Daniela Haralambie of Romania during the women's FIS Ski Jumping World Cup competition in Engelberg, Switzerland. AP
Daniela Haralambie of Romania during the women's FIS Ski Jumping World Cup competition in Engelberg, Switzerland. AP
A woman sleeps on a discarded sofa next to a mural depicting Pablo Picasso's 'Guernica' in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AP
A woman sleeps on a discarded sofa next to a mural depicting Pablo Picasso's 'Guernica' in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AP
Protesters from Jewish Voice for Peace are arrested in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for blocking traffic during a call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Reuters
Protesters from Jewish Voice for Peace are arrested in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for blocking traffic during a call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Reuters
Migrants in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona, wait to be transported by the US border patrol after crossing the border wall into the US from Mexico. Reuters
Migrants in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona, wait to be transported by the US border patrol after crossing the border wall into the US from Mexico. Reuters
Viviane Oliveira has her make-up done before a Christmas celebration organised by the NGO Favela Mundo in the Caju slums complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Reuters
Viviane Oliveira has her make-up done before a Christmas celebration organised by the NGO Favela Mundo in the Caju slums complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Reuters
A priest in Buenaventura, Colombia, blesses the crew of the ARC Simon Bolivar before its departure to Antarctica. EPA
A priest in Buenaventura, Colombia, blesses the crew of the ARC Simon Bolivar before its departure to Antarctica. EPA
Paris Saint Germain's Polish goalkeeper, Kararzyna Kiedrzynek, during a Uefa Women's Champions League match against AS Roma at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. AFP
Paris Saint Germain's Polish goalkeeper, Kararzyna Kiedrzynek, during a Uefa Women's Champions League match against AS Roma at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. AFP
Rail traffic in New Jersey was disrupted by this bull on the tracks at Newark Penn Station. AP
Rail traffic in New Jersey was disrupted by this bull on the tracks at Newark Penn Station. AP
A woman in traditional Hanfu clothing outside the Forbidden City during a snowfall in Beijing, China. Getty Images
A woman in traditional Hanfu clothing outside the Forbidden City during a snowfall in Beijing, China. Getty Images
Ilona Horvath using virtual reality goggles in the Margareta nursing home in Kecskemet, Hungary. Reuters
Ilona Horvath using virtual reality goggles in the Margareta nursing home in Kecskemet, Hungary. Reuters

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December 15, 2023

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