believe could be undercounts. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)

Patient Pelageya Poyarkova, 101, second from right, speaks with media as she leaves the recovery ward for COVID-19 patients at the Federal Center for Brain and Neurotechnology in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. Russia has reported more than 9.7 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the pandemic and more than 270 thousands deaths, which experts believe could be undercounts. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)
Billy Porter performs as President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden attend the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the Ellipse near the White House, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP PhotoAndrew Harnik)

Billy Porter performs as President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden attend the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the Ellipse near the White House, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP PhotoAndrew Harnik)
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Pictures of Josephine Baker adorn the red carpet as the coffin with soils from the U.S., France and Monaco is carried towards the Pantheon monument, rear, in Paris, France, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, where Baker is to symbolically be inducted, becoming the first Black woman to receive France's highest honor. Her body will stay in Monaco at the request of her family. (AP PhotoChristophe Ena)

Nov. 27-Dec. 3, 2021

Government supporters walk during a march coined "March for the homeland," in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. Bolivian former President Evo Morales along with thousands of people arrived in La Paz after marching for a week to support the government of Luis Arce. (AP PhotoJuan Karita)

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People attending a vigil for the victims of a school shooting embrace at LakePoint Community Church in Oxford, Mich., Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Authorities say a 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at Oxford High School, killing several students and wounding multiple other people, including a teacher. (AP PhotoPaul Sancya)

People attending a vigil for the victims of a school shooting embrace at LakePoint Community Church in Oxford, Mich., Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Authorities say a 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at Oxford High School, killing several students and wounding multiple other people, including a teacher. (AP PhotoPaul Sancya)

Stephen Parlato of Boulder, Colo., holds a sign that reads "Hands Off Roe!!!" as abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, in Washington, as the court hears arguments in a case from Mississippi, where a 2018 law would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, well before viability. (AP PhotoAndrew Harnik)

Stephen Parlato of Boulder, Colo., holds a sign that reads "Hands Off Roe!!!" as abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, in Washington, as the court hears arguments in a case from Mississippi, where a 2018 law would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, well before viability. (AP PhotoAndrew Harnik)

Canada's Broderick Thompson competes during a men's World Cup super-G skiing race Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP PhotoRobert F. Bukaty)

Canada's Broderick Thompson competes during a men's World Cup super-G skiing race Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP PhotoRobert F. Bukaty)

A family prepares tea outside the Directorate of Disaster office where they are camped, in Herat, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. About 2000 internally displaced people left Allahyar village in Ghor province because of a drought and are seeking help from the regional government in Herat. (AP PhotoPetros Giannakouris)

A family prepares tea outside the Directorate of Disaster office where they are camped, in Herat, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. About 2000 internally displaced people left Allahyar village in Ghor province because of a drought and are seeking help from the regional government in Herat. (AP PhotoPetros Giannakouris)

A member of the LGBT community of Ecuador joins a protest outside the Basilica del Voto Nacional in Quito, Ecuador, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. The protest came after claims that transgender people were stopped at the churchyard from taking selfies with the Basilica in the background. (AP PhotoDolores Ochoa)

A member of the LGBT community of Ecuador joins a protest outside the Basilica del Voto Nacional in Quito, Ecuador, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. The protest came after claims that transgender people were stopped at the churchyard from taking selfies with the Basilica in the background. (AP PhotoDolores Ochoa)

A protester passes burning tires along a main highway that leads to Beirut's international airport during a protest against the increasing prices of consumer goods and the crash of the local currency in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. (AP PhotoHussein Malla)

A protester passes burning tires along a main highway that leads to Beirut's international airport during a protest against the increasing prices of consumer goods and the crash of the local currency in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. (AP PhotoHussein Malla)

Croatia's Borna Gojo celebrates after winning against Italy's Lorenzo Sonego during their Davis Cup men's single Finals tennis match at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. (AP PhotoAntonio Calanni)

Croatia's Borna Gojo celebrates after winning against Italy's Lorenzo Sonego during their Davis Cup men's single Finals tennis match at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. (AP PhotoAntonio Calanni)

Yemeni grooms dressed in traditional attire participate in a traditional mass wedding, held by the Houthis for thousands of couples in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. (AP PhotoHani Mohammed)

Yemeni grooms dressed in traditional attire participate in a traditional mass wedding, held by the Houthis for thousands of couples in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. (AP PhotoHani Mohammed)

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. (AP PhotoAndrew Harnik)

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. (AP PhotoAndrew Harnik)

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson listens to a children's choir sing during the ceremony to switch on the Downing Street Christmas tree lights in London, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. (AP PhotoFrank Augstein)

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson listens to a children's choir sing during the ceremony to switch on the Downing Street Christmas tree lights in London, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. (AP PhotoFrank Augstein)

Lava flows from a volcano as seismic activity increases in recent days in the area on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Spain's National Geographic Institute registered 341 earthquakes over the past 24 hours. (AP PhotoEmilio Morenatti)

Lava flows from a volcano as seismic activity increases in recent days in the area on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Spain's National Geographic Institute registered 341 earthquakes over the past 24 hours. (AP PhotoEmilio Morenatti)

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish yeshiva students light candles on the fourth day of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. (AP PhotoOded Balilty)

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish yeshiva students light candles on the fourth day of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. (AP PhotoOded Balilty)

Patient Pelageya Poyarkova, 101, second from right, speaks with media as she leaves the recovery ward for COVID-19 patients at the Federal Center for Brain and Neurotechnology in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. Russia has reported more than 9.7 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the pandemic and more than 270 thousands deaths, which experts believe could be undercounts. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)

Patient Pelageya Poyarkova, 101, second from right, speaks with media as she leaves the recovery ward for COVID-19 patients at the Federal Center for Brain and Neurotechnology in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. Russia has reported more than 9.7 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the pandemic and more than 270 thousands deaths, which experts believe could be undercounts. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)

Billy Porter performs as President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden attend the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the Ellipse near the White House, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP PhotoAndrew Harnik)

Billy Porter performs as President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden attend the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the Ellipse near the White House, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP PhotoAndrew Harnik)

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Pictures of Josephine Baker adorn the red carpet as the coffin with soils from the U.S., France and Monaco is carried towards the Pantheon monument, rear, in Paris, France, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, where Baker is to symbolically be inducted, becoming the first Black woman to receive France's highest honor. Her body will stay in Monaco at the request of her family. (AP PhotoChristophe Ena)

Pictures of Josephine Baker adorn the red carpet as the coffin with soils from the U.S., France and Monaco is carried towards the Pantheon monument, rear, in Paris, France, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, where Baker is to symbolically be inducted, becoming the first Black woman to receive France's highest honor. Her body will stay in Monaco at the request of her family. (AP PhotoChristophe Ena)

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Government supporters walk during a march coined "March for the homeland," in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. Bolivian former President Evo Morales along with thousands of people arrived in La Paz after marching for a week to support the government of Luis Arce. (AP PhotoJuan Karita)

Government supporters walk during a march coined "March for the homeland," in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. Bolivian former President Evo Morales along with thousands of people arrived in La Paz after marching for a week to support the government of Luis Arce. (AP PhotoJuan Karita)

 People attending a vigil for the victims of a school shooting embrace at LakePoint Community Church in Oxford, Mich., Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Authorities say a 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at Oxford High School, killing several students and wounding multiple other people, including a teacher. (AP PhotoPaul Sancya)

People attending a vigil for the victims of a school shooting embrace at LakePoint Community Church in Oxford, Mich., Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Authorities say a 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at Oxford High School, killing several students and wounding multiple other people, including a teacher. (AP PhotoPaul Sancya)

 Stephen Parlato of Boulder, Colo., holds a sign that reads "Hands Off Roe!!!" as abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, in Washington, as the court hears arguments in a case from Mississippi, where a 2018 law would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, well before viability. (AP PhotoAndrew Harnik)

Stephen Parlato of Boulder, Colo., holds a sign that reads "Hands Off Roe!!!" as abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, in Washington, as the court hears arguments in a case from Mississippi, where a 2018 law would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, well before viability. (AP PhotoAndrew Harnik)

 Canada's Broderick Thompson competes during a men's World Cup super-G skiing race Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP PhotoRobert F. Bukaty)

Canada's Broderick Thompson competes during a men's World Cup super-G skiing race Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP PhotoRobert F. Bukaty)
A family prepares tea outside the Directorate of Disaster office where they are camped, in Herat, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. About 2000 internally displaced people left Allahyar village in Ghor province because of a drought and are seeking help from the regional government in Herat. (AP PhotoPetros Giannakouris)

A family prepares tea outside the Directorate of Disaster office where they are camped, in Herat, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. About 2000 internally displaced people left Allahyar village in Ghor province because of a drought and are seeking help from the regional government in Herat. (AP PhotoPetros Giannakouris)

 A member of the LGBT community of Ecuador joins a protest outside the Basilica del Voto Nacional in Quito, Ecuador, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. The protest came after claims that transgender people were stopped at the churchyard from taking selfies with the Basilica in the background. (AP PhotoDolores Ochoa)

A member of the LGBT community of Ecuador joins a protest outside the Basilica del Voto Nacional in Quito, Ecuador, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. The protest came after claims that transgender people were stopped at the churchyard from taking selfies with the Basilica in the background. (AP PhotoDolores Ochoa)

 A protester passes burning tires along a main highway that leads to Beirut's international airport during a protest against the increasing prices of consumer goods and the crash of the local currency in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. (AP PhotoHussein Malla)

A protester passes burning tires along a main highway that leads to Beirut's international airport during a protest against the increasing prices of consumer goods and the crash of the local currency in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. (AP PhotoHussein Malla)

 Croatia's Borna Gojo celebrates after winning against Italy's Lorenzo Sonego during their Davis Cup men's single Finals tennis match at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. (AP PhotoAntonio Calanni)

Croatia's Borna Gojo celebrates after winning against Italy's Lorenzo Sonego during their Davis Cup men's single Finals tennis match at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. (AP PhotoAntonio Calanni)
Yemeni grooms dressed in traditional attire participate in a traditional mass wedding, held by the Houthis for thousands of couples in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. (AP PhotoHani Mohammed)

Yemeni grooms dressed in traditional attire participate in a traditional mass wedding, held by the Houthis for thousands of couples in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. (AP PhotoHani Mohammed)

 Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. (AP PhotoAndrew Harnik)

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. (AP PhotoAndrew Harnik)

 Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson listens to a children's choir sing during the ceremony to switch on the Downing Street Christmas tree lights in London, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. (AP PhotoFrank Augstein)

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson listens to a children's choir sing during the ceremony to switch on the Downing Street Christmas tree lights in London, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. (AP PhotoFrank Augstein)

 Lava flows from a volcano as seismic activity increases in recent days in the area on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Spain's National Geographic Institute registered 341 earthquakes over the past 24 hours. (AP PhotoEmilio Morenatti)

Lava flows from a volcano as seismic activity increases in recent days in the area on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Spain's National Geographic Institute registered 341 earthquakes over the past 24 hours. (AP PhotoEmilio Morenatti)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish yeshiva students light candles on the fourth day of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. (AP PhotoOded Balilty)

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish yeshiva students light candles on the fourth day of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. (AP PhotoOded Balilty)

 Patient Pelageya Poyarkova, 101, second from right, speaks with media as she leaves the recovery ward for COVID-19 patients at the Federal Center for Brain and Neurotechnology in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. Russia has reported more than 9.7 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the pandemic and more than 270 thousands deaths, which experts believe could be undercounts. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)

Patient Pelageya Poyarkova, 101, second from right, speaks with media as she leaves the recovery ward for COVID-19 patients at the Federal Center for Brain and Neurotechnology in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. Russia has reported more than 9.7 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the pandemic and more than 270 thousands deaths, which experts believe could be undercounts. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)

 Billy Porter performs as President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden attend the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the Ellipse near the White House, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP PhotoAndrew Harnik)

Billy Porter performs as President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden attend the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the Ellipse near the White House, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP PhotoAndrew Harnik)