• The media gathers as workers install Waterford Crystal triangles on the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball in New York, USA. EPA
    The media gathers as workers install Waterford Crystal triangles on the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball in New York, USA. EPA
  • People take photos as China's heavy-lift Long March 5 rocket blasts off from its launch centre in Wenchang, south China's Hainan province. AFP
    People take photos as China's heavy-lift Long March 5 rocket blasts off from its launch centre in Wenchang, south China's Hainan province. AFP
  • New Zealand players speak on day three of the Boxing Day Test match between Australia and New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne, Australia. EPA
    New Zealand players speak on day three of the Boxing Day Test match between Australia and New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne, Australia. EPA
  • A man walks on a frost-covered railway track on a cold winter morning on the outskirts of Srinagar. Reuters
    A man walks on a frost-covered railway track on a cold winter morning on the outskirts of Srinagar. Reuters
  • A child bursts a soap bubble as it floats past St Paul's Cathedral in London. Reuters
    A child bursts a soap bubble as it floats past St Paul's Cathedral in London. Reuters
  • A homeless man stands in front of his hut in Budapest, Hungary. EPA
    A homeless man stands in front of his hut in Budapest, Hungary. EPA
  • Members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) participate in a rally in support of India's new citizenship law on the outskirts of Hyderabad. AFP
    Members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) participate in a rally in support of India's new citizenship law on the outskirts of Hyderabad. AFP
  • North Carolina head coach Mack Brown is doused by defensive back Patrice Rene, left, and linebacker Chazz Surratt during the second half of the Military Bowl NCAA college football game against Temple in Annapolis, Md. AP Photo
    North Carolina head coach Mack Brown is doused by defensive back Patrice Rene, left, and linebacker Chazz Surratt during the second half of the Military Bowl NCAA college football game against Temple in Annapolis, Md. AP Photo

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World in focus - best photos for December 28, 2019

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