The Week in Pictures: December 14, 2018 - MSN.com

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Kirkjufell, Iceland
The Northern Lights can be seen over Kirkjufell, a mountain on the west coast of Iceland, on Dec. 7.




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Minsk, Belarus
Trees covered with frost are seen in Minsk, Belarus, on Dec. 7.




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London, England
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for the South West of England and Wales with torrential rain and strong winds expected across much of the country over the weekend. A passenger is seen through a wet bus window on Walworth Road on Dec. 7 in London, England.




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Mersin, Turkey
An aerial view of flooded agricultural fields in Tarsus district of Mersin, Turkey on Dec. 7,  after two days of heavy rains.



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Srinagar, India
A woman carries a basket of cow-dung through a frost-covered field on a foggy morning in Srinagar, India, on Dec. 7.




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Folkestone, England
Large waves crash against the harbor wall and lighthouse at the Port of Folkestone, England, on Dec. 7.




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Pichanal, Argentina
A rail bridge collapsed after the heavy rainfall, while a cargo train transporting sugar was crossing the Colorado river, near the town of Pichanal, Argentina on Dec. 7.




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Sicily, Italy
Pictures shows the volcano spewing lava and sending a huge column of gas into the air at sunset on Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy, on Dec. 8.




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Mohe City, China
Tourists from all over the country have played the game of splashing water into ice and enjoying the joyment of ice and snow in extreme cold weather with a minimum temperature of minus 39 degrees Celsius on Dec. 8 in Mohe City, Heilongjiang Province, China.




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Galway, Ireland
Quinn Roux of Connacht in action under the heavy rain during the European Rugby Challenge Cup Pool 3 Round 3 match against Perpignan on Dec. 8 in Galway, Ireland.

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New York City
A bride is photographed in front of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center under the clear sky at sunset on Dec. 8 as seen from Weehawken, New Jersey.




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Oslo, Norway
A man stands in front of the sea in the cold weather at Oslo harbor, Norway, on Dec. 8.




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Zhejiang, China
Giant pandas Chengjiu and Shuanghao play in the snow at a zoo in Zhejiang, China on Dec. 9.




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Buenos Aires, Argentina
A double rainbow arches over downtown at the Obelisk where River Plate soccer fans celebrate their team's defeating Boca Juniors and the clenching of the Copa Libertadores championship title on Dec. 9.




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Morganton, North Carolina
Josie, an English Retriever plays in the snow as her owners, Dawn and Mark Lundblad, walk on a snow-covered Sandy Cove Drive, on Dec. 9 in Morganton, North Carolina.




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Brighton, England
Stormy seas and moody skies on the seafront at Brighton as wet weather and gales hit the UK on Dec. 9.




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Ahmedabad, India
Visitors walk on a side of Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary lake, which dried up, at Nalsarovar, some 70 km from Ahmedabad, India, on Dec. 9.




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Hangzhou, China
Aerial view of boats at West Lake after snow on Dec. 9, in Hangzhou, China.




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Dhaka, Bangladesh
Major smog is seen at the Kamrangir Char area on Dec. 9 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where local people dump their garbage under the bridge and also light fire to it daily that challenges the air of the area daily.




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Hejin, China
Ice chunks floating on Yumenkou section of the Yellow River, in Hejin City, China, on Dec. 9.

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London, England
Stormy seas and moody skies on the seafront as wet weather and gales hit the UK on Dec. 9 in London, England.




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Richmond, Virginia
Gavin Keller, left, and Hunter Matthews work the clear snow from the walkway of a home in Richmond, Virginia, on Dec. 10. A winter storm kept dumped immobilizing snow, sleet or freezing rain across several southern states, leaving dangerously icy roads and hundreds of thousands of people without electricity.




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Brocken, Germany
The Brockenbahn of the Harzer Schmalspurbahnen (HSB) runs through a snow-covered winter landscape past hikers in the direction of Brocken on Dec. 10. It remains wintry in the Harz Mountains. Snow will continue to fall in the higher altitudes in the coming days.




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Krasnoyarsk, Russia
A man fishes on a bank of the Yenisei River covered with snow and hoarfrost with the air temperature at about -16 degrees Celsius outside the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia on Dec. 10.




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Moscow, Russia
A bird flies in front of skyscrapers of the Moscow International Business Centre (Moskva City) on a foggy day in Moscow, Russia, on Dec. 10.




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Hamburg, Germany
Buildings are reflected in the overflowing Elbe river on Dec. 10 in Hamburg, Germany.




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Chuncheon, South Korea
Vehicles creep on the main street of Chuncheon in South Korea, on Dec. 11, as a heavy snow hit the region.




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Frankfurt, Germany
An emergency doctor helicopter flies in front of a dark cloud wall through the few sunbeams that can make their way to the ground on Dec. 11 in Frankfurt, Germany.




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Rome, Italy
Fog covers the historic city center of Rome, Italy on Dec. 11.




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Linfen, China
Aerial photo shows a rainbow at the Hukou Waterfall scenic spot of the Yellow River on Dec. 11 in Linfen, China.

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Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A general view of the dust covered city of Zenica, some 75km from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Dec. 11.




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Munich, Germany
In the morning hours, a passer-by walks along a street in the Haidhausen district in dense snow on Dec. 11 in Munich, Germany.




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Kiev, Ukraine
General view of steps covered in snow outside the NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium before the Soccer Champions League between Shakhtar Donetsk and Olympique Lyonnais on Dec. 12 in Kiev, Ukraine.




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Chukchi Sea, Arctic Ocean
This summer 2018 photo provided by NOAA on Dec. 12 shows the USCG Icebreaker Healy on a research cruise in the Chukchi Sea of the Arctic Ocean.




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New Delhi, India
Commuters wear warm clothes to protect themselves from cold on a winter morning, on Dec. 12 in New Delhi, India.




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Saxony, Germany
Fields and meadows are partly covered with snow on Dec. 12 in Flöha, Saxony, Germany. In the next days frosty weather prevails in the state.




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Ankara, Turkey
People walk on a street during heavy snowfall on Dec. 12 in Ankara, Turkey.




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Harbin, China
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 12, shows workers collecting ice from the Songhua River in Harbin, China.




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Seoul, South Korea
Visitors wearing traditional hanbok dress walk through Gyeongbokgung palace during snowfall, on Dec. 13 in Seoul, South Korea.




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Melbourne, Australia
A pedestrian walks along a flooded street on Dec. 13 in the south of Melbourne, Australia. A month's worth of rain is expected to fall on the state of Victoria in one day. People are being warned to brace for wild weather as tropical cyclone gets closer to the north of the country.




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Moscow, Russia
Public utility workers shovel snow on Dec. 13 in Moscow, Russia.