News in Pics, December 15: Best photos from across the world

US President-elect Joe Biden takes off his protective face mask to deliver a televised address to the nation, after the US Electoral College formally confirmed his victory over President Donald Trump in the 2020 US presidential election, from Biden's transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware. Credit: Reuters

Men wearing face masks watch as giant Olympic rings, which were temporarily taken down in August for maintenance amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, are transported for reinstallation at the waterfront area at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo, Japan. Credit: Reuters

A woman stands with her children amidst the rubbles of her house that was damaged during the fightings that broke out in Ethiopia's Tigray region, in the village of Bisober. Credit: AFP

A healthcare worker administers a Pfizer/BioNTEch coronavirus disease vaccine to personal support worker Anita Quidangen at The Michener Institute, in Toronto. Credit: Reuters

Early voting started in Georgia for the runoff Election for Georgia Senators between Republican incumbents David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler and Democratic candidates John Ossoff and Raphael Warnock. Credit: AFP

Acting US Defense Secretary Christopher Miller, gets his first shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, administered by HN Samantha Alvarez, at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda. Credit: Reuters