A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 8, 2019

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A reveler depicting a grim reaper runs during a traditional St. Nicholas procession in the village of Valasska Polanka, Czech Republic, Dec. 7, 2019.

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A hundred activists hold portraits of President Emmanuel Macron upside down to urge France to take action during the U.N. COP 25 climate talks in Madrid, Spain, during a gathering at Place du Trocadero facing the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

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Borge Ousland (L) of Norway and South African-born Swiss Mike Horn pose as they arrive at the Lance icebreaker boat in Norwegian waters of the Arctic Ocean, after succesfully crossing the Arctic Ocean on skis. (Handout picture by the Mike Horn Sarl)

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A handout photo released by Dhammakaya Fondation shows monks lining up for alms during the alms-giving ceremony to 30,000 monks at Chanmyatha Airport in Mandalay, Myanmar.