• Sunrise over the Wawel Royal Castle, in Krakow, southern Poland. EPA
    Sunrise over the Wawel Royal Castle, in Krakow, southern Poland. EPA
  • 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
    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
  • A Kashmiri man sells umbrellas on a pavement as it rains in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. AP Photo
    A Kashmiri man sells umbrellas on a pavement as it rains in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. AP Photo
  • Cyclists compete in the local Al-Silm cycling race in the desert outside Dubai. AFP
    Cyclists compete in the local Al-Silm cycling race in the desert outside Dubai. AFP
  • 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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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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World in focus - best photos for December 8, 2020

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