Pictures of the week: Dec. 27, 2019 - MSN.com

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Sydney, Australia
Sunbathers on Bondi Beach on Dec. 21.




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Vatican City
Pope Francis and Suor Antonietta Collacchi, director of the Santa Marta dispensary, look at a performer on stilts during an audience for children and families of the Santa Marta dispensary on Dec. 22.




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Norfolk, England
Undated handout photo issued by Kensington Palace of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Prince Louis, Princess Charlotte and Prince George taken in Norfolk earlier this year by Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. The image was obtained on Dec. 25.




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Seville, Spain
Staff members collect stuffed animals thrown by supporters for charity during the half-time break of the Spanish league football match between Real Betis and Club Atletico de Madrid at the Benito Villamarin stadium on Dec. 22.




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Bethlehem, West Bank
A view of a new artwork by British graffiti artist Banksy depicting the Nativity scene dubbed “Scar of Bethlehem,” displayed in The Walled Off Hotel, on Dec 22.




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Bcharré, Lebanon
A picture taken on Dec. 22 shows a view of the snow-covered mountains of Bcharré.




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Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire
French President Emmanuel Macron (C) is greeted as he arrives to attend a ceremony to lay the first brick of the future Bouaké market, which had burnt down 20 years ago, on Dec. 22, during his three-day visit to West Africa.




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New Hampshire, US
Under a midday winter solstice sun, a trio of climbers make their way up a slope on Mount Washington on Dec. 21.




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New Delhi, India
Local residents break their day-long fast as they attend a protest against a new citizenship law on Dec 22.




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Guatemala City, Guatemala
Guatemalan municipal firefighter Hector Chacon, dressed as Santa Claus, goes down a cable from a bridge to deliver presents to children on Dec. 22.

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Hong Kong
People wearing masks stand during a rally to show support for Uighurs and their fight for human rights on Dec. 22.




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Pyongyang, North Korea
Locals participate in a public dance on the 28th anniversary of the start of Chairman Kim Jong Il's leadership of the Korean People's Army at the Monument to Party Founding on Dec. 24.




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Gaza City
A youth takes a picture of "2020" sign placed along the Mediterranean sea waterfront on Dec. 23.




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Venice, Italy
A man stands on a flooded street during high tide on Dec. 24




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Sofia, Bulgaria
Members of the Vespa Club Bulgaria ride their scooters dressed as Santa Claus in front of Alexander Nevski cathedral on Dec. 21.




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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
VW Beetle cars are parked during the first gathering of classic Volkswagen owners on Dec. 21.




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Engelberg, Switzerland
Austria's Stefan Kraft competes during the men's FIS Ski Jumping World Cup competition on Dec. 22.




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Cairo, Egypt
Heavy fog covers a bridge spanning the Nile on Dec. 23.




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Bodhgaya, India
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (C) is helped as he walks on a visit to the sacred Bodhi tree at the World Heritage Site of Mahabodhi Temple on Dec. 25.




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Santiago, Chile
Demonstrators clash with riot police during a protest against Chilean President Sebastián Piñera's government on Dec. 20.

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London, England
The 2019 Christmas card of Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall on a Christmas tree at Clarence House on Dec. 20.




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Surat, India
Indian brides sit for a mass wedding on Dec. 21. More than a hundred couples tied the knot at the mass wedding.




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Berkshire, England
Britain's Queen Elizabeth poses, after recording her annual Christmas Day message in Windsor Castle, in this undated picture released on Dec. 24.




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Berlin, Germany
Rabbis Shmuel Segal (L) and Yehuda Teichtal dance and sing traditional songs after blessing a giant menorah set up in front of the Brandenburg Gate to celebrate Hanukkah, on Dec. 20.




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Nikšić, Montenegro
Orthodox Serbian Christian believers stand under umbrellas in front of the Church of Saint Basil of Ostrog during a service ceremony organized by the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) council on Dec. 21.




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Hollywood, Florida, US
A woman sits on the hood of her car after it stalled in flood waters as she was driving on Dec. 23.




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A Guarda, Spain
Waves hit the jetty of the port as the Fabien storm strikes on Dec. 21.




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Aceh, Indonesia
People walk on a pier at Lhokseudu beach on Dec. 24.




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Wiltshire, England
People gather at Stonehenge to mark the winter solstice, and to witness the sunrise after the longest night of the year on Dec. 22.




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Valparaiso, Chile
View of burnt vehicles after a forest fire at the Rocuant hill on Dec. 25.




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Munich, Germany
Mustafa Danguir and troupe perform during the premiere of the new Circus Krone winter program on Dec. 25.