Swimming during a heat wave in Sydney, a sky-high interactive experience in New York City, extensive tornado damage in Tennessee, scarce resources and destruction in the Gaza Strip, ice skating at a former coking plant in Germany, snowfall in northern China, a Santa Run in Germany, and much more
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A motorcyclist, Helton Garcia, dressed as Santa Claus, rides his motorcycle before handing out gifts to children in a rural school in Santo Antonio do Descoberto, Goiás, Brazil, on December 10, 2023. #
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People dressed as Santa Claus run through the streets as they take part in the annual Nikolaus Lauf (Saint Nicholas run), in Michendorf, Germany, on December 10, 2023. #
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Workers build ice structures for the 25th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, in China's northern Heilongjiang province, on December 10, 2023. #
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A delegate walks past the Russia Pavilion on day eight of the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference at Expo City Dubai on December 8, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. #
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A woman holds an infant's hand as they both enjoy the Expo Waterfall in the Green Zone during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28, in Dubai on December 11, 2023. #
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A migrant child jumps to cross the border wall through a gap, entering the U.S. from Mexico, as the number of migrants surges in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona, on December 12, 2023. #
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Snow covers Jiankou Great Wall on December 13, 2023, in Beijing, China. #
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A dog wearing warm clothes walks on a snowy day in Beijing on December 14, 2023. #
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A woman uses a plastic bag to protect her head during a snowfall in Beijing on December 14, 2023. #
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Linnea Isen, playing the part of Sankta Lucia, sings with members of the London Nordic Choir during the Sankta Lucia candlelit service at York Minster in York, England, on December 11, 2023. #
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A devil figure is set ablaze during celebrations in honor of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception in Guatemala City on December 7, 2023. The event marks the beginning of the Christmas season in Guatemala. #
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Participants hold burning "rondeles" (rolled wicker strainer mats, soaked in oil) during a procession devoted to the virgin of Rondeles, in Casarabonela near Málaga, Spain, on December 12, 2023, on the eve of the Santa Lucia festival. This tradition, which marks the start of Christmas celebrations, comes from an old procession performed by olive oil millers, who used to put fire to the wicker strainer mats used to press the olives as an act of thanksgiving to the Holy Shepherdess (Virgin Mary) for the harvest obtained. #
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A Christmas Tree goes up in flames in a controlled-setting demonstration by the Glendale Fire Department on December 13, 2023, in Glendale, California. Firefighters showed how quickly a dried-out tree can ignite. According to the National Fire Protection Administration, Christmas trees account for hundreds of fires each year, often ignited by shorts in electrical lights or open flames from candles, lighters or matches. #
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A fox stands outside 10 Downing Street in London, England, on December 12, 2023. #
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People skating on ice at the illuminated former coking plant Zollverein in Essen, Germany, on December 11, 2023. The World Heritage site once was the hottest place in town, where coke was made at 1,000 degrees Celsius, now the industrial landmark becomes an ice rink every winter. #
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Skyscrapers pierce through cloud cover over Kuwait City on December 10, 2023. #
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Members of the public watch as Naval personnel stand on deck during the arrival of the United Kingdom's biggest warship, the HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier, following a three-month deployment, on December 11, 2023, in Portsmouth, England. HMS Prince of Wales recently finished sea and air trials in the eastern United States, enhancing the capabilities of UK's aircraft carriers, especially in launching and landing F-35s under challenging weather conditions. #
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Palestinians climb atop a truck carrying drinkable water, tossing bottles to others below, as they face the threat of hunger and thirst in Rafah, Gaza, on December 11, 2023. #
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A picture taken in southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip on December 11, 2023, shows Israeli army soldiers keeping position on a hill overlooking northern Gaza. #
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A Palestinian reacts at the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on December 14, 2023. #
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An aerial view of the Virgin of Guadalupe giant statue in Ocuilan, Mexico, seen on December 11, 2023 #
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A heron sits on partially submerged chairs as the River Thames overtops its banks following prolonged rainfall and high tides, in west London, England, on December 13, 2023. #
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French choreographer Mourad Merzouki poses with the French synchronized swimming team during a photo session at the National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance in Paris, France, on December 7, 2023. #
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Tristyn Cook of the Auckland Blues holds Cam Christie during a mud run training session at Devonport Naval Base in Auckland, New Zealand, on December 8, 2023. #
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A model presents a creation for Chanel during the "Chanel Metiers d'art 2023-2024" fashion show, in Thomas Street, in Manchester, England, on December 7, 2023. #
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A worker fumigates a neighborhood against dengue-spreading mosquitoes, in Caracas, Venezuela, on December 12, 2023. #
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A woman in a crowd watching a parliament session on a movie theater screen reacts as she watches a confidence vote on outgoing Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Warsaw, Poland, on December 11, 2023. Polish lawmakers voted to reject the proposed conservative government, a widely-expected outcome that paves the way for the rival pro-EU alliance to form the next administration. #
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A woman walks near clothes that lie on Sant Sebastia beach in Barcelona, Spain, as Open Arms NGO simulates the scene of a shipwreck to commemorate the lives that were lost after people drowned in the Mediterranean sea in 2023, seen on December 11, 2023. #
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An elevated view of salt wells in Palmarin, Sine Saloum Delta region, Senegal, on December 11, 2023. #
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Cindy Smith searches for belongings in the rubble of her father's mobile home in Clarksville, Tennessee, on December 10, 2023. Tornados caused catastrophic damage in Middle Tennessee on Saturday afternoon and evening, December 9. #
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Waiters serve desserts during the Nobel Prize Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden on December 10, 2023, following the Nobel awards ceremony. #
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People walk along a bridge as Christmas lights illuminate the Darsena dei Navigli, the neighborhood named for the canals that run through this area of Milan, Italy, on December 14, 2023. #
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People visit the new interactive experience called "The Beam" at Rockefeller Center on December 12, 2023, allowing visitors to recreate the famed 1932 photo "Lunch Atop a Skyscraper," showing 11 workers eating lunch on a steel beam above Manhattan while 30 Rock was under construction. Visitors are strapped on a steel beam replica on the 69th floor, then are lifted 12 feet above the Observation Deck platform and taken for a 180-degree turn. #
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Revelers dressed as holiday characters participate in the annual SantaCon pub crawl on December 9, 2023, in New York City. While ostensibly raising money for charity, the event has been criticized for widespread drunkenness and sporadic violence. #
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People swim underwater at Clovelly Beach in Sydney, Australia, on December 14, 2023. A severe heat wave hit Sydney over the weekend, a precursor of hot and dry conditions expected for the rest of the summer which will also bring heightened bushfire risk. #
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