Pictures of the week: Dec. 28, 2018 - MSN.com

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Harbin, China
People visit the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival on Dec. 24.




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Krakatoa Island, Indonesia
An aerial view of the Anak Krakatoa volcano erupting in the Sunda Strait on Dec. 23.




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Sandringham, England
Prince William and Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and Meghan and Prince Harry, the Duchess and Duke of Sussex, attend the Christmas Day service at St. Mary Magdalene Church on Dec. 25.




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Surabaya, Indonesia
People attend mass on Christmas Eve at a stadium on Dec. 24.




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Volos, Greece
People release a sky lantern during Christmas festivities on Dec. 26.




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Amesbury, England
Members of the Shakti Sings choir sing as druids, pagans and revelers gather in the center of Stonehenge to take part in a winter solstice ceremony on Dec. 22.




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Washington, DC, US
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in NORAD Santa tracker phone calls from the White House on Dec. 24.




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Hong Kong
People stand inside a kaleidoscope installation, as part of Christmas festivities, at a shopping arcade on Dec. 25.




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Nairobi, Kenya
People queue to drink fresh water from a burst pipe at Uhuru Park during Christmas Day celebrations on Dec. 25.




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Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
A firefighter dressed as Santa Claus stands by bicycles during the annual gift-giving event for children organized by the Fire Department, on Dec. 24.

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Sydney, Australia
Locals and international visitors to Australia gather at Bondi Beach on Dec. 25.




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San Antonio Secortez, Guatemala
A girl walks along an empty street on Dec. 23 in the home village of Jakelin Caal, a seven-year-old girl who handed herself in to U.S. border agents earlier this month and died after developing a high fever while in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.




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Surat, India
Brides pose for a group photo during a mass marriage ceremony organized by a diamond merchant, in which 261 couples took their wedding vows, on Dec. 23.




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Berlin, Germany
Members of the Berliner Seehunde (Berlin seals) swimming club take their traditional Christmas bath at the Orankesee lake on Dec. 25.




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N'Djamena, Chad
French President Emmanuel Macron looks on during a meeting with 400 Chad women on Dec. 23, as part of a visit to meet with 'Barkhane' soldiers and Chad President Idriss Déby.




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Karviná, Czech Republic
A man lights candles at a makeshift memorial at the coal mine in Stonava village on Dec. 21, following the death of 13 miners in an accident.




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Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Supporters of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Union for Democracy and Social Progress listen to their leader outside the party headquarter on Dec. 21.




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US-Mexico border
A full moon rises over the U.S.-Mexico border as a border protection vehicle patrols the area, as seen from Tijuana, Mexico, on Dec. 22.




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Sydney, Australia
A Gentoo penguin gets into the festive spirit of Christmas by playing with a bauble at Sea Life Sydney Aquarium on Dec. 21.




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Nanjing, China
People walk on the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, which reopened after months of renovation on Dec. 26.

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Beersheba, Israel
A murmuration of starlings is seen on Dec. 22.




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Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park, Indonesia
Alba, the world's only known albino orangutan, is released back into the wild by Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation on Dec. 19.




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Brisbane, Australia
Japan's tennis player Naomi Osaka carries a koala named Sprocket during a visit to the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary on Dec. 27.




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New Delhi, India
A man cycles a rickshaw on a smoggy morning on Dec. 26.




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Lens, France
Motorcyclists raise their helmets as a mourner carries a portrait of Theo Hallez, a 14-year-old boy found dead in early November following his disappearance in May, during his funeral service at the Saint-Léger Church on Dec. 26.




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Ankara, Turkey
A man removes the snow off his car on Dec. 26.




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Catania, Italy
A collapsed wall and a damaged car are seen on Dec. 26 after a 4.8-magnitude earthquake hit the area around Europe's most active volcano Mount Etna.




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Mosul, Iraq
An Iraqi youth dressed as Santa Claus distributes gifts to children on Dec. 26.




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Melbourne, Australia
Century maker Cheteshwar Pujara of India looks to the sky after his dismissal during Day 2 of the third Test match in the series against Australia on Dec. 27.




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Havana, Cuba
A boy wades through a flooded street as waves break against the Malecón on Dec. 21.




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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
People walk inside the Sheikh Zayed Mosque after attending Friday prayers on Dec. 21.