• Seen from above, an image of soccer star Pele made from plastic ribbons decorates a street, amid other soccer related symbols, during the World Cup hosted by Qatar, in the Morro da Liberdade neighborhood of Manaus in Amazonas state, Brazil, early Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. Pele has been in the hospital since Tuesday and officials say he is responding well to treatment for a respiratory infection. (AP Photo / Edmar Barros)
    Seen from above, an image of soccer star Pele made from plastic ribbons decorates a street, amid other soccer related symbols, during the World Cup hosted by Qatar, in the Morro da Liberdade neighborhood of Manaus in Amazonas state, Brazil, early Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. Pele has been in the hospital since Tuesday and officials say he is responding well to treatment for a respiratory infection. (AP Photo / Edmar Barros)
  • A close-up of British-US artist Anthony James's art installation titled 90 degree Triacontahedron, on display in Berkeley Square Gardens in London. EPA
    A close-up of British-US artist Anthony James's art installation titled 90 degree Triacontahedron, on display in Berkeley Square Gardens in London. EPA
  • Recyclers cling to a waste lorry in Lujan, the largest open-air dump in Argentina. AFP
    Recyclers cling to a waste lorry in Lujan, the largest open-air dump in Argentina. AFP
  • The sculpted Apollo on his chariot, being lifted as part of the launch of the restoration of the basin of the Chariot of Apollo at the Palace of Versailles outside Paris. AFP
    The sculpted Apollo on his chariot, being lifted as part of the launch of the restoration of the basin of the Chariot of Apollo at the Palace of Versailles outside Paris. AFP
  • Lyudmila surveys her damaged home after recent shelling in Donetsk, Ukraine. Reuters
    Lyudmila surveys her damaged home after recent shelling in Donetsk, Ukraine. Reuters
  • Men stand on a boat at Katara Beach in Doha. AP
    Men stand on a boat at Katara Beach in Doha. AP
  • Revellers wearing devil masks and black sheepskin representing Krampus, the helper of Saint Nicholas, attend the Saint Nicholas parade at Bad Mitterndorf in Austria. AFP
    Revellers wearing devil masks and black sheepskin representing Krampus, the helper of Saint Nicholas, attend the Saint Nicholas parade at Bad Mitterndorf in Austria. AFP
  • Guineafowl near their poultry house in Les Herbiers, France, as about 10 million birds have been culled in France in one of the most widespread outbreaks of bird flu in years. AFP
    Guineafowl near their poultry house in Les Herbiers, France, as about 10 million birds have been culled in France in one of the most widespread outbreaks of bird flu in years. AFP
  • Ukrainian troops Valeriia and Oleksii cuddle puppies found in an abandoned house, near the town of Bakhmut, as fighting with Russia continues. Reuters
    Ukrainian troops Valeriia and Oleksii cuddle puppies found in an abandoned house, near the town of Bakhmut, as fighting with Russia continues. Reuters
  • Indian women and children queue for free food distributed to mark the anniversary of Bhim Rao Ambedkar's death in Mumbai. Ambedkar was the chief architect of the Indian constitution, which outlawed discrimination based on caste. AP
    Indian women and children queue for free food distributed to mark the anniversary of Bhim Rao Ambedkar's death in Mumbai. Ambedkar was the chief architect of the Indian constitution, which outlawed discrimination based on caste. AP
  • US model Kristen McMenamy arrives for the 2022 Fashion Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London. EPA
    US model Kristen McMenamy arrives for the 2022 Fashion Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London. EPA
  • Mourners observe three minutes of silence as they pay their respects to former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin, who died on November 30, outside his home in Yangzhou. AFP
    Mourners observe three minutes of silence as they pay their respects to former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin, who died on November 30, outside his home in Yangzhou. AFP

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