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A man practices paddleboarding at Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. EPA -
A security guard is silhouetted during a Bombardier luxury jet launch event in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Bloomberg -
An employee works on rotary kiln parts at a factory in Haian, Jiangsu, China. AFP -
Acehnese take part in a protest rally in support of Muslims in China, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. EPA -
People visit a lighting display in Handa, Hebei, China. AFP -
Confiscated European eels (Anguilla anguilla) are pictured during a news conference in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters -
Step ladders of journalists are placed in front of Tokyo Detention Center in Tokyo, Japan. AP Photo -
Finn Delany of the Breakers warms up prior to the match in Hamilton, New Zealand. Getty Images -
A portrait of late Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong hangs in an apple-shaped pendant in Beijing, China. AFP -
An official adjusts a Chinese flag in New Delhi, India. Reuters -
Frost flowers are seen on a window of the summit station at the Zugspitze mountain in Germany. AFP -
People walk in the Christmas Village at John F Kennedy Plaza in Philadelphia, USA. AP Photo -
US President Donald Trump, right, and Vice President Mike Pence arrive for a signing ceremony at the White House in Washington, DC, USA. EPA
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