World of photos, December 14, 2024
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Performers from the Beltane Society promote Edinburgh’s Hogmanay in Edinburgh, Scotland.Credit:Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
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David Purnell, the estate foreman, removes an anti-bird device from a Christmas tree at Hole Park Estate in Rolvenden, England. Credit:Carl Court/Getty Images
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Athletes compete in the Men’s 200m Butterfly Heats on day three of the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary.Credit:Denes Erdos/AP Photo
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People carry the coffin of Mazen al-Hamada during a funeral for Syrian activist Mazen al-Hamada in Damascus, Syria.Credit:Chris McGrath/Getty Images
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Prakash Shah, a resident of Karali, Nepal, sells a handful of religious artefacts in the street, in Kolkata, India.Credit:Bikas Das/AP Photo
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A pilgrim visits Our Lady of Guadalupe Basilica during one of the world’s largest religious pilgrimages marking the feast day of the patroness of Latin America, in Mexico City.Credit:Fernando Llano/AP Photo
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Sri Lankan fishermen paddle a boat in a harbour in Kudawella, Sri Lanka.Credit:Rebecca Conway/Getty Images
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Cornelia Huetter of Austria competes in the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women’s Downhill Training at Beaver Creek Resort in Beaver Creek, Colorado.Credit:Christian Petersen/Getty Images
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Women walk through the Red Square Christmas Fair in Moscow, Russia.Credit:Pavel Bednyakov/AP Photo
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Young An Se of South Korea plays a shot against Akane Yamaguchi of Japan during a women’s singles badminton match at the World Tour Finals in Hangzhou in east China’s Zhejiang province.Credit:Andy Wong/AP Photo
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A chorister wears a crown of candles symbolising St Lucy as members of the London Nordic Choir perform during a Sankta Lucia Christmas concert at St George’s Church in London, England.Credit:Leon Neal/Getty Images
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A leaf is frozen in the ice of a garden pond during cold weather in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.Credit:AP
