• Divers wearing Santa Claus costume swims in a large fish tank during an underwater performance at Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters
    Divers wearing Santa Claus costume swims in a large fish tank during an underwater performance at Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters
  • Two dogs run as the sun rises over the beach of Ondarreta, in the Basque Country, northern Spain. EPA
    Two dogs run as the sun rises over the beach of Ondarreta, in the Basque Country, northern Spain. EPA
  • Gabriel Medina of Brazil celebrating after winning the world title in the final of the season-ending Billabong Pipe Masters at Banzai Pipeline, Pupukea, Oahu island, Hawaii. EPA
    Gabriel Medina of Brazil celebrating after winning the world title in the final of the season-ending Billabong Pipe Masters at Banzai Pipeline, Pupukea, Oahu island, Hawaii. EPA
  • Houses on fire are seen at Educando neighbourhood, a branch of the Rio Negro, a tributary to the Amazon river, in the city of Manaus, Brazil. Reuters
    Houses on fire are seen at Educando neighbourhood, a branch of the Rio Negro, a tributary to the Amazon river, in the city of Manaus, Brazil. Reuters
  • Maria Meza, a 40-year-old migrant woman from Honduras, part of a caravan of thousands from Central America trying to reach the United States, sits as she waits at the Otay Mesa port of entry in San Diego, California to be processed as an asylum seeker. Reuters
    Maria Meza, a 40-year-old migrant woman from Honduras, part of a caravan of thousands from Central America trying to reach the United States, sits as she waits at the Otay Mesa port of entry in San Diego, California to be processed as an asylum seeker. Reuters
  • A man walks through a vegetable field on a foggy winter morning in New Delhi, India. Reuters
    A man walks through a vegetable field on a foggy winter morning in New Delhi, India. Reuters
  • A visitor takes a photograph in front of the Chinese Communist Party flag at the Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning Exhibition in Shenzhen, China. Bloomberg
    A visitor takes a photograph in front of the Chinese Communist Party flag at the Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning Exhibition in Shenzhen, China. Bloomberg
  • The border line between Mexico and United States is seen at the Otay Mesa port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico. Reuters
    The border line between Mexico and United States is seen at the Otay Mesa port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico. Reuters
  • Indian commuters protect themselves with umbrellas as they wait on street during a continuous rain shower in Kolkata, India. EPA
    Indian commuters protect themselves with umbrellas as they wait on street during a continuous rain shower in Kolkata, India. EPA
  • A protester wearing a mask of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waits for a rally to denounce Moon Jae in's policies on North Korea in Seoul, South Korea. AP Photo
    A protester wearing a mask of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waits for a rally to denounce Moon Jae in's policies on North Korea in Seoul, South Korea. AP Photo
  • People view the illuminated Enchanted Forest of Light at Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge, north of Los Angeles, California. AFP
    People view the illuminated Enchanted Forest of Light at Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge, north of Los Angeles, California. AFP
  • Chilean dockworkers clash with riot police during a protest against the port operator TPS to demand that temporary workers be included in collective bargaining in Valparaiso, Chile. Reuters
    Chilean dockworkers clash with riot police during a protest against the port operator TPS to demand that temporary workers be included in collective bargaining in Valparaiso, Chile. Reuters
  • Rishabh Pant of India walks out to bat during day five of the second match in the Test series between Australia and India in Perth, Australia. Getty Images
    Rishabh Pant of India walks out to bat during day five of the second match in the Test series between Australia and India in Perth, Australia. Getty Images
  • The Petronas Twin Towers are reflected in a pool at dawn in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Bloomberg
    The Petronas Twin Towers are reflected in a pool at dawn in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Bloomberg
  • A young girl reaches out to GROOVE X's new home robot 'LOVOT' during its presentation at a press event in Tokyo, Japan. EPA
    A young girl reaches out to GROOVE X's new home robot 'LOVOT' during its presentation at a press event in Tokyo, Japan. EPA
  • An Indian groom rides a horse on his way to his bride's house for their wedding ceremony in Orchha, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. AFP
    An Indian groom rides a horse on his way to his bride's house for their wedding ceremony in Orchha, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. AFP

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