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![Several monkeys climb on the back of a photographer who is struggling to keep his cap on.]()
Read moreMacaques 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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![A black dog runs through the snow.]()
Read moreA dog runs through the snow on Moulin Moor, in Perthshire, Scotland, on November 28, 2021. #
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![A large wave splashes against a pier.]()
Read moreWaves crash against the pier wall at Seaham Lighthouse during a storm in Seaham, England, on November 27, 2021. #
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![A man walks near a boat that is foundering near the shore in a storm.]()
Read moreA man walks near a boat that had capsized because of strong winds in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 30, 2021. #
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![Three helicopters hover near the water's surface, dangling one man each from a rope below.]()
Read moreIndian Navy commandos descend on ropes from helicopters over the Arabian Sea as they rehearse for Navy Week in Mumbai, India, on December 2, 2021. #
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![A herd of sheep crosses a large pontoon bridge.]()
Read moreSheep led by a shepherd cross over a pontoon bridge in Allahabad, India, on November 27, 2021. #
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![A woman sits beside hay bales, with a buffalo lying down beside her, leaning its head on her.]()
Read moreVolunteer 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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![Several people gather at a rally; one wears a traditional costume topped with a deer mask.]()
Read moreA 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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![A person in costume poses, pointing toward the photographer.]()
Read moreA cosplayer poses outside the convention center during Comic Con Special Edition in San Diego, California, on November 26, 2021. #
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![Soccer players compete on a field during a snowstorm.]()
Read moreRiyad 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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![Basketball fans celebrate on the court after a game.]()
Read moreFans storm the court after the Ohio State Buckeyes upset the Duke Blue Devils 71–66 at Value City Arena, in Columbus, Ohio, on November 30, 2021. #
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![Hundreds of people in a crowd beneath holiday lights hold up their cellphones to take photos of the scene.]()
Read morePeople 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 dark hallway is lit by Christmas lights on decorations.]()
Read moreA 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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![A worker stands inside a large-diameter pipe with dozens of large chains hanging from the ceiling.]()
Read moreA worker is seen in a furnace pipe at a cement plant in Najaf, Iraq, on December 1, 2021. #
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![People look out of windows in an office building, toward a large, decorated Christmas tree.]()
Read moreThe 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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![People enter the mouth of an illuminated sculpture of a dinosaur.]()
Read moreA 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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![Lava flows in several streams, observed by about a dozen people on a hillside.]()
Read moreSpanish 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 race car is driven in the middle of a city street at night, sending smoke up from its tires.]()
Read moreKevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 NASCAR Cup Series Ford, performs a burnout during the Burnouts on Broadway event in Nashville, Tennessee, on December 1, 2021. #
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![A locomotive pulls a train through a snowy mountain scene.]()
Read moreA 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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Read moreA scenic road is seen in Death Valley National Park in California on November 28, 2021. #
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![A lighthouse is seen among trees on a cliff above Lake Superior.]()
Read moreA view of Split Rock Lighthouse, seen on the shore of Lake Superior in Two Harbors, Minnesota, on November 24, 2021 #
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![A low sun is seen over a broad river gorge, a road bridge, and several barges.]()
Read moreThe sun rises over the mouth of Xiling Gorge in Yichang, Hubei province, China, on November 27, 2021. #
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![A view looks across houses and buildings; a large column of black smoke rises from a fire in the distance.]()
Read moreSmoke billows from a fire at a carpet factory in Quilicura, Santiago, Chile, on November 29, 2021. #
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![A view of rooftops in Beijing, with a small view of a lit walkway]()
Read morePeople walk in an old district in Beijing, China, on November 27, 2021. #
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![People look at a makeshift memorial, where flower bouquets have been placed beside a sign bearing the name of a high school.]()
Read morePeople 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 view looking down on an old Christmas market in a city square empty of people.]()
Read moreA 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 person sits at a bus stop with six people dressed as Santa Claus.]()
Read moreA 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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![Two soldiers in ceremonial gear operate large ornate doors behind Vladimir Putin as he speaks at a lectern.]()
Read moreRussian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a ceremony to receive credentials from foreign ambassadors at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, on December 1, 2021. #
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![A graffiti artist works on a large mural depicting a person's squished face.]()
Read moreGraffiti artist Nauni69 gives the finishing touch to a mural during the National Graffiti League final, at El Retiro Park in Madrid, Spain, on November 28, 2021. #
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![A woman stands beside a mostly blank wall that features a stencil of a sitting girl and has the words "No Future" painted on it.]()
Read moreA 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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![A person walks through a large immersive video installation.]()
Read moreA woman looks at a video installation in a pavilion at Expo 2020 in the Gulf Emirate of Dubai, on December 1, 2021. #
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![Several large trucks sit half-buried in ash and rocks.]()
Read moreTrucks 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 white van sits stranded in a flooded farm field.]()
Read moreA 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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![Four people work in the surf to return a stranded whale to deep water.]()
Read morePeople try to return a whale to the sea after it beached itself on the shore near Hualpen, Chile, on November 26, 2021. #
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![A man kneels beside the trunk of a wild elephant that was killed by a train.]()
Read moreA 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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