Indian girls are silhouetted against the setting sun as they hold cutouts of digits and a syringe while celebrating the upcoming new year in Bhopal, India. EPA
Indian girls are silhouetted against the setting sun as they hold cutouts of digits and a syringe while celebrating the upcoming new year in Bhopal, India. EPA
Spotted owlets basks in the sun on a tree branch in Kathmandu. AFP
Spotted owlets basks in the sun on a tree branch in Kathmandu. AFP
Lights are projected on the Louvre's Museum Pyramid during the tuning of the performance of the French Dj David Guetta in Paris. The third edition of the Guetta's 'United at Home' concert will be broadcasted 31 December for the New Year Eve celebration on social media and TV. Due to the still high number of Covid-19 cases, a curfew is imposed between 8pm and 6am effective from 15 December 2020 and all the streets gathering or celebrations are cancelled. EPA
Lights are projected on the Louvre's Museum Pyramid during the tuning of the performance of the French Dj David Guetta in Paris. The third edition of the Guetta's 'United at Home' concert will be broadcasted 31 December for the New Year Eve celebration on social media and TV. Due to the still high number of Covid-19 cases, a curfew is imposed between 8pm and 6am effective from 15 December 2020 and all the streets gathering or celebrations are cancelled. EPA
Surfer Nathan Florence of the US wipes out, during practice at Sunset Beach in Pupukea, Oahu, Hawaii. Pro surfers are getting ready for the beginning of the 2021 World Surfing League championship season in January. AFP
Surfer Nathan Florence of the US wipes out, during practice at Sunset Beach in Pupukea, Oahu, Hawaii. Pro surfers are getting ready for the beginning of the 2021 World Surfing League championship season in January. AFP
A moon ring also called a winter halo, is seen over a Thai house at the beach in Koh Chang island, Thailand. Reuters
A moon ring also called a winter halo, is seen over a Thai house at the beach in Koh Chang island, Thailand. Reuters
Farmer Tomislav Suknaic with his horse in front of his damaged household in Majske Poljan village after an earthquake in Croatia. Reuters
Farmer Tomislav Suknaic with his horse in front of his damaged household in Majske Poljan village after an earthquake in Croatia. Reuters
A rescue helicopter view shows the aftermath of a landslide at a residential area in Ask village, about 40km north of Oslo, Norway. According to police several people went missing. Reuters
A rescue helicopter view shows the aftermath of a landslide at a residential area in Ask village, about 40km north of Oslo, Norway. According to police several people went missing. Reuters
People walk along the river Daugava in Riga, Latvia, during sunset. The Latvian government decided on 30 December to extend the state of emergency in the country to 7 February 2021. EPA
People walk along the river Daugava in Riga, Latvia, during sunset. The Latvian government decided on 30 December to extend the state of emergency in the country to 7 February 2021. EPA
Anti-Brexit campaigner Steve Bray poses with placards in Parliament Square outside the Houses of Parliament in London, as MPs debate the second reading of the EU Future Relationship Bill. AFP
Anti-Brexit campaigner Steve Bray poses with placards in Parliament Square outside the Houses of Parliament in London, as MPs debate the second reading of the EU Future Relationship Bill. AFP
A view of the Cold Full Moon seen from the city of Guadalajara in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. The 'Cold Moon' is characterised by shorter days and longer nights at this time of the year. EPA
A view of the Cold Full Moon seen from the city of Guadalajara in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. The 'Cold Moon' is characterised by shorter days and longer nights at this time of the year. EPA
People with and without protective masks on their faces dance during a concert at a live house in Wuhan, China. Life in Wuhan, a Chinese city of more than 11 million, is returning to normal. EPA
People with and without protective masks on their faces dance during a concert at a live house in Wuhan, China. Life in Wuhan, a Chinese city of more than 11 million, is returning to normal. EPA
Daphne Munoz and her mother sanitise a gift before giving it to friends during her drive-thru quinceanera (coming of age of 15-year-olds) celebration amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Reuters
Daphne Munoz and her mother sanitise a gift before giving it to friends during her drive-thru quinceanera (coming of age of 15-year-olds) celebration amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Reuters

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World in focus - best photos for December 31, 2020

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