News in Pics (19 December 2020)

Ayodhya: Devotees take part in a chariot procession on 'Vivah Panchami' in Ayodhya, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020.

Frankfurt : An inflatable Santa Claus decorates a Christmas tree sale in Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. In background the buildings of the banking district.

LONDON : Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a news conference in response to the ongoing situation with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, inside 10 Downing Street, London, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. Johnson says Christmas gatherings can’t go ahead and non-essential shops must close in London and much of southern England as he imposed a new, higher level of coronavirus restrictions to curb rapidly spreading infections.

Kennedy Space Center : A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Saturday, Dec.19, 2020. The rocket is carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office.

Goa: Lallianzuala Chhangte of Chennaiyin FC and Seriton Fernandes of FC Goa in action during the 7th season of the Hero Indian Super League between FC Goa and Chennaiyin FC, at Fatorda Stadium in Goa, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020.

**EDS: FILE PHOTO** New Delhi: In this April 9, 2016 file photo, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader M G Vaidya, who passed at the age of 97 in Nagpur on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020.