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Haj pilgrims streamed out of the holy city of Mecca on Sunday, launching the rituals of the great pilgrimage which Saudi Arabia is holding in a scaled-down form for a second year to ward off the novel coronavirus. Saudi Arabia is allowing only 60,000 fully vaccinated citizens and residents of the Kingdom to take part, far from the vast crowds that descend …

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