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World in focus - best photos for December 18, 2020

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

A general view shows people queueing to receive tests for the Covid-19 novel coronavirus at a temporary facility at City Hall Plaza in Seoul on December 18, 2020. - South Korea OUT / NO ARCHIVES - RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE / AFP / YONHAP / - / NO ARCHIVES - RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE
A general view shows people queueing to receive tests for the Covid-19 novel coronavirus at a temporary facility at City Hall Plaza in Seoul on December 18, 2020. - South Korea OUT / NO ARCHIVES - RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE / AFP / YONHAP / - / NO ARCHIVES - RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE

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