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Dancers of the Monte-Carlo ballet performs in "Coppel-i.A", a creation by French dancer and choreographer Jean-Christophe Maillot in Monaco. AFP -
People visiting a lantern show in Shenyang, China's northeastern Liaoning province. AFP -
This aerial picture shows people rafting on Nestos river near the northern Greek city of Drama. AFP -
Rescuers work at the site of an plane crash near Almaty airport, Kazakhstan. EPA -
Iraqi anti-government protesters stand next to a burning roadblock in the southern city of Basra. AFP -
A protester wears a mask during a rally in support of the Uighurs, outside the Chinese embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA -
A Christmas tree is reflected in a pond in Minsk, Belarus. AP -
People enjoy a stroll around Lake Zurich, Switzerland. EPA -
A couple walk in rain with Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge over the Bosphorus in the background, in Istanbul. AP -
A child looks on, whose shelter has been burned after a fire broke out in a slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh. REUTERS -
Protesters push carts loaded with food aid in Lebanon's southern city of Sidon. AFP -
Libyans check the site of an air strike in the town of Zawiya, 45 kilometres west of Tripoli. AFP -
A car drives through a flooded road following heavy rain in Gaza City. AFP -
The Liberia-flagged cargo vessel Songa Iridium runs aground near Rumelian Fortress passing through the Bosphorus, in Turkey. Getty Images
World in focus - best photos for December 27, 2019
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