A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 19, 2018
![The Boring Company unveils the first test tunnel of a proposed underground transportation network across Los Angeles County during an event in Hawthorne, California, U.S., Dec. 18, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/102a0e8c-9c7b-4bea-ac76-413ff97d10e8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The Boring Company unveils the first test tunnel of a proposed underground transportation network across Los Angeles County during an event in Hawthorne, California, U.S., Dec. 18, 2018.
![EU Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager (L) and EU Research, Science and Innovation Commissioner Carlos Moedas (R) laugh together prior to the EU Commissioners weekly college meeting at The European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3893fdeb-f284-4c98-a523-cf0b7bf7763c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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EU Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager (L) and EU Research, Science and Innovation Commissioner Carlos Moedas (R) laugh together prior to the EU Commissioners weekly college meeting at The European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
![Pope Francis looks at a guide dog during the weekly general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican in Rome.](https://gdb.voanews.com/af9d6745-4ecf-430d-a473-b69d99125a5a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pope Francis looks at a guide dog during the weekly general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican in Rome.
![Chilean dockworkers clash with riot police during a protest against port operator TPS (South Pacific Terminal), to demand temporary workers be included in collective bargaining, Valparaiso, Chile, Dec. 18, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e79a5521-c5e1-4fe2-b66e-251c23987ae4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Chilean dockworkers clash with riot police during a protest against port operator TPS (South Pacific Terminal), to demand temporary workers be included in collective bargaining, Valparaiso, Chile, Dec. 18, 2018.