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The day in photos: Dec. 23, 2016

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Lions’ Christmas party at Hagenbeck’s zoo in Hamburg
A lioness opens up Christmas presents in her enclosure in Hagenbeck’s zoo in Hamburg, Germany. Reuters

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A dancer performs on a tree in temperatures below minus 37 degrees Celsius in Mohe
A dancer performs on a tree in temperatures below minus 37 degrees Celsius (minus 34.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in Mohe, Heilongjiang province, China. Reuters

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Palestinian protester, dressed as Santa Claus, holds a Palestinian flag during a protest against the Israeli barrier, in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah
A Palestinian protester, dressed as Santa Claus, holds a Palestinian flag during a protest against the Israeli barrier, in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah. Reuters

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Journalists and police observe the destruction of fireworks confiscated from illegal vendors before the Christmas and New Year holidays, in Lima
Journalists and police observe the destruction of about one ton of fireworks confiscated from illegal vendors before the Christmas and New Year holidays, in Lima, Peru. Reuters

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A man dressed as Santa Claus rides a Christmas decorated vehicle in Jiyeh
A man dressed as Santa Claus rides a Christmas decorated vehicle in Jiyeh, south Lebanon. Reuters

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Brazil’s interim President Temer attends a meeting with Brazil’s Senate President Calheiros as the Planning Minister Juca in Brasilia
Brazil’s interim President Michel Temer (C) attends a meeting with Brazil’s Senate President Renan Calheiros (centre, R) and Planning Minister Romero Juca (centre, L) in Brasilia, Brazil. Reuters

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Anti-government demonstrators gesture atop a press car of Tv Record as they attend a demonstration against a constitutional amendment, known as PEC 55, that limits public spending, in front of Brazil’s National Congress in Brasilia
Anti-government demonstrators gesture atop a press car of Tv Record as they attend a demonstration against a constitutional amendment, known as PEC 55, that limits public spending, in front of Brazil’s National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil. Reuters

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Akram Abu al-Foz decorates a Christmas tree with empty shells which he painted, in the rebel held besieged city of Douma
Akram Abu al-Foz decorates a Christmas tree with empty shells which he painted, in the rebel held besieged city of Douma, in the eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria. Reuters

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APTOPIX India Daily Life
An Indian girl fishes with bare hands on the dried bed of the River Tawi in Jammu, India. The river is considered holy, as are most rivers in India. AP

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APTOPIX Singapore Christmas
People are silhouetted as they walk through a light installation titled “Universal Journey” comprising of 824,961 light bulbs at the Universal Studios Singapore as part of celebrations in the lead up to Christmas in Singapore. AP

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APTOPIX India Weather
An Indian farmer walks in his field enveloped by thick fog near Hisar, India. AP

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CORRECTION APTOPIX Iraq Christmas In Camps
Kayaks, 7, poses for a picture holding toy gun in a camp where Christians displaced by Islamic State militants are living, in Irbil, Iraq. AP

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