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A demonstrator throws items at an armoured vehicle during a protest against Chile's government in Santiago, Chile. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado
Fireworks are seen from Mrs Macquarie's Chair during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia. AAP Image for City of Sydney/Mick Tsikas/via REUTERS
Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces) fighters set fire on the U.S. Embassy wall to condemn air strikes on their bases, in Baghdad, Iraq. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani
A dog named Yipyip greets Democratic 2020 presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden at a campaign town hall meeting in Exeter, New Hampshire. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
The sky glows red as bushfires continue to rage in Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia. Jonty Smith from Melbourne/via REUTERS
Members of PyroCeltica pose in front of Edinburgh Castle in advance of Edinburgh's Hogmanay torchlight procession down the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
A hole left after an air strike is seen at headquarters of Kataib Hezbollah militia group in Qaim, Iraq. REUTERS/Stringer
Chen Yan looks up as she paints on a hill during sunset at AnotherCommunity in Guanzhong village, Fuzhou, Fujian province, China. The small community preaches sustainable living and mindful consumption. China's teeming megacities have drawn hundreds...more
A man dips in icy water to strengthen his health during a festive event in Minsk, Belarus. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
Palestinian women wearing face veil, niqab, make Santa-themed Christmas toys in the northern Gaza Strip. Muslim women in the Palestinian Gaza Strip have been hand-crafting gifts for the approaching Orthodox Christmas as part of a project to empower a...more
Deer are seen grazing as cyclists ride past in the early morning mist in Richmond Park, west London, Britain. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Activists take part in a demonstration, after a British woman was found guilty of faking a rape claim, outside the Famagusta courthouse in Paralimni, Cyprus. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
Anti-government demonstrators use the flashlights of their mobile phones as they take part in a protest in Edinburgh Place in Hong Kong, China. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the 5th Plenary Meeting of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). KCNA via REUTERS
A man feeds seagulls as he stands on the banks of the Yamuna river on a foggy winter morning in New Delhi, India. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A Tesla employee proposes to his girlfriend with a China-made Tesla Model 3 vehicle filled with flowers at a delivery ceremony in the Shanghai Gigafactory of the U.S. electric car maker in Shanghai, China. REUTERS/Yilei Sun
New Year's Eve ball at the roof of One Times Square building is reflected in a puddle during the New Year's Eve Ball test, before the official New Year Celebration at Times Square in Manhattan, New York. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Believers of Afro-Brazilian religions pay tribute to Yemanja during a traditional celebration ahead of New Year's Eve on Praia Vermelha beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
A member of Iraqi security forces is seen in a helicopter during military operations to search for Islamic State militants in Anbar province, Iraq. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
A Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane helicopter flies over a burning tree after a fire impacted Clovemont Way, Bundoora in Melbourne, Australia. AAP Image/Julian Smith via REUTERS
Two men talk during a gathering at Grand Army Plaza in solidarity with the victims after an assailant stabbed five people attending a party at a Hasidic rabbi's home in Monsey, New York, while they were celebrating Hanukkah, in Brooklyn, New York...more
Gurung girls wearing a traditional costume pose as they take part in Tamu Lhosar parade, marking the beginning of the Gurung community's new year, in Kathmandu, Nepal. REUTERS/Monika Deupala
Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Fabio Ferrari/Pool via REUTERS
A local train leaves the Pont Cardinet railway station during a strike by all unions of French SNCF and the Paris transport network (RATP) in Paris as French transportation workers strike continues for a 26th day against pension reform plans in...more
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