A destructive fire in Chile, airborne stuffed animals in Seville, an annual Boxing Day hunt in England, protests in Hong Kong and Paris, the World Darts Championship in London, Christmas carols in Germany, emergency-aircraft landing practice in Russia, a replica moon in Nepal, and much more
Photos of the Week: Stonehenge Solstice, Sand Gazelle, Baby Mayor
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People take photos with their smartphones as they watch the annular solar eclipse on Jabal Arba in Hofuf, in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia on December 26, 2019. #
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People are silhouetted as they gather around Milan Rai's art installation "Lunatic," a replica of the Moon, as it is kept on display at Patan Durbar Square, in Lalitpur, Nepal, on December 22, 2019. #
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A child is seen waiting in line to receive a present during an annual gift-giving event organized by the Fire Department, in which they hand out items donated throughout the year to children in need, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on December 24, 2019. #
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Armando Martin, 11, plays a guitar to honor Gunnery Sergeant George Figone Jr. in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on December 25, 2019. #
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A picture taken on December 22, 2019, shows strong waves near the Sanguinaires Islands and the Parata Cape after the storm Fabien on December 22, 2019, in Ajaccio, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica. #
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Jay Ford on Sophiella returns to scale after winning Race 6 in the Sky Racing Active Handicap during Sydney Racing at Royal Randwick Racecourse on December 21, 2019, in Sydney, Australia. #
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A woman walks by honor guard soldiers during a memorial religious service at the Heroes' cemetery, to honor those killed in the uprising, in Bucharest, Romania, on December 21, 2019. Romania marked the 30th anniversary of the anti-communist uprising which started in the western Romanian town of Timisoara on December 16 and in Bucharest on December 21, 1989, and left more than one thousand people dead and ended the rule of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. #
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In this picture taken on December 25, 2019, members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) participate in a rally in support of India's new citizenship law on the outskirts of Hyderabad, India. Several thousand baton-wielding volunteers from a Hindu hard-line group, of which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a lifelong member, held a rally in the southern city of Hyderabad, in a show of support for the government. Members of the RSS, a militaristic group that has long espoused "Hindutva" or Hindu hegemony, marched through the streets beating drums and blowing horns. #
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An attendee wears a "Make America Great Again" hat as President Trump speaks during the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, on December 21, 2019. #
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A supporter wears earrings with a picture of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders as people gather to hear him speak at a rally in the Venice Beach neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on December 21, 2019. #
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Fallon Sherrock in action during the round 2 match between Mensur Suljovic and Fallon Sherrock on Day 9 of the 2020 William Hill World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace on December 21, 2019, in London, England. #
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Manchester United's Anthony Martial heads the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Watford and Manchester United, at Vicarage Road Stadium, Watford, England, on December 22, 2019. #
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Mayor Charlie McMillan, the youngest mayor in America, in the unincorporated Grimes County community of Whitehall, gets washed off in the sink after getting some of his breakfast on himself in Whitehall, Texas, on December 20, 2019. The honorary mayoral role was auctioned off to the highest bidder during the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Department's annual BBQ fundraiser. This year, 7-month-old Charlie McMillan was the highest bidder, thereby "electing" him the youngest mayor in America. #
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Volunteer Mario Curcetti uses a watering can to fill a small river at the 43rd edition of the "Presepio of Cavallermaggiore", a 300-square-meter Christmas Nativity crib in the Oratorio San Michele on December 20, 2019, in Cavallermaggiore, Italy. The "Presepio" is made by 10 volunteers who every year spend 3 months to build a new edition with hundreds of figures. #
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Paris Opera dancers perform in front of the Palais Garnier, protesting against the French government's plan to overhaul the country's retirement system, in Paris, on December 24, 2019. #
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Police arrest a Hong Kong protester after a Chinese flag was removed from a flagpole at a rally in support of Xinjiang Uighurs' human rights in Hong Kong, China, on December 22, 2019. #
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Supporters throw stuffed animals for charity during the half-time break of the Spanish league football match between Real Betis and Club Atletico de Madrid at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Seville on December 22, 2019. #
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An aerial view of burned houses after a forest fire at the Rocuant hill in Valparaiso, Chile, on December 25, 2019. More than 150 houses were affected by a forest fire Tuesday in Valparaiso. #
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