A look at some of the best news photos of 2021 from around the world.
Photos of the Year 2021
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A winter swimming enthusiast swims in a partly frozen lake during snowfall at a park in Shenyang, in northeastern China's Liaoning province, Nov. 22, 2021.
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A passenger tries to find a flight as several airlines have stopped flying out of South Africa, amidst the spread of the new Omicron variant, at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, Nov. 28, 2021.
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Macaque monkeys climb onto a news photographer at the Phra Prang Sam Yod temple during the annual Monkey Buffet Festival in Lopburi province, north of Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 28, 2021.
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A fissure is seen next to a house covered with ash on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain, Dec.1 2021. A fresh stream of lava from the volcano threatened to engulf a parish church that has so far survived the eruption which shows no signs of relenting in its tenth week.