• People stand in a giant kaleidoscope, an installation by French artist Guillaume Marmin, during the Festival of Lights in Lyon, France. AFP
    People stand in a giant kaleidoscope, an installation by French artist Guillaume Marmin, during the Festival of Lights in Lyon, France. AFP
  • Choreographer Mourad Merzouki poses with the French synchronised swimming team at the the National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance in Paris. AFP
    Choreographer Mourad Merzouki poses with the French synchronised swimming team at the the National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance in Paris. AFP
  • Rohingya Muslim children stand at a port warehouse that is used as a temporary shelter in Sabang, Aceh province, Indonesia. Reuters
    Rohingya Muslim children stand at a port warehouse that is used as a temporary shelter in Sabang, Aceh province, Indonesia. Reuters
  • Fireworks explode above a devil's figure before being set ablaze during celebrations in honour of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception in Guatemala City. AFP
    Fireworks explode above a devil's figure before being set ablaze during celebrations in honour of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception in Guatemala City. AFP
  • South Sudanese soldiers, part of the East African Community Regional Force, sit in a plane at Goma airport before leaving the Democratic Republic of Congo. AFP
    South Sudanese soldiers, part of the East African Community Regional Force, sit in a plane at Goma airport before leaving the Democratic Republic of Congo. AFP
  • A man packages balls of 'Kabakrou' soap, also called 'soap-stones', in Yopougon, Abidjan, the Ivory Coast. EPA
    A man packages balls of 'Kabakrou' soap, also called 'soap-stones', in Yopougon, Abidjan, the Ivory Coast. EPA
  • Members of the public view a section of the main Garsen-Lamu road that was swept away by heavy floods, in Gamba, Kenya. AP
    Members of the public view a section of the main Garsen-Lamu road that was swept away by heavy floods, in Gamba, Kenya. AP
  • Visitors watch the 'Sparkling Light Tree' show to celebrate Christmas, at the Shibuya Sky observation deck in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters
    Visitors watch the 'Sparkling Light Tree' show to celebrate Christmas, at the Shibuya Sky observation deck in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters
  • Argentina's president Alberto Fernandez greets Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a summit in Rio de Janeiro. Reuters
    Argentina's president Alberto Fernandez greets Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a summit in Rio de Janeiro. Reuters
  • People wait in the street after an earthquake shook Mexico City. AFP
    People wait in the street after an earthquake shook Mexico City. AFP

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December 08, 2023

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