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Former wrestler Dan Gable speaks before being presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom award from US President Donald Trump, right, during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House. Bloomberg -
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Britain's Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Dean of Salisbury, the Very Reverend Nicholas Papadopulos walk during a visit in celebration of the 800th anniversary of Salisbury Cathedral, in Salisbury, Britain. Reuters -
Volunteer Fatima Sanson, dressed up as Mrs Claus, embraces a needy child in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. AFP -
Vendors sell hats and souvenirs in the village of Tarma Bir, Ethiopia. AFP -
Indian security personnel patrol amid foggy condition during a nationwide general strike called by farmers to protest against the recent agricultural reforms at the Delhi-Haryana state border in Singhu. AFP -
A man wearing a face mask walks past a mural in the centre of Madrid. AFP -
Lava erupts from Piton de la Fournaise volcano on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion. AFP -
Margaret Keenan, 90, is applauded by staff as she returns to her ward after becoming the first person in the United Kingdom to receive the Pfizer/BioNtech covid-19 vaccine. EPA
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