TODAY IN PICTURES (24 December 2016)

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A man dressed as Santa Claus rides a Christmas decorated vehicle in Jiyeh, south Lebanon December 23, 2016. Photo: Reuters
A man dressed as Santa Claus rides a Christmas decorated vehicle in Jiyeh, south Lebanon December 23, 2016. Photo: Reuters
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A Palestinian protester, dressed as Santa Claus, holds a Palestinian flag during a protest against the Israeli barrier, in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah December 23, 2016. Photo: Reuters
A Palestinian protester, dressed as Santa Claus, holds a Palestinian flag during a protest against the Israeli barrier, in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah December 23, 2016. Photo: Reuters
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A man walks his dog on the coast of Mar del Plata, Argentina, December 23, 2016. Photo: Reuters
A man walks his dog on the coast of Mar del Plata, Argentina, December 23, 2016. Photo: Reuters
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A lioness opens up Christmas presents in her enclosure in Hagenbeck`s zoo in Hamburg, Germany December 23, 2016. Photo: Reuters
A lioness opens up Christmas presents in her enclosure in Hagenbeck`s zoo in Hamburg, Germany December 23, 2016. Photo: Reuters
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A dancer performs on a tree in temperatures below minus 37 degrees Celsius (minus 34.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in Mohe, Heilongjiang province, China, December 23, 2016. Photo: Reuters
A dancer performs on a tree in temperatures below minus 37 degrees Celsius (minus 34.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in Mohe, Heilongjiang province, China, December 23, 2016. Photo: Reuters
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A ferris wheel stands in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan town in Idlib province, Syria September 6, 2016. Photo: Reuters
A ferris wheel stands in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan town in Idlib province, Syria September 6, 2016. Photo: Reuters
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People observe a minute`s silence for victims after a truck ploughed into a crowd at a market on Monday night, as they attend the Weihnachtssingen, a candle-lit carol concert with fans of the second-division club FC Union Berlin at the Alte Foersterei stadium in Berlin, Germany, December 23, 2016. Photo: Reuters
People observe a minute`s silence for victims after a truck ploughed into a crowd at a market on Monday night, as they attend the Weihnachtssingen, a candle-lit carol concert with fans of the second-division club FC Union Berlin at the Alte Foersterei stadium in Berlin, Germany, December 23, 2016. Photo: Reuters
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People observe a minute`s silence for victims after a truck ploughed into a crowd at a market on Monday night, as they attend the Weihnachtssingen, a candle-lit carol concert with fans of the second-division club FC Union Berlin at the Alte Foersterei stadium in Berlin, Germany, December 23, 2016. Photo: Reuters
People observe a minute`s silence for victims after a truck ploughed into a crowd at a market on Monday night, as they attend the Weihnachtssingen, a candle-lit carol concert with fans of the second-division club FC Union Berlin at the Alte Foersterei stadium in Berlin, Germany, December 23, 2016. Photo: Reuters
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Journalist and police observe the destruction of about one ton of fireworks confiscated to illegal vendors before the Christmas and New Year holidays, in Lima, Peru, December 23, 2016. Photo: Reuters
Journalist and police observe the destruction of about one ton of fireworks confiscated to illegal vendors before the Christmas and New Year holidays, in Lima, Peru, December 23, 2016. Photo: Reuters
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A woman lay injured inside the building in Ashkona where the law enforcers conduct a raid on 24 December. Photo: Prothom Alo
A woman lay injured inside the building in Ashkona where the law enforcers conduct a raid on 24 December. Photo: Prothom Alo
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Seiya Takahashi tries to eat a canape with a fried locust during a Christmas event in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: AFP
Seiya Takahashi tries to eat a canape with a fried locust during a Christmas event in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: AFP