TODAY IN PICTURES (23 December 2016)

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The painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui), pictured, is a major component of the large day-flying insect migrants studied by radar in the new study, measuring migration annually over a region in south-central England monitored with specialized radar and a balloon-supported aerial netting system, scientists said, December 22, 2016. Photo: Reuters
The painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui), pictured, is a major component of the large day-flying insect migrants studied by radar in the new study, measuring migration annually over a region in south-central England monitored with specialized radar and a balloon-supported aerial netting system, scientists said, December 22, 2016. Photo: Reuters
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People paddle on a stand-up paddle board in the Sea of Galilee, northern Israel November 8, 2016. Photo: Reuters
People paddle on a stand-up paddle board in the Sea of Galilee, northern Israel November 8, 2016. Photo: Reuters
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Bana Alabed, known as Aleppo`s tweeting girl, reacts during an interview with Reuters in Ankara, Turkey, December 22, 2016. Photo: Reuters
Bana Alabed, known as Aleppo`s tweeting girl, reacts during an interview with Reuters in Ankara, Turkey, December 22, 2016. Photo: Reuters
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Flowers and candles are placed near the Christmas market at Breitscheid square in Berlin, Germany, December 22, 2016, following an attack by a truck which ploughed through a crowd at the market on Monday night. Photo: Reuters
Flowers and candles are placed near the Christmas market at Breitscheid square in Berlin, Germany, December 22, 2016, following an attack by a truck which ploughed through a crowd at the market on Monday night. Photo: Reuters
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Relatives of victims of human rights abuses during the former dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet chain themselves to pews at the Cathedral of Santiago to protest against a mass taking place in the special prison for human right abusers called `Punta Peuco`, acccording to local media, in Santiago, Chile December 22, 2016. Photo: Reuters
Relatives of victims of human rights abuses during the former dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet chain themselves to pews at the Cathedral of Santiago to protest against a mass taking place in the special prison for human right abusers called `Punta Peuco`, acccording to local media, in Santiago, Chile December 22, 2016. Photo: Reuters
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An image grab from a car dash camera shows a truck (L) driving into a Christmas market in Berlin, Germany on December 19, 2016. Photo: Reuters
An image grab from a car dash camera shows a truck (L) driving into a Christmas market in Berlin, Germany on December 19, 2016. Photo: Reuters
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Hunter Masami Hata shoots at a duck in a forest outside Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, November 20, 2016. Photo: Reuters
Hunter Masami Hata shoots at a duck in a forest outside Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, November 20, 2016. Photo: Reuters
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A boy flashes the victory sign while riding a bus to be evacuated from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo, Syria December 18, 2016. Photo: Reuters
A boy flashes the victory sign while riding a bus to be evacuated from a rebel-held sector of eastern Aleppo, Syria December 18, 2016. Photo: Reuters