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A Rohingya refugee seen next to a pond at the Balukhali refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Marko Djurica / Reuters -
Swimmers jump into the water at the start of the Christmas Crossing 2017 in Gijon, Spain's second oldest Christmas swimming competition. Alberto Morante / EPA -
A cyclist uses a torch to see where he is going during thick fog in Lucknow, India. Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP Photo -
Starlings perched on an overhead powerline near the Israeli city of Beit Shean in the Jordan Valley. Menahem Kahana / AFP Photo -
Demonstrators return tear gas canisters back towards police during clashes against the pardon of former President Alberto Fujimori in Lima, Peru. Martin Mejia / AP Photo -
Clashes in Lima, Peru. Mariana Bazo / Reuters -
Migrants look on as they stand on a rescue boat in Malaga, Spain. Jon Nazca / Reuters -
People ride on a boat on the Rapti River during a foggy winter morning in Sauraha, Chitwan, Nepal. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
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