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Police standing next to an armored car after searching near an area in San Bernardino after the shooting, day 2-12-2015.Dec. 02 , 2015December 23, 20152

PhotographerStringer .LocationMinieh, LEBANONReuters / Saturday, December 05, 2015A boy walks down a staircase with splashed blood on the walls of a staircase caused by an explosion inside a building in Deir Ammar town, northeast from the city of Tripoli, Lebanon December 5, 2015. A suspected Islamist militant and two members of his family were killed in northern Lebanon on Saturday, after the man blew himself up during an army raid on his home, security and medical sources said. The raid took place in the town...more

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PhotographerBenoit TessierLocationPARIS, FranceReuters / Sunday, December 06, 2015Hundreds of environmentalists arrange their bodies to form a message of hope and peace in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, December 6, 2015, as the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) continues at Le Bourget near the French capital. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

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PhotographerJon NazcaLocationESTEPONA, SpainReuters / Monday, December 07, 2015Employees of a bar take pictures with their mobile phones of Spain's Prime Minister and People's Party (PP) candidate Mariano Rajoy (not pictured) as he walks along a street after an election campaign rally in downtown Estepona, southern Spain, December 7, 2015. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

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PhotographerFabrizio BenschLocationBERLIN, GermanyReuters / Tuesday, December 08, 2015A migrant sits on her bed after arriving at the sports hall of the Jane-Addams high school transformed into a new refugee shelter in Berlin's Hohenschoenhausen district, Germany, December 9, 2015. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

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PhotographerMark BlinchLocationMississauga, CANADAReuters / Tuesday, December 08, 2015Greater Toronto Airports Authority employees Brittany Peddie and Faruk Patel hang signage with English and Arabic translations during a tour of the Infield Terminal at Toronto Pearson International Airport, that is set up as a temporary port-of-entry for Syrian refugees entering Canada in Mississauga, Canada December 8, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

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PhotographerMuhammad HamedLocationAMMAN, JordanReuters / Tuesday, December 08, 2015A Canadian army officer poses next to drawings by Syrian refugee children at the Canadian processing center for Syrian refugees, during a media tour held by the Canadian Embassy in Jordan, at Marka airport, Amman, Jordan, December 8, 2015. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

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PhotographerMuhammad HamedLocationAMMAN, JordanReuters / Tuesday, December 08, 2015A Syrian refugee family register their information at the Canadian processing center for Syrian refugees, during a media tour held by the Canadian Embassy in Jordan, at Marka airport, Amman, Jordan, December 8, 2015. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

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PhotographerMuhammad HamedLocationAMMAN, JordanReuters / Tuesday, December 08, 2015A Syrian refugee family leave after they registered their information at the Canadian processing center for Syrian refugees, during a media tour held by the Canadian Embassy in Jordan, at Marka airport, Amman, Jordan, December 8, 2015. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

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PhotographerJose CabezasLocationMejicanos, El SalvadorReuters / Wednesday, December 09, 2015The interior of a "destroyer house" is seen during a patrol to erase graffiti in the Montreal neighborhood in Mejicanos, El Salvador December 9, 2015. The El Salvadorean police is conducting an operation to erase graffiti associated with gangs as part of a strategy to regain control in gang-controlled areas in this neighborhood, according to the police. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

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PhotographerBenoit TessierLocationPARIS, FranceReuters / Wednesday, December 09, 2015People gather at the Place to B, in Paris, France, December 9, 2015, as the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) continues at Le Bourget near the French capital. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

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Islamic State Warriors wiped the gun in the city of Deir el-Zour, Syria.-Dec 09-Islamic State took the majority of weapons from IraqDec. 09 , 2015December 23, 201514

PhotographerLehtikuva LehtikuvaLocationVantaa, FinlandReuters / Wednesday, December 09, 2015United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) visits a reception center for asylum seekers with Finnish Minister of the Interior Petteri Orpo (2nd L) in Vantaa, Finland December 9, 2015. Ban Ki-moon is in Finland on a brief visit to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Finland's UN membership. REUTERS/Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuv

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PhotographerReuters PhotographerLocationSOHAE, North KoreaReuters / Wednesday, December 09, 2015Airbus Defense & Space and 38 North satellite image shows the construction of new propellant bunkers at the launch pad and engine test stand at the Sohae Satellite Launch Station in North Korea on November 27, 2015 and released on December 9, 2015. North Korea appears close to completing an upgrade of its rocket launch site at Sohae, which could be ready to launch larger rockets from the beginning of 2016, a U.S. research institute...more

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PhotographerKevin LamarqueLocationWASHINGTON, UNITED STATESReuters / Wednesday, December 09, 2015Abigail Fisher, the plaintiff in Fisher v. Texas, speaks outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington December 9, 2015. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared closely divided over the future of affirmative action in college admissions as the justices considered a challenge to the process for picking students used by the University of Texas at Austin. The court is weighing for the second time a challenge to the system used by...more

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PhotographerTiksa NegeriLocationGambela, EthiopiaReuters / Wednesday, December 09, 2015A cultural dance group waits to perform at Gambela stadium during Ethiopia's Nations and Nationalities Festival in Gambela town, in Ethiopia December 8, 2015. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

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PhotographerBenoit TessierLocationPARIS, FranceReuters / Wednesday, December 09, 2015Singer Madonna performs during her concert at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France, December 9, 2015, on her Rebel Heart Tour. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

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PhotographerAndres StapffLocationBUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINAReuters / Wednesday, December 09, 2015Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (L) dances next to her son and lawmaker Maximo Kirchner after giving her final speech during a rally in front of the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 9, 2015. REUTERS/Andres Stapff

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PhotographerCarlo AllegriLocationNEW YORK, UNITED STATESReuters / Wednesday, December 09, 2015Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook (C) attends an event for students to learn to write computer code at the Apple store in Manhattan, New York December 9, 2015. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

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PhotographerStringer .LocationMUHUYA, Congo, the Democratic Republic of theReuters / Wednesday, December 09, 2015Children from the Bantu and Pygmy communities attend a class at a school in Muhuya, in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, November 25, 2015. REUTERS/Habibou Bangre

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PhotographerJASON REDMONDLocationCARNATION, UNITED STATESReuters / Wednesday, December 09, 2015Flood waters of the Snoqualmie River surround a residence off State Route 203 during a storm in Carnation, Washington December 9, 2015. REUTERS/Jason Redmond

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PhotographerChina Stringer NetworkLocationXI'AN, CHINAReuters / Wednesday, December 09, 2015Dogs are seen on the roof of a medical school after photos of these dogs caused a public outrage on the Internet, in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China, December 6, 2015. Photographs of laboratory dogs lying muzzled and abandoned on the roof of a medical school building sparked public outrage in China, and spotlights changing attitudes to animal rights, animal welfare groups say. REUTERS/Stringer

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PhotographerFabrizio BenschLocationBERLIN, GermanyReuters / Wednesday, December 09, 2015A general view of a shelter for migrants inside a hangar of the former Tempelhof airport in Berlin, Germany, December 9, 2015. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

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PhotographerFabrizio BenschLocationBERLIN, GermanyReuters / Wednesday, December 09, 2015A general view of tents at a shelter for migrants inside a hangar of the former Tempelhof airport in Berlin, Germany, December 9, 2015. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

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PhotographerFabrizio BenschLocationBERLIN, GermanyReuters / Wednesday, December 09, 2015A woman walks past a row of portable toilets at a shelter for migrants inside a hangar of the former Tempelhof airport in Berlin, Germany, December 9, 2015. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

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PhotographerPOOL NewLocationDUBAI, United Arab EmiratesReuters / Wednesday, December 09, 2015Hot air balloons fly over Dubai during the World Air Games 2015, held under the rules of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) as part of the "Dubai International Balloon Fiesta" event, United Arab Emirates December 9, 2015. REUTERS/Karim Sahib/Pool

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PhotographerChris WattieLocationOTTAWA, CANADAReuters / Wednesday, December 09, 2015Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau jokingly covers the mouth of her husband, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the Liberal caucus holiday party in Ottawa, Canada, December 9, 2015. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

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PhotographerPOOL NewLocationCOLORADO SPRINGS, UINTED STATESReuters / Wednesday, December 09, 2015Robert Lewis Dear, 57, accused of shooting three people to death and wounding nine others at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado last month, attends his hearing to face 179 counts of various criminal charges at an El Paso County court in Colorado Springs, Colorado December 9, 2015. REUTERS/Andy Cross/Pool

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A Ferris wheel is reflected in a water feature as part of the Christmas holiday illuminations in Nice, southeastern France, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015. Several Christmas decorations are now displayed around the city of Nice. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)Dec. 09 , 2015December 23, 201531

Activist Melissa Crosby listens to fellow speakers during a protest outside of city hall condemning a recent police shooting, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, in San Francisco. SanFrancisco'spolice chief wants city officials to arm his department with Tasers amid continued protests over the shooting death of Mario Woods, who was wielding a knife when he was shot by police. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)Dec. 09 , 2015December 23, 201532

A plane takes off from Nellis Air Force Base as the sun sets over a hazy Las Vegas skyline on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/John Locher)Dec. 09 , 2015December 23, 201533

Cattle graze in a pasture against a backdrop of wind turbines which are part of the 155 turbine Smoky Hill Wind Farm near Vesper, Kan., Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Dec. 9 , 2015December 23, 201534

Supporters of Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez wait for her to appear at Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015. Followers of President Cristina Fernandez filled Plaza de Mayo to say goodbye on the eve of her leaving office. After 8 years in office Fernandez will be replaced by Mauricio Macri on December 10th. (AP Photo/Maria Eugenia Cerutti)Dec. 9 , 2015December 23, 201535

British Prime Minister David Cameron pays respects at a memorial for the victims, outside the compound housing the Colectiv nightclub, where 60 people were killed in a fire 40 days ago, in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015. Cameron arrived in Romania at the start of a two-day visit to the region during which he will discuss EU reforms, including the contentious issue of limiting welfare benefits to hundreds of thousands of Eastern Europeans living in Britain.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)Dec. 9 , 2015December 23, 201536

PhotographerPOOL NewLocationLONDON, United KingdomReuters / Wednesday, December 09, 2015Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, speaks on a telephone as she attends a charity event at city company ICAP, in central London, Britain December 9, 2015. REUTERS/Jeremy Selwyn/pool

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PhotographerRonen ZvulunLocationJERUSALEM, IsraelReuters / Wednesday, December 09, 2015Israeli medics evacuate an Israeli man, injured by what Israeli military said was a Palestinian stabbing attack in the West Bank, at a hospital in Jerusalem December 9, 2015. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

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PhotographerAgencja GazetaLocationWARSAW, PolandReuters / Wednesday, December 09, 2015Men are escorted by guards as they interrupt the Constitutional Court session in Warsaw, Poland December 9, 2015. Poland is locked in constitutional crisis after the ruling conservatives appointed five judges to the highest judicial body in a move the opposition said was illegal. REUTERS/Przemek Wierzchowski/Agencja Gazeta

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PhotographerKim Hong-JiLocationSEOUL, South KoreaReuters / Wednesday, December 09, 2015A diver dressed in a Santa Claus costume swims with sardines during a promotional event for Christmas "Sardines Feeding Show with Santa Claus" at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea, December 9, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

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PhotographerAlexandros AvramidisLocationIDOMENI, GREECEReuters / Wednesday, December 09, 2015Migrants, who were stranded on the Greek-Macedonian border, gesture as they are transferred on buses after a police operation near the village of Idomeni, Greece, December 9, 2015. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis

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PhotographerDylan MartinezLocationLONDON, United KingdomReuters / Wednesday, December 09, 2015Choristers from St. Paul's Cathedral choir sing at the Quire inside St. Paul's Cathedral in London, Britain December 9, 2015. The choristers sang hymns on Wednesday as they prepared for Christmas, one of the busiest times of the year. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

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PhotographerJose CabezasLocationMejicanos, El SalvadorReuters / Wednesday, December 09, 2015A police officer paints over a graffiti associated with the Mara Salvatrucha gang in the Montreal neighborhood in Mejicanos, El Salvador December 9, 2015. The El Salvadorean police is conducting an operation to erase graffiti associated with gangs as part of a strategy to regain control in gang-controlled areas in this neighborhood, according to the police. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

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PhotographerJean-Paul PelissierLocationMARSEILLE, FranceReuters / Wednesday, December 09, 2015A supporter wears a cap with pictures of Marine Le Pen (R) and Marion Marechal-Le Pen (C), French National Front political party candidates for the second round of the regional elections in Marseille, France, December 9, 2015. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

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A metal ring shake dancer in a skating program in the Christmas gig at the Ocean Park, Hong KongDec. 10 , 2015December 23, 201546

M1A2 Abrams battle tank of the Hantan River crossing America in a joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States annually, in Yeoncheon, South of the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas.Dec. 10 , 2015December 23, 201547

Members of Syria's Red Crescent group accompanied the people of Syria and move articles relief from a rebel-controlled area to the area due to the control mode near the city of Aleppo in northern Syria through al-Hajz gate in the area of Bustan al-Qasr.Dec. 10 , 2015December 23, 201548

A work of art made of glass arrangements and LED lights to decorate in the Christmas season at the "garden of Light" in Hong Kong.Dec. 10 , 2015December 23, 201549

Singer Madonna (Center) sings alongside guitarist Monte Pittman and her son David Banda (left) in the Republic square in Paris at a temporary Memorial area for the victims killed in the terrorist attacks in the tron on November 13 in Paris.Dec. 10 , 2015December 23, 201550

Argentine President Mauricio Macri along first lady Juliana Awada and their daughter Antonia greet the crowd from the balcony of Government House in Buenos Aires.Dec. 10 , 2015December 23, 201551

Oxfam activists wearing masks of world leaders rally in COP21, climate change Conference of the United Nations in Le Bourget, North of Paris, France.Dec. 10 , 2015December 23, 201552

The lamps are fixed on the fountain in front of the old Opera House to decorate for Christmas in the city of Frankfurt, Germany.Dec. 10 , 2015December 23, 201553

Seth Hardwick competes in equestrian events, the third with a score of 81.0 in the cowboy skills performed in Las Vegas, on December 9, 2015.Dec. 10 , 2015December 23, 201554

PhotographerKevin LamarqueLocationWASHINGTON, UNITED STATESReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015Miyoshia Bailey of Chicago struggles to speak while holding a photo of her slain son Cortez, during a press conference on gun violence in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, December 10, 2015. Congressional leaders joined advocates from Newtown Action Alliance and the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, as well as over 60 family members of victims and survivors of gun violence to demand congressional action to expand background checks and...more

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PhotographerJose CabezasLocationSan Salvador, El SalvadorReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015Cosplayers dressed as characters from the Star Wars movie series interact with a child during a charity event organized by a Star Wars fan club, at the "Eugenia Duenas" Blind Rehabilitation Center in San Salvador, El Salvador, December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

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PhotographerIlya NaymushinLocationKrasnoyarsk, RussiaReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015Nikolai Vasilyev, 62, dressed as Father Frost, Russian equivalent of Santa Claus, water-skis along the Yenisei River outside Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, December 10, 2015. Vasilyev, a teacher of the Krasnoyarsk Aerospace Academy, constructed the self-made water skis to travel on the water surface. The skis are made of plastic foam and the sticks are designed to propel him forward. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin

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PhotographerGrigory DukorLocationSt. Petersburg, RussiaReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015Ballet soloist Valeria Zapasnikova (L) and principal dancer Leonid Sarafanov perform in Nacho Duato's "The Nutcracker" at the Mikhailovsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia November 20, 2015. For theatergoers in St Petersburg, Nacho Duato's "The Nutcracker" demonstrates the global appeal of a Christmas classic. When the curtain rises at the Mikhailovsky Theatre, among the oldest opera and ballet houses in Russia, it's the...more

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PhotographerPOOL NewLocationDubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATESReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015An aerial view of Nad Al Sheba Desert in Dubai December 9, 2015. REUTERS/Karim Sahib/Pool

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PhotographerAmir CohenLocationRAHAT, IsraelReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015Uda Tarrabin (R) kisses his father Suliman after arriving home following 15 years in Egypt, in the Tarrabin tribe's village near Rahat in southern Israel, December 10, 2015. Egypt has freed Tarrabin, an Israeli-Arab held in its jails for 15 years on espionage charges, in exchange for the release of two Egyptians held in Israel, Egyptian and Israeli officials said on Thursday. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

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PhotographerDanny MoloshokLocationLOS ANGELES, UNITED STATESReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015Actors America Ferrera, Chloe Grace Moretz and Angela Bassett (L-R) react as they look over notes before announcing the nominations for the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California December 10, 2015. The awards will be presented on January 10, 2016. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok

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PhotographerKCNA KCNALocationPYONGYANG, NORTH KOREAReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Phyongchon Revolutionary Site, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang December 10, 2015. REUTERS/KCNA

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PhotographerGrigory DukorLocationSt. Petersburg, RussiaReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015A ballet dancer stretches backstage during Nacho Duato's "The Nutcracker" at the Mikhailovsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia November 21, 2015. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor

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PhotographerChina Stringer NetworkLocationFUZHOU, CHINAReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015People look on as a car is stuck after falling into a stairs of an underpass, in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, December 9, 2015. The driver, surnamed Yang, in her 30s, backed the car into the underpass entrance on Wednesday by mistaking the accelerator as the brake. No one was injured during the accident, local media reported. Picture taken December 9, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

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PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015Civilians who left the Homs district of Waer under a local truce, arrive in buses at Idlib city, Syria December 10, 2015. Busloads of Syrians including rebel fighters left the last insurgent-held area of Homs under a rare local truce in Syria's nearly five-year conflict that will shore up government control over the city. The rebels and their families are being moved to insurgent-held areas of the northwest near the Turkish border...more

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PhotographerHandout .LocationBeirut, LebanonReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015Two Syrian refugee children pose while their family undergoes medical screening before the beginning of an airlift to Canada, in Beirut, Lebanon December 9, 2015. The first plane load of Syrian refugees departed from Beirut on Thursday, aboard a military aircraft bound for Toronto. The Liberal government plans to resettle 10,000 refugees from Syria's four-year-old civil war by the end of the year and a further 15,000 by the end of...more

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PhotographerHandout .LocationBeirut, LebanonReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015Syrian refugees check their baggage at the beginning of an airlift to Canada, at the Beirut International airport December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Corporal Darcy Lefebvre/Canadian Forces Combat Camera/Handout via Reuter

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PhotographerHandout .LocationBeirut, LebanonReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015Sharon Chomyn, director of operations for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, speaks with Syrian refugees waiting to pass through security at the beginning of an airlift to Canada, at the Beirut International airport December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Corporal Darcy Lefebvre/Canadian Forces Combat Camera/Handout via Reuter

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PhotographerHandout .LocationBeirut, LebanonReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015Canada's ambassador to Lebanon, Michelle Cameron, offers a teddy bear to a Syrian child at the beginning of an airlift of Syrian refugees to Canada, at the Beirut International airport December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Corporal Darcy Lefebvre/Canadian Forces Combat Camera/Handout via Reuters

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PhotographerAlexandre MeneghiniLocationHAVANA, CUBAReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015Cuban security personnel detain a member of the Ladies in White dissident group during a protest on International Human Rights Day, Havana, Cuba December 10, 2015. Cuban police detained at least six protesters shouting "Freedom" and "Long live human rights" in Havana on Thursday and dissidents reported 100 arrests nationwide on U.N. Human Rights Day, when some Cubans seek to hold unauthorized demonstrations. REUTERS/Alexandre...more

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PhotographerUmit BektasLocationIncirlik, TurkeyReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015German air force Tornado jets and a cargo aircraft approach to land at an airbase in Incirlik, Turkey, December 10, 2015. The first the German air force Tornado reconnaissance jets will take off for Turkey's Incirlik air base on Thursday, to support the military campaign against Islamic State. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

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PhotographerFabian BimmerLocationJAGEL, GermanyReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015A German air force Tornado jet takes off from the German army Bundeswehr airbase in Jagel, northern Germany December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

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PhotographerUmit BektasLocationIncirlik, TurkeyReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015A German air force Tornado jet approaches to land at an airbase in Incirlik, Turkey, December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

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PhotographerFabian BimmerLocationJAGEL, GermanyReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015A German air force Tornado jet takes off from the German army Bundeswehr airbase in Jagel, northern Germany December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

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PhotographerFabian BimmerLocationJAGEL, GermanyReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015A German airforce Airbus A400M military refuelling aircraft taxis along the runway at German army Bundeswehr airbase in Jagel, northern Germany December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

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PhotographerUmit BektasLocationIncirlik, TurkeyReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015A German air force Tornado jet lands at an airbase in Incirlik, Turkey, December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

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PhotographerFabian BimmerLocationJAGEL, GermanyReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015Army personnel board a German airforce Airbus A400M military aircraft at German army Bundeswehr airbase in Jagel, northern Germany December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

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PhotographerFabian BimmerLocationJAGEL, GermanyReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015Army personnel attend a roll call prior to boarding a German airforce Airbus A400M military aircraft at German army Bundeswehr airbase in Jagel, northern Germany December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Fabian BimmerDec. 10 , 2015December 23, 201578

PhotographerPhil NobleLocationCARLISLE, United KingdomReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015A man throws out flood ruined stock from a wedding clothing business in Carlisle, northern England, December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Phil Noble

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PhotographerJim UrquhartLocationSEATTLE, UNITED STATESReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015Demonstrators march during an anti-Islamophobia rally in Seattle, Washington, December 10, 2015. Several hundred showed up to demonstrate after the recent death of Hamza Warsame. The 16-year-old's death is being investigated by the Seattle Police Department. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart

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PhotographerPatrick FallonLocationSAN BERNARDINO, UNITED STATESReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015FBI agents pack up diving gear after searching in the water at Seccombe Lake Park, after last week's shooting in San Bernardino, California, December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon

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PhotographerSertac KayarLocationDIYARBAKIR, TurkeyReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015Riot police use water cannon to disperse demonstrators during a protest against the curfew in Sur district in the Kurdish dominated southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, December 10, 2015. Seven Kurdish militants and a policeman have been killed in four days of fighting in a southeastern Turkish province that has been under curfew all week, security sources said. Nusaybin, a district of Turkey's southeastern province of Mardin...more

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PhotographerAndres StapffLocationBUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINAReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015Argentina's President Mauricio Macri waves after being sworn-in to office at the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Andres Stapff

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PhotographerPhil NobleLocationGLENRIDDING, United KingdomReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015Residents clear debris from their businesses as an excavator dredges the riverbed after it burst it's banks, flooding the village of Glenridding in North West England, December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Phil Noble

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PhotographerKacper PempelLocationWARSAW, POLANDReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron looks on during a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during his visit in Warsaw, Poland, December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

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PhotographerMike BlakeLocationCOVINA, United StatesReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015Parents of San Bernardino shooting victim Yvette Velasco, Marie and Robert Velasco release a white dove over her casket during memorial service in Covina, California, December 10, 2015. Velasco was one of the 14 killed in last week's shooting rampage in San Bernardino. REUTERS/Mike Blake

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PhotographerDavid MercadoLocationPATACAMAYA, BOLIVIAReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015Bolivian student Esteban Quispe, 17, walks on a rubbish dump as a replica of Wall-E character is seen in Patacamaya, south of La Paz, December 10, 2015. Quispe built the Wall-E robot using materials he obtained from a rubbish dump in the town located in the highland Andean region. He hopes to mechanize agriculture in Patacamaya by making use of robots that operate on solar energy, Quispe told Reuters. REUTERS/David Mercado

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PhotographerIvan AlvaradoLocationSANTIAGO, CHILEReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015A demonstrator is detained by riot policemen during a protest against the private system of pension fund administrators in Santiago, Chile, December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

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PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationIDLIB, SYRIAReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015Rebel fighters and civilians who left the Homs district of Waer under a local truce, arrive in buses at Idlib city, Syria, December 10, 2015. Busloads of Syrians including rebel fighters left the last insurgent-held area of Homs on Wednesday under a rare local truce in Syria's nearly five-year conflict that will shore up government control over the city. The rebels and their families are being moved to insurgent-held areas of the...more

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PhotographerNorsk Telegrambyra ASLocationOSLO, NorwayReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015Secretary General of the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), Mr. Houcine Abassi, with the diploma and medallion at the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo, Norway, December 10, 2015. The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet was awarded the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011. REUTERS/Cornelius Poppe/NTB...more

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PhotographerTT News AgencyLocationSTOCKHOLM, SWEDENReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015Nobel medicine or physiology laureate Professor Tu Youyou (L) of China receives her award from King Carl Gustaf of Sweden during the award ceremony in Stockholm Concert Hall December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Jonas Ekstromer/TT News Agency

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PhotographerTT News AgencyLocationSTOCKHOLM, SWEDENReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015General view of the Blue Hall, with the Table of Honour (C), during the banquet in Stockholm City Hall December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Jonas Ekstromer/TT News Agency

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PhotographerNorsk Telegrambyra ASLocationOSLO, NorwayReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015Nobel Peace Prize laureates of the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, President of the National Order of Tunisian Lawyers Fadhel Mahfoudh, the Secretary General of the Tunisian General Labour Union Houcine Abbassi, the Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH) Abdessatar Ben Moussa and the President of the Tunisian employers union (UTICA) Wided Bouchamaoui, salute participants in a torch parade from the balcony of the Grand Hotel in...more

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PhotographerGrigory DukorLocationSt. Petersburg, RussiaReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015Ballet soloist Valeria Zapasnikova blows into one of her pointe shoes to warm it up before a rehearsal of "The Nutcracker" choreographed by Nacho Duato at the Mikhailovsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia November 20, 2015. For theatregoers in St Petersburg, Nacho Duato's "The Nutcracker" demonstrates the global appeal of a Christmas classic. When the curtain rises at the Mikhailovsky Theatre, among the oldest opera and ballet...more

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PhotographerDamir SagoljLocationBEIJING, CHINAReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015A migrant worker steps out of his accommodation in an area next to a coal power plant in Beijing during a smog-free and also the last day of the city's first "red alert" for air pollution, December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Damir Sago

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A woman wearing a mask walked beneath the skyscrapers of the financial district season smoke between Pudong, Shanghai, China. Pollution alert in red, the first ever by China for the effect from the beginning of this week.Dec. 11 , 2015December 23, 201597

Residents travel in their damaged houses in the area of Sur in Diyarbakir, Turkey. This area has suffered military curfew for eight days. Turkey has waged a successful non-stop against the stronghold of the PKK rebels in the Southeast and in northern Iraq, after a two-year ceasefire with the rebels broke down in July.Dec. 11 , 2015December 23, 201598

The main locomotive of a Union Pacific freight train on the tracks before sunrise, in Sahuarita, Arizona, USA.Dec. 11 , 2015December 23, 201599

A Swiss customs officer armed with more weapons to stand guard at the Bardonnex customs handles of Switzerland-France near the city of Geneva, Switzerland. Geneva has raised the alarm on Thursday and said they were looking for the suspects who can contact with terrorists.Dec. 11 , 2015December 23, 2015100

The slogan "No Plan B" (no plan B) is shown on the Eiffel Tower during the climate change conference in the world by 2015 (COP21) in Paris, France.Dec. 11 , 2015December 23, 2015101

A giant Santa Claus statue are lighted side path Promenade des Anglais in Nice, southern France.Dec. 11 , 2015December 23, 2015102

People watching the fireworks in the event lit giant Christmas tree at the Christmas season opening 2015 in Beirut, Lebanon.Dec. 11 , 2015December 23, 2015103

A Saudi man teach his sons horseback riding in a desert near the city of Tabuk, Saudi-Arabia.Dec. 11 , 2015December 23, 2015104

Many participants cycling in an event honoring King Bhumibol Adulyadej in the city of Narathiwat, southern Thailand. Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn Maha led events ' bike ride because the iconic ' Father in Bangkok while people cycling around the country to celebrate the 88th birthday of the KingDec. 11 , 2015December 23, 2015105

The Commission mounted on the fence in an area of the temporary memorial for the victims of the shooting on December 2, near the Inland regional center in San Bernardino, California, United States of America.Dec. 11 , 2015December 23, 2015106

Dec. 11 , 2015December 23, 2015107Robot BB-8 photographed actors and directors in a press conference for their latest movie "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" at a city hotel in Urayasu, near Tokyo.

Dec. 11 , 2015December 23, 2015108The tangerines are present in fruit and vegetable stall at Rungis International Food Market as buyers prepare for the Christmas season in Rungis, south of Paris.

PhotographerMark BlinchLocationMississauga, CANADAReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau poses with airport staff as they await Syrian refugees to arrive at the Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, December 10, 2015. After months of promises and weeks of preparation, the first planeload of Syrian refugees was headed to Canada on Thursday, aboard a military plane to be met at Toronto's airport by Trudeau. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

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PhotographerValentyn OgirenkoLocationODESSA, UKRAINEReuters / Friday, December 11, 2015Darth Mykolaiovych Vader, who is dressed as the 'Star Wars' character Darth Vader, poses for a picture as he dries his mask and helmet with a hairdryer in the bathroom of his apartments in Odessa, Ukraine, December 2, 2015. Darth Vader was bent on galactic domination, but his Ukrainian namesake enjoys more mundane pursuits: local politics, walking the family dog and a spot of embroidery. The Ukrainian citizen, who has changed his...more

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PhotographerValentyn OgirenkoLocationKiev, UkraineReuters / Friday, December 11, 2015Rada deputy Oleg Barna removes Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk from the tribune, after presenting him a bouquet of roses, during the parliament session in Kiev, Ukraine, December 11, 2015. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

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PhotographerReuters PhotographerLocationTEHRAN, IranReuters / Friday, December 11, 2015A car drivers past an anti-U.S. poster in Vali-Asr Square in Tehran, Iran December 6, 2015. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/TIMA

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PhotographerReuters PhotographerLocationTEHRAN, IranReuters / Friday, December 11, 2015A woman walks past a painting of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran December 11, 2015. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/TIMA

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PhotographerReuters PhotographerLocationTEHRAN, IranReuters / Friday, December 11, 2015Iranian artist Movahhed Beyranvand puts final touches on his mural in Tehran December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/TIMA

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PhotographerMark BlinchLocationTORONTO, CANADAReuters / Friday, December 11, 2015Hagop Manushian, a Syrian refugee who arrived earlier in the morning, is reunited with his granddaughter Rita at the Armenian Community Centre of Toronto in Toronto, Canada December 11, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

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PhotographerMark BlinchLocationMISSISSAUGA, CanadaReuters / Friday, December 11, 2015Syrian refugees are greeted by Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on their arrival from Beirut at the Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, December 11, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

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PhotographerMark BlinchLocationMississauga, CanadaReuters / Friday, December 11, 2015Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau poses with airport staff as they await Syrian refugees to arrive at the Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

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PhotographerMark BlinchLocationMISSISSAUGA, CanadaReuters / Friday, December 11, 2015Syrian refugees are greeted by Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on their arrival from Beirut at the Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, December 11, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

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PhotographerHandout .LocationUNKNOWN, IraqReuters / Friday, December 11, 2015A still image from an Italian Air Force Predator drone video, released December 10, 2015 via Italian magazine L'Espresso, shows images used to pinpoint targets in Islamic State territory in Iraq. The weekly magazine released video filmed by the Italian airforce during operations between December 5 and 8 in the skies above Iraq. Italian Predator drones were patrolling the skies above areas of Iraq controlled by the Islamic State,...more

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PhotographerHandout .LocationUNKNOWN, IraqReuters / Friday, December 11, 2015A still image from an Italian Air Force Predator drone video shows images used to pinpoint targets in Islamic State territory in Iraq. REUTERS/Italian Air Force/courtesy L'Espresso magazine

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PhotographerHandout .LocationUNKNOWN, IraqReuters / Friday, December 11, 2015A still image from an Italian Air Force Predator drone video shows images used to pinpoint targets in Islamic State territory in Iraq. REUTERS/Italian Air Force/courtesy L'Espresso magazine

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PhotographerStephane MaheLocationLE BOURGET, FranceReuters / Friday, December 11, 2015A woman walks past a map showing the elevation of the sea in the last 22 years during the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) at Le Bourget, near Paris December 11, 2015. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

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PhotographerChina Stringer NetworkLocationBEIJING, CHINAReuters / Friday, December 11, 2015Members of the Moranbong Band from North Korea carry their instruments as they leave a hotel in central Beijing, China, December 11, 2015. North Korea's State Merited Chorus and the Moranbong Band will perform at the National Grand Theatre in Beijing from Saturday to Monday, Xinhua News Agency reported. REUTERS/Stringer

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PhotographerChina Stringer NetworkLocationBEIJING, CHINAReuters / Thursday, December 10, 2015A member of the Moranbong Band from North Korea speaks to the press outside a hotel in central Beijing December 11, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

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PhotographerChina Stringer NetworkLocationBEIJING, CHINAReuters / Friday, December 11, 2015A member of the Moranbong Band from North Korea gets on a bus as she leaves a hotel in central Beijing December 11, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

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At night in AleppoPhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, December 12, 2015Damaged buildings are pictured at night in Aleppo, Syria December 11, 2015. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahDec. 12 , 2015December 23, 2015127

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, December 12, 2015A damaged mosque is pictured at night in Aleppo, Syria December 11, 2015. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahDec. 12 , 2015December 23, 2015128

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, December 12, 2015A graveyard is pictured at night in Aleppo, Syria December 11, 2015. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahDec. 12 , 2015December 23, 2015129

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, December 12, 2015Damaged buildings are pictured at night in Aleppo, Syria December 11, 2015. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahDec. 12 , 2015December 23, 2015130

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, December 12, 2015Damaged buildings are pictured at night in Aleppo, Syria December 11, 2015. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahDec. 12 , 2015December 23, 2015131

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, December 12, 2015Damaged buildings are pictured at night in Aleppo, Syria December 11, 2015. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahDec. 12 , 2015December 23, 2015132

PhotographerAmmar AbdullahLocationALEPPO, SYRIAReuters / Saturday, December 12, 2015A graveyard is pictured at night in Aleppo, Syria December 11, 2015. REUTERS/Ammar AbdullahDec. 12 , 2015December 23, 2015133

PhotographerAlexandre MeneghiniLocationHAVANA, CUBAReuters / Saturday, December 12, 2015A girl watches a concert by Puerto Rican singer Olga Tanon in Havana December 12, 2015. REUTERS/Alexandre MeneghiniDec. 12 , 2015December 23, 2015134

PhotographerXXSTRINGERXX xxxxxLocationRIYADH, Saudi ArabiaReuters / Saturday, December 12, 2015Women rest after casting their votes at a polling station during municipal elections, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 12, 2015. REUTERS/Faisal Al NasserDec. 12 , 2015December 23, 2015135

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PhotographerMichael DalderLocationMUNICH, GermanyReuters / Sunday, December 13, 2015Men dressed as 'Krampuss' prepare to parade at Munich's Christmas market, December 13, 2015. Young single men will wear the traditional attires known as 'Krampusse', consisting of animal skins and masks, with large cow-bells to make loud and frightening noises and parade through the city. They follow 'Saint Nicholas' from house to house in December each year to bring luck to the good and punish the idle. REUTERS/Michael DalderDec. 13 , 2015December 23, 2015137

PhotographerChristinne MuschiLocationMONTREAL, CANADAReuters / Sunday, December 13, 2015Anas Francis is reunited with his cousin Syrian refugee Laila Beylouneh, 13, at the Welcome Centre in Montreal, Quebec, December 12, 2015. The second military airlift of refugees arrived in Montreal on Saturday, and will see a total of 10,000 resettled by year-end and an additional 15,000 by the end of February, fulfilling the Canadian government's pledge to accept 25,000. REUTERS/Christinne MuschiDec. 13 , 2015December 23, 2015138

PhotographerChina Stringer NetworkLocationZUNYI, CHINAReuters / Sunday, December 13, 2015An aerial view shows visitors walking in a maze, at a tourist resort in Zunyi, Guizhou province, China, December 13, 2015. REUTERS/StringerDec. 13 , 2015December 23, 2015139

PhotographerSTRINGER VenezuelaLocationCARACAS, VENEZUELAReuters / Sunday, December 13, 2015Supporters of the opposition Democratic Unity coalition stand on the roof of a building as they participate in a concert to celebrate their victory in the election last Sunday, in Caracas, Venezuela, December 13, 2015. REUTERS/Marco BelloDec. 13 , 2015December 23, 2015140

PhotographerSuhaib SalemLocationGAZA CITY, Palestinian TerritoriesReuters / Sunday, December 13, 2015A Palestinian man stands atop the roof of his house, that was damaged by what witnesses said was Israeli shelling during a 50-day war in the summer of 2014, on a rainy day, east of Gaza City December 13, 2015. REUTERS/Suhaib SalemDec. 13 , 2015December 23, 2015141

PhotographerHannibal HanschkeLocationBerlin, GermanyReuters / Sunday, December 13, 2015The name tags of volonteers stick on a locker in a refugee shelter of Germany's charity organisation Arbeiter Samariter Bund ASB in Berlin, Germany, December 12, 2015. REUTERS/Hannibal HanschkeDec. 13 , 2015December 23, 2015142

PhotographerKacper PempelLocationWARSAW, POLANDReuters / Sunday, December 13, 2015A protester flashes a victory sign as he holds Polish and EU flags during an anti-government demonstration in front of PiS (Law and Justice) leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski's house in Warsaw, Poland December 13, 2015. Anti-government protesters gathered outside Kaczynski's house on the anniversary of the imposition of a 1981 martial law, imitating an annual anti-communist gathering that had taken place outside the house of General...moreDec. 13 , 2015December 23, 2015143

PhotographerPaulo WhitakerLocationSAO PAULO, BRAZILReuters / Sunday, December 13, 2015Demonstrators attend a protest calling for the impeachment of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff at Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo, Brazil, December 13, 2015. REUTERS/Paulo WhitakerDec. 13 , 2015December 23, 2015144

PhotographerDaniel BecerrilLocationMONTERREY, MexicoReuters / Sunday, December 13, 2015A cosplayer dressed as Chewbacca, a character from the Star Wars movie series, enters the bathroom during an event organised by Star Wars fan club Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico, December 13, 2015. REUTERS/Daniel BecerrilDec. 13 , 2015December 23, 2015145

PhotographerMark KauzlarichLocationMount Vernon, United StatesReuters / Sunday, December 13, 2015Supporters hold signs and cheer as U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign rally at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa December 13, 2015. REUTERS/Mark KauzlarichDec. 13 , 2015December 23, 2015146

PhotographerBaz RatnerLocationJERUSALEM, IsraelReuters / Sunday, December 13, 2015An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man lights candles on the eighth and last night of the holiday of Hanukkah in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood December 13, 2015. REUTERS/Baz RatnerDec. 13 , 2015December 23, 2015147

PhotographerAli HashishoLocationSIDON, LEBANONReuters / Sunday, December 13, 2015A Lebanon's Hezbollah member reacts as he carries with others the coffin of his comrade, Mohamad Sfawi, who was killed fighting alongside Syrian army forces in Syria, during his funeral in Qnarit village, southern Lebanon, December 13, 2015. REUTERS/Ali HashishoDec. 13 , 2015December 23, 2015148

PhotographerNacho DoceLocationSAO PAULO, BRAZILReuters / Sunday, December 13, 2015A demonstrator wears a mask depicting Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva while covered with the Brazilian flag in front of riot police as he takes a picture of them during a protest calling for the impeachment of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff in Sao Paulo, Brazil, December 13, 2015. REUTERS/Nacho DoceDec. 13 , 2015December 23, 2015149

PhotographerYves HermanLocationHENIN-BEAUMONT, FranceReuters / Sunday, December 13, 2015Marine Le Pen, French National Front political party leader and candidate for the National Front in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie region, waves from her car as she leaves the polling station after casting her ballot in the second-round regional elections in Henin-Beaumont, France, December 13, 2015. REUTERS/Yves HermanDec. 13 , 2015December 23, 2015150

PhotographerJean-Paul PelissierLocationMARSEILLE, FranceReuters / Sunday, December 13, 2015Marion Marechal-Le Pen, French National Front political party member and candidate for National Front in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur (PACA) region, delivers a speech after results in the second-round regional elections in Marseille, France, December 13, 2015. REUTERS/Jean-Paul PelissierDec. 13 , 2015December 23, 2015151

PhotographerBassam KhabiehLocationDAMASCUS, SYRIAReuters / Sunday, December 13, 2015Men search for belongings at a site hit by missiles in the Douma neighborhood of Damascus, Syria December 13, 2015. REUTERS/Bassam KhabiehDec. 13 , 2015December 23, 2015152

PhotographerNeil HallLocationLONDON, United KingdomReuters / Sunday, December 13, 2015A participant peeks from his costume before the start of the the annual London Pantomime Horse Race in Greenwich, Britain December 13, 2015. REUTERS/Neil HallDec. 13 , 2015December 23, 2015153

PhotographerGonzalo FuentesLocationPARIS, FranceReuters / Sunday, December 13, 2015The Eiffel Tower is engulfed in fog early morning in Paris, December 14, 2015. REUTERS/Gonzalo FuentesDec. 13 , 2015December 23, 2015154

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Mr. Abu Mohammed went back in the House after the RAID for Syrian forces is in the town of al-Nashabiyah in the Ghouta region in the East, the stronghold of the rebels in the East of the capital, Damascus, Syria.Dec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015156

A cast of Cirque Mechanics used props to advertising for the new concert "Pedal Punks" on Times Square, New York City, and lasted until January 2016.Dec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015157

Dec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015158Kashmir protesters fled when tear gas exploded near them during a protest in the city of Srinagar, India, against the authorities are expected to implement the food safety law that would restrict aid rations for every person in this state down to 5 kilograms from 30 kilograms today.

National Assembly of Kosovo security forces wearing masks after the opposition lawmakers break cay interrupt a session of Parliament in the capital Pristina.Dec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015159

The Houthi people belonging to Shia Muslim, sat on a truck going on patrol while they slogans during a gathering of the tribe expressed his support for the Houthi movement in the capital, Sana'a, Yemen.Dec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015160

A the people passing by the huge waves tore through the wall on a coastal road in the city of Legaspi in Albay province, South of Manila, while the storm Melor approached the city. More than 700,000 people have left the central part of the Philippines amid warnings about the threat of big waves, flooding and mudslides, authorities said.Dec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015161

An Orthodox priest blessing for those members of the media at the launch of the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan. Soyuz spacecraft are scheduled to be launched on December 15.Dec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015162

PhotographerMario AnzuoniLocationHOLLYWOOD, United StatesReuters / Monday, December 14, 2015Actor Mark Hamill arrives at the premiere of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" in Hollywood, California December 14, 2015. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniDec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015163

PhotographerAmmar AwadLocationJERUSALEM, IsraelReuters / Monday, December 14, 2015An Israeli man stands next to the scene where a motorist rammed into a bus stop, injuring at least nine people before he was shot dead, according to Israeli police, in Jerusalem December 14, 2015. REUTERS/Ammar AwadDec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015164

PhotographerToby MelvilleLocationLONDON, UNITED KINGDOMReuters / Monday, December 14, 2015A city worker walks through the City of London with St. Andrew Undershaft church surrounded by business skyscrapers, December 16, 2014. The architectural landscape of London never stands still. The City of London, as the largest financial services and banking centre in Europe, is no exception. Silhouettes of cranes pepper the horizon and buildings shoot skywards. Amid all this change there appears to be one constant: over 50...moreDec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015165

PhotographerLucas JacksonLocationNEW YORK, United StatesReuters / Monday, December 14, 2015A man exercises in a park during a bout of unseasonably warm weather in the Manhattan borough of New York December 14, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonDec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015166

PhotographerHandout .LocationVIRGINIA, United StatesReuters / Monday, December 14, 2015An artist's rendering of what the next generation U.S. fighter jet might look like is seen in this handout photo provided by Northrop Grumman Corporation, December 12, 2015. The Pentagon's fiscal 2017 budget request will include $12 billion to $15 billion to fund war gaming, experimentation and the demonstration of new technologies aimed at ensuring a continued military edge over China and Russia, Deputy Defense Secretary Robert...moreDec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015167

PhotographerJonathan ErnstLocationFAIRFAX, UNITED STATESReuters / Monday, December 14, 2015Activists hold a protest and vigil against gun violence on the third anniversary of the Sandy Hook mass shooting, outside the National Rifle Association (NRA) headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia December 14, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstDec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015168

PhotographerReuters PhotographerLocationSALTA, ArgentinaReuters / Monday, December 14, 2015Aerial view of the overturned bus which crashed in Argentina's northern province of Salta, December 14, 2015. A bus carrying Argentine border patrol officers crashed into a ravine in Salta on Monday, killing at least 43 people, while nine were being treated for injuries, provincial emergency official Francisco Marinaro told local television. REUTERS/Javier CorbalanDec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015169

PhotographerStringer .LocationSHIMLA, INDIAReuters / Monday, December 14, 2015Activists from India's main opposition Congress party try to flee after their clothes caught fire while they were trying to burn an effigy of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a protest in Shimla, India, December 14, 2015. Local media reported Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, chief of Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee, saying that at least five Congress activists suffered burns on Monday during the protest against the central...moreDec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015170

PhotographerAmit DaveLocationAHMEDABAD, IndiaReuters / Monday, December 14, 2015A worker applies colour to strings which will be used to fly kites, by a roadside in Ahmedabad, India, December 14, 2015. REUTERS/Amit DaveDec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015171

PhotographerTony GentileLocationVATICAN CITY, VATICANReuters / Monday, December 14, 2015Pope Francis arrives to attend a special audience with members of Italian episcopal conference (CEI) in Paul VI hall at the Vatican December 14, 2015. REUTERS/Tony GentileDec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015172

PhotographerMario AnzuoniLocationHOLLYWOOD, United StatesReuters / Monday, December 14, 2015Stormtroopers march in at the world premiere of the film "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" in Hollywood, California, December 14, 2015. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniDec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015173

PhotographerMario AnzuoniLocationHOLLYWOOD, United StatesReuters / Monday, December 14, 2015Harrison Ford poses for a selfie with a fan. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniDec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015174

PhotographerPOOL NewLocationBeijing, CHINAReuters / Monday, December 14, 2015Chinese Paramilitary guards stand on the stairs after Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (R), Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and UAE's deputy commander-in-chief of the armed forces leaves the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on December 14, 2015. REUTERS/FRED DUFOUR/PoolDec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015175

Fog covered the Benjamin Franklin Bridge over the Delaware River in Philadelphia, United States of America.Dec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015176

PhotographerToby MelvilleLocationLONDON, UNITED KINGDOMReuters / Monday, December 14, 2015St Paul's Cathedral is seen refracted in raindrops on a metal plaque following heavy rainfall in the City of London, Britain December 15, 2014. The architectural landscape of London never stands still. The City of London, as the largest financial services and banking centre in Europe, is no exception. Silhouettes of cranes pepper the horizon and buildings shoot skywards. Amid all this change there appears to be one constant: over...moreDec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015177

PhotographerCarlos BarriaLocationWASHINGTON, United StatesReuters / Monday, December 14, 2015President Barack Obama leaves with U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter (L) after delivering a statement on the counter-Islamic State campaign at the Pentagon in Washington, December 14, 2015. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaDec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015178

PhotographerAly SongLocationSHANGHAI, CHINAReuters / Monday, December 14, 2015A woman wearing a face mask stands on a bridge in front of the financial district of Pudong amid heavy smog in Shanghai, China, December 15, 2015. REUTERS/Aly SongDec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015179

PhotographerRalph OrlowskiLocationKARLSRUHE, GermanyReuters / Monday, December 14, 2015Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) secretary general Peter Tauber and German Chancellor and leader of the CDU Angela Merkel vote on a resolution about refugees at the CDU party congress in Karlsruhe, Germany December 14, 2015. Merkel promised at a congress of her conservative party on Monday to reduce substantially the number of migrants entering Germany, responding to rank-and-file concerns about the influx of a million...moreDec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015180

PhotographerAlkis KonstantinidisLocationATHENS, GREECEReuters / Monday, December 14, 2015Migrants, who were stranded between Greece and Macedonia, rest next to placards hung on a metal fence, outside the Tae Kwon Do stadium at the southern suburb of Faliro, in Athens, Greece, December 14, 2015. REUTERS/Alkis KonstantinidisDec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015181

PhotographerWilliam HongLocationNANZHUANG, CHINAReuters / Monday, December 14, 2015A worker holds the head of a fox while killing it with electricity for its fur at a fox farm in Nanzhuang village, Shandong province, China, December 11, 2015. There are over 60 households in the village still raising foxes, raccoon dogs and other animals for the fur trade. China is the world's largest fur producer and exporter, according to state media. REUTERS/William HongDec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015182

PhotographerJose CabezasLocationSan Salvador, El SalvadorReuters / Monday, December 14, 2015Cosplayers dressed as characters from the Star Wars movie series joke with an elevator operator during a charity event organised by the El Salvador Star Wars fan club at the Benjamin Bloom National Children's Hospital in San Salvador, El Salvador December 14, 2015. REUTERS/Jose CabezasDec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015183

PhotographerRupak De ChowdhuriLocationKOLKATA, IndiaReuters / Monday, December 14, 2015Labourers unload sacks of rice from a handcart at a wholesale market in Kolkata, India, December 14, 2015. India's wholesale prices fell for a 13th straight month in November, but a sharp pickup in food prices and a pending wage hike for millions of government employees are likely to keep policymakers worried about potential inflationary risks. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriDec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015184

PhotographerSuhaib SalemLocationGAZA CITY, Palestinian TerritoriesReuters / Monday, December 14, 2015A masked Palestinian boy wearing the headband of Hamas's armed wing takes part in a rally marking the 28th anniversary of Hamas' founding, in Gaza City December 14, 2015. REUTERS/Suhaib SalemDec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015185

PhotographerMike SegarLocationNEW YORK, UNITED STATESReuters / Monday, December 14, 2015Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton stands beneath a banner as she is introduced before addressing the 2015 National Immigrant Integration Conference in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, December 14, 2015. REUTERS/Mike SegarDec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015186

PhotographerKhuram ParvezLocationPESHAWAR, PakistanReuters / Monday, December 14, 2015A man carries buckets to fill water from Sardaryab River to wash his fish shop near by in Charsadda, near Peshawar, Pakistan, December 14, 2015. REUTERS/Khuram ParvezDec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015187

PhotographerMario AnzuoniLocationHOLLYWOOD, United StatesReuters / Monday, December 14, 2015Droid BB-8 arrives at the world premiere of the film "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" in Hollywood, California, December 14, 2015. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniDec. 14 , 2015December 23, 2015188

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Immigrant sitting under a banner outside a home in Olympic Stadium in Faliro, South of the city of Athens, Greece.Dec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015190

Princess Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, involved "music therapy" by the drums when she attended the Christmas party family school in Anna Freud Centre, in London, England.Dec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015191

A House is decorated as a Christmas gift in Scholar Green, Northern England.Dec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015192

Workers drag a floating structure to do a temporary bridge for Magh Mela Festival on the Ganges in Allahabad, India.Dec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015193

British astronaut Tim Peake, a member of the crew boarded the international space station (ISS), waving Hello from the bus before the spaceship Soyuz TMA-19 m launch from Russia's Baikonur space Center hired back in Kazakhstan.Dec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015194

Lindt Cafe building is lit to celebrate a year of service held hostage in this cafe in the city of Sydney, Australia, by a person claiming to be a Muslim cleric performed, two of the hostages were killed.Dec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015195

The miniature models of many different types of cars Land Rover Defender is on display in an exhibition to promote the charity auctions car Land Rover Defender Monday million coming in at Bonhams auction house in London, EnglandDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015196

PhotographerKhaled AbdullahLocationSanaa, YemenReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015Tribesmen loyal to the Houthi movement hold their weapons at a gathering to show their support for the group, in Yemen's capital Sanaa December 15, 2015. REUTERS/Khaled AbdullahDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015197

PhotographerStringer ..LocationLONGYEARBYEN, NORWAYReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015An ice covered entrance door to the international gene bank Svalbard Global Seed Vault (SGSV) near Longyearbyen on Spitsbergen, Norway, October 20, 2015. Two consignments of crop seeds will be deposited next year in a "doomsday vault" built in an Arctic mountainside to safeguard global supplies. The vault, which opened on the Svalbard archipelago in 2008, is designed to protect crop seeds, such as beans, rice and wheat against the...moreDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015198

Another Srebrenica mass grave unearthedPhotographerDado RuvicLocationKOZLUK, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINAReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015Women from Srebrenica cry during the exhumation of a mass grave believed to hold the bodies of massacre victims from the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia, in the village of Kozluk, near the eastern town of Zvornik, Bosnia and Herzegovina, December 15, 2015. REUTERS/Dado RuvicDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015199

PhotographerDado RuvicLocationKOZLUK, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINAReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) forensic experts search for human remains during the exhumation of a mass grave believed to hold bodies of massacre victims from the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia, in the village of Kozluk, near the eastern town of Zvornik, Bosnia and Herzegovina, December 15, 2015. REUTERS/Dado RuvicDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015200

PhotographerDado RuvicLocationKOZLUK, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINAReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015A forensic expert from the International Commission on Missing Persons uncovers human remains during the exhumation of a mass grave believed to hold the bodies of massacre victims from the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia, in the village of Kozluk, near the eastern town of Zvornik, Bosnia and Herzegovina, December 15, 2015. REUTERS/Dado RuvicDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015201

PhotographerDado RuvicLocationKOZLUK, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINAReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015Forensic experts from the International Commission on Missing Persons stand near human remains during the exhumation of a mass grave believed to hold the bodies of massacre victims from the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia, in the village of Kozluk, near the eastern town of Zvornik, Bosnia and Herzegovina, December 15, 2015. REUTERS/Dado RuvicDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015202

Push for peace in YemenPhotographerKhaled AbdullahLocationSanaa, YemenReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015A Houthi militant holds a machine gun mounted on a patrol truck while securing the site of a gathering held by tribesmen loyal to the Houthi movement to show their support for the group, in Yemen's capital Sanaa December 15, 2015. REUTERS/Khaled AbdullahDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015203

PhotographerKhaled AbdullahLocationSanaa, YemenReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015Tribesmen loyal to the Houthi movement perform the traditional Baraa dance at a gathering held to show their support for the group, in Yemen's capital Sanaa December 15, 2015. REUTERS/Khaled AbdullahDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015204

PhotographerShamil ZhumatovLocationBAIKONUR, KAZAKHSTANReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015Photographers take pictures as the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft carrying the crew of Timothy Peake of Britain, Yuri Malenchenko of Russia and Timothy Kopra of the U.S. as it blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launchpad at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, December 15, 2015. REUTERS/Shamil ZhumatovDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015205

PhotographerPaul HackettLocationLondon, UNITED KINGDOMReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015Star Wars collector James Burns, 44, poses for a photograph with some of his collection in London December 2, 2015. He said "I've met so many wonderful people, all over the world. It's a wonderful community of likeminded people with an interest in Star Wars. There's nothing else like it". REUTERS/Paul HackettDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015206

PhotographerPOOL NewLocationSydney, AustraliaReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015Lindt Cafe siege survivor Marcia Mikhael is embraced during a memorial ceremony commemorating the first anniversary of the Sydney cafe siege, in Martin Place, Australia, December 15, 2015. Australia marks one year since 18 people were taken hostage and two killed by lone gunman, Man Horan Monis, who was shot and killed by police, during a siege at the cafe in Sydney's Martin Place on December 16, 2014. REUTERS/Lisa Maree...moreDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015207

PhotographerEric GaillardLocationNICE, FranceReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015A dog is reflected in the water of a fountain as it runs by a Ferris wheel on the place Massena as part of Christmas holiday season illuminations in Nice, France, December 15, 2015. REUTERS/Eric GaillardDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015208

PhotographerTony GentileLocationROME, ItalyReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015A flock of starlings flies in the dusk sky over Rome, Italy December 15, 2015. REUTERS/Tony GentileDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015209

PhotographerPhil NobleLocationBIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOMReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai wipes her eyes as she listens to a speech at a Poppies for Peace in Peshawar event to mark the 2014 Taliban attack on the Peshawar Army Public School, in Birmingham Britain, December 15, 2015. REUTERS/Phil NobleDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015210

PhotographerStringer PhilippinesLocationLEGAZPI, PhilippinesReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015A view of a coastal Pigcale village hit by Typhoon Melor, in Legazpi city, Albay province in the Philippines December 15, 2015. Wide areas of the central Philippines were plunged into darkness on Tuesday as powerful typhoon Melor barreled into the coconut-growing region, causing flooding, storm surges and forcing almost 800,000 people to evacuate their homes, officials said. REUTERS/Rhaydz BarciaDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015211

PhotographerHandout .LocationCERRO LAS CAMPANAS, ChileReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015The Gemini Observatory projects a laser as the night sky and artificial light of the city are seen at the Cerro Las Campanas, on the outskirts of La Serena, Chile, November 13, 2011 in this handout photo provided by Gemini Observatory/AURA, December 14, 2015. REUTERS/Gemini Observatory/AURA/Manuel Paredes/Handout via ReutersDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015212

PhotographerMike BlakeLocationRANCHO CUCAMONGA, United StatesReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015Star Wars fans Chris Pellitteri, 45, (Scout Trooper) with his wife Christine, 36, (Royal Guard) son Jay, 8, (Stormtrooper) and daughter Lily, 6, (Ewok) pose for a photo at their home in Rancho Cucamonga, California December 10, 2015. Chris saw Star Wars in 1977 at a drive-in when he was 7 years old. He said that friends and family think they were "a little crazy for dressing up in Star Wars costumes, but since they know most of...moreDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015213

PhotographerIlya NaymushinLocationKrasnoyarsk, RussiaReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015A member of the "Sibspas" Siberian search and rescue group dressed as Santa Claus (L), shakes hands with his teammate, dressed as Father Frost, the Russian equivalent of Santa Claus, as they climb to the rock named "The Fourth Stolb" (the Fourth Pillar) at the Stolby National Nature Reserve during a training session of the Russian Emergencies Ministry outside Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia December 15, 2015. REUTERS/Ilya...moreDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015214

PhotographerChris WattieLocationOTTAWA, CANADAReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wipes his eyes after speaking during the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's final report in Ottawa, Canada, December 15, 2015. Trudeau pledged to work toward full reconciliation with Canadian Aboriginals on Tuesday as he accepted a final report on the abuses of the government's now-defunct system of residential schools for indigenous children. REUTERS/Chris WattieDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015215

PhotographerCarlos Garcia RawlinsLocationCARACAS, VenezuelaReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015A Hypsiboas crepitans frog is pictured at a terrarium in Caracas, Venezuela November 30, 2015. Venezuelan frogs and toads are in critical danger due to climate change as rising temperatures complicate reproduction and spread a deadly fungus, say scientists, who liken the species to canaries in a coalmine warning of imminent danger. The survival of a group of nearly 20 frog and toad species, which top Venezuela's list of endangered...moreDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015216

PhotographerStephanie KeithLocationNEW YORK, USAReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015People interact with the "joyful" room at the Museum of Feelings, a pop-up installation in New York, December 15, 2015. REUTERS/Stephanie KeithDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015217

PhotographerAlexandre MeneghiniLocationHAVANA, CUBAReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015Baseball player Alexei Ramirez poses for photos in Havana, Cuba December 15, 2015. Cuban baseball defectors joined a Major League Baseball goodwill tour that arrived in Havana on Tuesday in an unprecedented act of baseball diplomacy. REUTERS/Alexandre MeneghiniDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015218

PhotographerMike BlakeLocationLAS VEGAS, United StatesReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015Republican presidential candidates (L-R) former HP CEO Carly Fiorina, Senator Ted Cruz, Governor Chris Christie, former Governor Jeb Bush and businessman Donald Trump mix and chat at the end of the Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas, Nevada December 15, 2015. REUTERS/Mike BlakeDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015219

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Illegal jade mining in MyanmarPhotographerSoe Zeya TunLocationYANGON, MyanmarReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015A view of a jade mine dump at a Hpakant jade mine in Kachin state, Myanmar November 25, 2015. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015220

PhotographerSoe Zeya TunLocationYANGON, MyanmarReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015Miners search for jade stones at a mine dump at a Hpakant REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015221

PhotographerSoe Zeya TunLocationYANGON, MyanmarReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015Miners search for jade stones at a mine dump at a Hpakant jade mine in Kachin state, Myanmar November 25, 2015. Using heavy earth-excavators and explosives, miners have been tearing into Myanmar's northern hills in recent months, in a rush to excavate more jade from the world's richest deposits of the gemstone before a new government takes office next year. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015222

PhotographerSoe Zeya TunLocationHPAKANT, MyanmarReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015A miner injects heroin at a mine dump at a Hpakant jade mine in Kachin state, Myanmar November 29, 2015. Narcotics addiction is rife among the gem scavengers or "handpickers" who flock to the northern township of Hpakant, producer of some of the world's highest quality jade, in hopes of finding lumps of the precious stone overlooked by big miners. Picture taken November 29, 2015. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015223

PhotographerSoe Zeya TunLocationHPAKANT, MyanmarReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015A miner collects used syringes which miners used to inject heroin. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015224

PhotographerSoe Zeya TunLocationHPAKANT, MyanmarReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015Miners take a look at a jade stone while one of them injects himself heroin. Narcotics addiction is rife among the gem scavengers or "handpickers" who flock to the northern township of Hpakant, producer of some of the world's highest quality jade, in hopes of finding lumps of the precious stone overlooked by big miners. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015225

PhotographerSoe Zeya TunLocationYANGON, MyanmarReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015Miners search for jade stones at a mine dump at a Hpakant jade mine in Kachin state, Myanmar November 28, 2015. The National League for Democracy has said it will bring in rules and competition and crack down on rampant smuggling that deprives the government of hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue, but skeptics doubt it will be able to do much in the remote, rebel-infested region. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015226

PhotographerSoe Zeya TunLocationYANGON, MyanmarReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015Trucks are seen at a jade stone mine dump at a Hpakant jade mine in Kachin state, Myanmar November 25, 2015. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015227

PhotographerSoe Zeya TunLocationYANGON, MyanmarReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015A buyer checks a jade stone near a mine dump at a Hpakant jade mine in Kachin state, Myanmar November 29, 2015. China's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said she was unaware of any allegations of Chinese companies' involvement in jade smuggling, but added the country was opposed to such illegal activities. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015228

PhotographerSoe Zeya TunLocationYANGON, MyanmarReuters / Tuesday, December 15, 2015A buyer checks a jade stone near a mine dump at a Hpakant jade mine in Kachin state, Myanmar November 29, 2015. Much of the jade is being smuggled into China each year, locals say. Jade is a status symbol in China widely believed to bring fortune, wealth and longevity. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunDec. 15 , 2015December 23, 2015229THE END Dec.09 Dec.152015