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The body of a fossilised male mosquito trapped in amber found in central Lebanon and dating from about 130 million years ago. Reuters

Pandas at a zoo in Chongqing municipality, China. AFP

About 40 Akita dogs and their owners take part in a parade in Shibuya district, Tokyo, to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of the legendary dog Hachiko. AFP

Visitors to a Christmas-themed park in Taguig, suburban Manila. AFP

Bangladeshi artists perform at Dhaka University campus in Bangladesh. The day-long events celebrate the arrival of the Dream Metro Rail at the premises of Dhaka University. EPA

And they're off! The start of the Race of the Santas in Breckenridge, Colorado. AFP

A drone picture shows a spinner demonstrating his skills at the Eswatini Spin Explosion, in Manzini, Eswatini. Reuters

Reira Iwabuchi of Japan in the Women's Snowboard Big Air Final at The Big Air Shougang in Beijing, China. Getty Images

Actor Macaulay Culkin during the unveiling of his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

Dan Prior and his son Hunter at the Mulletfest 2023 Grand Final in the Hunter Valley, Australia. Mulletfest honours the best mullet haircuts in various styles and categories. The festival is held annually to raise funds for brain cancer research. Getty Images

Two huge balloons during the Bolo Fest 2023 Christmas parade on Paseo de la Reforma Avenue in Mexico City. EPA

A commercial airliner flies past the rising waxing gibbous moon above Kuwait City. AFP

A children's entertainer after the official opening of the Christmas market in downtown Bucharest, Romania. EPA

Holidaymakers on inflatable donuts at a water park in Bishoftu, 40km from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. AFP

A diver cleans the inside of a sky tank for penguins at Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo, Japan. EPA

Buddhist monks visit the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. EPA

A seagull on a chimney at sunset in central Rome. AFP

Xpanceo co-founder Valentyn Volkov with a prototype smart contact lens being developed in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National

The faithful during Pope Francis's weekly general audience in Paul VI Hall, Vatican City. EPA

Circus artists train before the daily free class with children from the neighbourhood at the Fekat Circus in Addis Ababa. Fekat Circus was created in 2004 by a group of young Ethiopians with a passion for circus. AFP

Buildings and telecommunication devices covered with snow and ice on Feldberg mountain near Frankfurt, Germany. AP

The body of a fossilised male mosquito trapped in amber found in central Lebanon and dating from about 130 million years ago. Reuters

Pandas at a zoo in Chongqing municipality, China. AFP

About 40 Akita dogs and their owners take part in a parade in Shibuya district, Tokyo, to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of the legendary dog Hachiko. AFP

Visitors to a Christmas-themed park in Taguig, suburban Manila. AFP

Bangladeshi artists perform at Dhaka University campus in Bangladesh. The day-long events celebrate the arrival of the Dream Metro Rail at the premises of Dhaka University. EPA

And they're off! The start of the Race of the Santas in Breckenridge, Colorado. AFP

A drone picture shows a spinner demonstrating his skills at the Eswatini Spin Explosion, in Manzini, Eswatini. Reuters

Reira Iwabuchi of Japan in the Women's Snowboard Big Air Final at The Big Air Shougang in Beijing, China. Getty Images

Actor Macaulay Culkin during the unveiling of his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

Dan Prior and his son Hunter at the Mulletfest 2023 Grand Final in the Hunter Valley, Australia. Mulletfest honours the best mullet haircuts in various styles and categories. The festival is held annually to raise funds for brain cancer research. Getty Images

Two huge balloons during the Bolo Fest 2023 Christmas parade on Paseo de la Reforma Avenue in Mexico City. EPA

A commercial airliner flies past the rising waxing gibbous moon above Kuwait City. AFP

A children's entertainer after the official opening of the Christmas market in downtown Bucharest, Romania. EPA

Holidaymakers on inflatable donuts at a water park in Bishoftu, 40km from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. AFP

A diver cleans the inside of a sky tank for penguins at Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo, Japan. EPA

Buddhist monks visit the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. EPA

A seagull on a chimney at sunset in central Rome. AFP

Xpanceo co-founder Valentyn Volkov with a prototype smart contact lens being developed in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National

The faithful during Pope Francis's weekly general audience in Paul VI Hall, Vatican City. EPA

Circus artists train before the daily free class with children from the neighbourhood at the Fekat Circus in Addis Ababa. Fekat Circus was created in 2004 by a group of young Ethiopians with a passion for circus. AFP

Buildings and telecommunication devices covered with snow and ice on Feldberg mountain near Frankfurt, Germany. AP

The body of a fossilised male mosquito trapped in amber found in central Lebanon and dating from about 130 million years ago. Reuters

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A view of the memorial wall near Grenfell Tower. The fire killed 72 people. AP

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The UN-led polio vaccination campaign kicked off in central Gaza and is due to head south. Here, a child is inoculated in Deir Al Balah. Reuters

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