A stranded whale in Chile, a graffiti competition in Spain, an empty Christmas market in Prague, a lighthouse above Lake Superior, the continuing eruption on the Canary Island of La Palma, a presidential campaign in Gambia, stormy weather in England, and much more
Photos of the Week: Santa School, Snowy Soccer, Dinosaur Lantern
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Macaques climb onto a news photographer at the Phra Prang Sam Yod temple during the annual Monkey Buffet Festival in Lopburi province, north of Bangkok, Thailand, on November 28, 2021. #
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Volunteer Juliana Fraga lies down with a malnourished buffalo in treatment at a farm where environmental police found hundreds of mistreated buffaloes in Brotas, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, on December 1, 2021. #
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A man wears a traditional mask during the final campaign rally for the current President of Gambia and his newly formed National People's Party, in Banjul, Gambia, on December 2, 2021. Gambians go to the polls on December 4 to pick a president in the West African country's first elections since ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh fled into exile nearly five years ago. #
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Riyad Mahrez of Manchester City shoots during the Premier League match between Manchester City and West Ham United at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, on November 28, 2021. #
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People use mobile phones to take pictures as Christmas lights are turned on to mark the start of the Christmas season at Marques de Larios street in downtown Malaga, Spain, on November 26, 2021. #
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A White House military social aide stands in the Center Hall during a press tour of White House Christmas decorations, ahead of holiday receptions by President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, in Washington, D.C., on November 29, 2021. #
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The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree stands lit at Rockefeller Center during the 89th annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree-lighting ceremony in New York City on December 1, 2021. #
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A luminous lantern is displayed during the exhibition "L’Evolution en voie d'illumination" at Jardin des Plantes in Paris, France, on November 26, 2021. The National Museum of Natural History is offering a nocturnal walk in the light of monumental light structures, ranging from mammoths, cave bears, and saber-toothed tigers to early humans. #
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Spanish Army soldiers stand on a hill as lava flows during an ongoing eruption on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, on November 29, 2021. Several new volcanic vents opened in La Palma on Sunday, releasing new lava that flowed fast down a ridge and threatened to widen the impact on evacuated land, infrastructure, and homes. #
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A Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive pulls train cars east along a rail line past Morant's Curve near Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, on November 26, 2021. #
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People visit a makeshift memorial outside Oxford High School on December 1, 2021, in Oxford, Michigan. The day before, four students were killed and seven injured when student Ethan Crumbley allegedly opened fire on fellow students at the school. #
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A general view of the illuminated Old Town Square with a Christmas tree and closed Christmas market in Prague, Czech Republic, on November 29, 2021. New coronavirus-related measures have been in place in the Czech Republic since November 25, and Christmas markets have been canceled. #
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A passerby joins people dressed as Santa Claus, as they sit at a bus stop during Santa School, organized by the Ministry of Fun, in London, England, on November 30, 2021. This year's school will include both in-person and digital training. The Ministry of Fun is experiencing its busiest year on record for Christmas experiences. #
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A woman looks at British street artist Banksy's "No Future" mural during a preview of the exhibition "The World of Banksy, the Immersive Experience" at the Milano Centrale railway station in Milan, Italy, on December 2, 2021. #
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Trucks belonging to sand miners sit buried by volcanic ash after heavy rains shifted ash from the slopes of Indonesia's most active volcano, Merapi, in Magelang, on December 2, 2021. #
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A restoration-company vehicle sits in a flooded field after rainstorms lashed the western Canadian province of British Columbia, triggering landslides and floods, in Abbotsford, on November 30, 2021. #
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A man kneels before a wild elephant, one of two elephants that were killed by a train in Durung Pathar, in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, on December 1, 2021. Speeding trains have run down dozens of wild elephants in Assam in the past, forcing the Indian Railways, which runs the trains, to regulate speed in known elephant corridors. #
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