The day in photos

The day in photos

Dec 16, 2014

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The sun shines through a Christmas Tree next the to the Brighton Wheel in Brighton, southern England December 16, 2014. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

The sun shines through a Christmas tree near the Brighton Wheel in Brighton, England. Reuters

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Sierra Leonean doctors practise wearing protective clothing in the Ebola Training Academy in Freetown, Sierra Leone, December 16, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner(SIERRA LEONE - Tags: HEALTH DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Doctors in Freetown, Sierra Leone practice putting on protective gear for Ebola treatment. Reuters

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epa04530273 A young harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) swims in the bassin of their enclosure in the Wroclaw Zoo, in Wroclaw, Poland, 15 December 2014. Three young seals that came to Wroclaw from Switzerland and Germany, are the latest increment of the zoo. EPA/MACIEJ KULCZYNSKI POLAND OUT

A harbour seal swims in a Wroclaw, Poland, zoo. EPA

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Women mourn their relative Mohammed Ali Khan, 15, a student who was killed during an attack by Taliban gunmen on the Army Public School, at his house in Peshawar December 16, 2014. At least 132 students and nine staff members were killed on Tuesday after Taliban gunmen broke into a school in the Pakistani city of Peshawar and opened fire, witnesses said, in the bloodiest massacre the country has seen for years. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Women mourn victims of the Army Public School shooting in Peshawar, Pakistan. Reuters

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Indigenous men sit in front of policemen during a protest against the policies of President Dilma Rousseff's government at the Brazilian congress in Brasilia December 16, 2014. REUTERS/Joedson Alves (BRAZIL - Tags: ENVIRONMENT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Indigenous men protest in Brasilia, Brazil. Reuters

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 16: A man cries as he pays his respect at Martin Place on December 16, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. The siege in Sydney's Lindt Cafe in Martin Place is over after 16 hours. Police raided the cafe just after 2am AEDT on Tuesday morning. Three people have been confirmed killed, two hostages and the gunman. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

A man cries while paying respects to siege victims in Sydney, Australia. Getty

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BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 14: The ruins the dome of a mosque that was hit by the tsunami is seen on December 14, 2014 in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Aceh was the worst hit location, being the closest major city to the epicentre of the 9.1 magnitude quake, suffering a huge hit from the following tsunami and resulting in around 130,000 deaths. Throughout the affected region of eleven countries, nearly 230,000 people were killed, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

The ruins of a Banda Aceh, Indonesia, mosque destroyed in a tsunami 10 years ago is seen today. Getty

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YANTAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 16: (CHINA OUT) Two Siberian Tigers play in the snow at Nanshan Zoo on December 16, 2014 in Yantai, Shandong province of China. Heavy snow fell in China's east Shandong province due to the cold air in coastal areas and Yantai Meteorological Center had issued an orange alert about the ice roads. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)

Siberian tigers play in the snow in their Yantai, China, zoo enclosure. Getty

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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 16: U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx (R) speaks to members of the media as Deputy Administrator of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration David Friedman (2nd R) listens after an event to discuss the crackdown on drunken driving and to release drunken driving death statistics for 2013 at the Department of Transportation December 16, 2014 in Washington, DC. The event was to kick off the annual "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign to crackdown holiday drunken driving, and to release a new Android mobile app to help people who have been drinking to get a safe ride home. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Transportation Sec. Anthony Foxx speaks to the media in Washington. Getty

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DOVER, DE - DECEMBER 16: A U.S. Army carry team moves the transfer case of U.S. Army Spc. Wyatt J. Martin during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base, on December 16, 2014 in Dover, Delaware. Spc. Martin, who was from Mesa, Arizona, was killed in when his military vehicle was bombed by Taliban militants, near Kabul in Parwan Province of Afghanistan. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Soldiers have a dignified transfer for Spc. Wyatt J. Martin’s remains in Dover, Del. Getty

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A baby giraffe is making her public debut at the Como Zoo in St. Paul, Minn., Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. The six-foot-tall calf, named Skye, was born nearly three weeks ago, on Nov. 25, weighing in at 145 pounds. It marked the 18th giraffe birth at the zoo in the past two decades. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Brian Mark Peterson)

A baby giraffe debuts in a St. Paul, Minn., zoo, accompanied by her mother. AP

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NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 16: Jeffrey Straus (L), President of Countdown Entertainment and Tim Tompkins, President of the Times Square Alliance Ð co-organizers of Times Square 2015 attend New Year's Eve numerals arrivalsÊinÊTimes Square prior to installation atop One Times Square, at Times Square on December 16, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

Thee 2015 numerals arrive in Times Square. Getty

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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 16: (EDITORS NOTE: This images was created using digital filter) A visitor enjoys the Winter Wonderland Christmas Theme Park on December 16, 2014 in London, England. The festive event is held annually in Hyde Park and features a number of attractions including fairground rides, a Ferris wheel and a German market, and opens to the public between November 21 to January 4. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Visitors enjoy the Winter Wonderland Christmas theme park in London. Getty

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BERLIN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 16: The first lamp of a large scale menorah in front of the Brandenburg Gate lights after it was lights by Rabbis Yehuda Teichtal and German Interior Minist Thomas de Maiziere on December 16, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. It is the first day in the celebration of Hanukkah. Berlin is home to a growing Jewish population, many of whom are immigrants from the former Soviet Union, after the local Jewish community was devastated by the Holocaust before and during World War II. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images)

A menorah rests in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany. Getty

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A noose hangs demanding death penalty for rapists, as Indians participate in a candlelit vigil protesting violence against women as they mark the second anniversary of the deadly gang rape of a student on a bus, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. The case sparked public outrage and helped make womens safety a common topic of conversation in a country where rape is often viewed as a womans personal shame to bear. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

A noose hangs demanding the death penalty for rapists at a memorial for gang rape victims in New Delhi, India. AP

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Morning fog engulfs a village outside Izbasesti, Romania, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. Severe fog affected large areas of Romania causing traffic disruptions. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Fog covers Izbasesti, Romania. AP

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Santa Claus gets a nose rub from Huey, a Catahoula puppy during the Yappy Hour Christmas "Paw-ty" to benefit Animal Care and Protective Services Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014 at the Jacksonville Landing in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Will Dickey)

Santa nuzzles with a puppy in Jacksonville, Fla. AP

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In this Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014 photo provided by the Chicago Zoological Society, a 3 1/2-foot male bottlenose dolphin calf, born on Friday, Dec 12, swims with his 9-year-old mother, Allison, at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. The unnamed calf weighs about about 35-40 pounds. (AP Photo/Chicago Zoological Society, Jim Schulz)

Dolphins play at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. AP

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epa04530272 A young harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) looks on in their enclosure in the Wroclaw Zoo, in Wroclaw, Poland, 15 December 2014. Three young seals that came to Wroclaw from Switzerland and Germany, are the latest increment of the zoo. EPA/MACIEJ KULCZYNSKI POLAND OUT

A young harbor seal plays in a Wroclaw, Poland, zoo. EPA

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