Scientists are a step closer to restoring vision for the blind, after building an implant that bypasses the eyes and allows monkeys to perceive artificially induced patterns in their brains u.afp.com/3vct @AFP

Pandemic global death toll passes 1.5 million. Here's the breakdown by countries, plus rates per million population: US: 276,100+ / 841 per million Brazil: 175,200+/837 India: 138,600+/102 Mexico: 108,100+/857 Britain: 60,100+/902 Italy: 58,000+/962 France: 54,100+/808 @AFP

#infographic Hong Kong activists facing the law -- updated Dec 3 with news of media mogul Jimmy Lai remanded into custody on fraud charges @AFP

Hong Kong crackdown on dissent, from the passing of the National Security Law at the end of June to the jailing of Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam on Dec 2 @AFP

The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine approved in the UK is a nucleic-acid vaccine. It uses lab-made SARS-CoV-2 messenger RNA to trigger an immune response @AFP

#HongKong activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam handed jail terms on Dec 2 @AFP

BREAKING UK vaccine approval 'historic moment' in Covid-19 battle: Pfizer CEO @AFP

10 prominent #HongKong activists facing the law including Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Jimmy Lai @AFP

Hong Kong judges say prison staff wrong to cut the hair of a veteran dissident Leung Kwok-hung, better known as "Long Hair" u.afp.com/3Fvr Here's a look at how #HongKong compares with mainland China on the World Justice Report Rule of Law Index @AFP

What would it take to vaccinate the world against the Covid-19 pandemic? Here's a look at some of the logistical challenges #Infographic @AFP