World in focus - best photos for December 2, 2017

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, July 19, 2020. Eid Al Adha Corniche lights. Victor Besa / The National Section: NA Reporter:

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Heritage
The affinity between incoming Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei goes back decades. WANA via Reuters

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A health official collects a swab sample from a man to test for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a temporary testing center at a hotel after authorities eased restrictions imposed as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in New Delhi on June 17, 2020. - India's official coronavirus death toll leapt by more than 2,000 on June 17 as the hard-hit country struggles to contain a ballooning health crisis that has overwhelmed hospitals. The news came as Germany urged its nationals in India to consider leaving for their own safety, while France warned its citizens in New Delhi to stay home unless going to an airport to return to Europe. (Photo by XAVIER GALIANA / AFP)

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A coal-fired plant in China. Multilateral financial institutions are nudging countries undertaking energy transition to price their carbon emissions. Getty

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Regent's flagship seaglider vehicle aims to safely transport commercial passengers by 2025. Courtesy Regent

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - JULY 26: Turkish Prime Minister and Presidential Candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) in action at the exhibition match played after the opening of the football stadium named Basaksehir Fatih Terim in Istanbul, Turkey on July 26, 2014. Fatih Terim is currently the Technical Director of Turkish National Team. (Photo by Kayhan Ozer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

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Members of Kataib Hezbollah, one of the most powerful Iran-backed militias in Iraq, take part in a parade in Baghdad to mark Quds Day on May 6, 2021. Reuters

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Vaccine passports could raise ethical issues. Alamy

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A demonstrator wears a cap in the colours of the palestinian flag during a pro-Palestinian protest in Berlin on May 19, 2021. Thousands of demonstrators marched waving Palestinian flags and shouting pro-Palestine slogans as Israel and the Palestinians were mired in their worst conflict in years. / AFP / John MACDOUGALL

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Palestinians inspect damage to buildings in Al Saftawi street northern Gaza City. Getty

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The first image of Mars taken by the UAE's Hope probe, which arrived to the planet on February 9. EPA

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mRNA vaccines have already proven themselves effective against Covid-19. Reuters 

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Vials labelled "Moderna, AstraZeneca, Pfizer - Biontech, Johnson&Johnson, Sputnik V coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine" are seen in this illustration picture taken May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

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Funeral pyres of Covid-19 victims burn in an area converted for mass cremation in New Delhi, India. AP

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The Carlsbad Desalination plant in California uses reverse osmosis to convert seawater into drinkable water. Bloomberg via Getty Images

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The UAE's Hope Consortium delivers Covid-19 vaccine doses across the world. Hope Consortium

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FILE PHOTO: A vial of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is seen at a vaccination center, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Ronquieres, Belgium April 6, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

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