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World news in pictures

World news in pictures

  • 1/31 30 December 2016

    Nepalese Gurung community women wear traditional attire dance during a parade to mark their New Year known as 'Tamu Loshar' in Kathmandu, Nepal. The indigenous Gurungs, also known as Tamu, are celebrating the advent of the year of the bird

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    At least five workers were killed and scores more feared trapped on December 30 after a massive mound of earth caved in at a coal mine in eastern India

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    People gather near the site of a coal mine collapse near Lalmatia in Godda district, in eastern Jharkhand state6. At least five workers were killed and scores more feared trapped after a massive mound of earth caved in at a coal mine in eastern India

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    Fog descends upon Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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    The sun rises over the skyline, seen from a balcony on the 42nd floor of a building on a foggy day in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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    A Palestinian woman lies on the ground after she was shot and wounded by Israeli security forces while approaching the Qalandia checkpoint with a knife, between Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank

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    A Palestinian woman lies on the ground after she was shot and wounded by Israeli security forces while approaching the Qalandia checkpoint with a knife, between Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank

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    A Palestinian woman lying on the ground is attended to after she was shot and wounded by Israeli security forces while approaching the Qalandia checkpoint with a knife, between Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank

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  • 9/31 29 December 2016

    The Russian flag flies at half mast at the Consulate-General of Russia in San Francisco, California. President Barack Obama unleashed a barrage of retaliatory measures against Moscow for meddling in the US election, imposing sanctions on two intelligence agencies, expelling 35 agents and shuttering two Russian compounds inside the United States in New York and Maryland

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    Yellow underwear for sell at a store in Medellin, Colombia, where tradition holds that it brings prosperity and good luck if you wear them on New Year's Eve

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  • 11/31 29 December 2016

    The body of Haya, a 3-year-old Syrian girl, lies at a makeshift morgue in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of Damascus, following reported air strikes

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  • 12/31 29 December 2016

    Memorial items are left at one of the Hollywood Walk of Fame stars for actress Debbie Reynolds and daughter Carrie Fisher, in Hollywood, California.

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  • 13/31 29 December 2016

    Novelist Asli Erdogan hugs her mother Mine Aydostlu after being released from the Bakirkoy prison in Istanbul. An Istanbul court ordered the release of one of Turkey's most celebrated novelists after over four months in jail on charges of terror propaganda, as the authorities detained a leading investigative journalist over his tweet

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  • 14/31 29 December 2016

    People wait in line to eat at the Carnegie Deli in New York. After 79 years of serving up heaps of cured meat, the Carnegie slices its last ridiculously oversized sandwich. Days before it shuts its doors, the line stretched down the block outside the Manhattan deli as hungry patrons waited to chow down on its famous $20 pastrami sandwich

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    Followers of Yoruba goddess Yemanja participate in a ceremony in her honour at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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    As the year winds down, Brazilian worshippers of Yemanja celebrate the deity, offerings flowers and launching boats, large and small, into the ocean in exchange for blessings in the coming year. The belief in the goddess comes from the West African Yoruba culture

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    The faithful enter the ocean during a ceremony honouring Yemanja, Yoruba Goddess of the Sea, as part of traditional New Year's celebrations on the sands of Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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    A woman passes in front of a graffiti which reads 'Army Killer' in Guatemala City during the activities marking the 20th anniversary of the signing of the peace in Guatemala after 36 years of internal armed conflict (1960-1996)

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  • 19/31 28 December 2016

    The world's highest bridge, the Beipanjiang Bridge, near Bijie in southwest China's Guizhou province has opened to traffic in China, connecting two southwestern provinces and reducing travel time by three quarters

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    The world's highest bridge, the Beipanjiang Bridge, near Bijie in southwest China's Guizhou province has opened to traffic in China, connecting two southwestern provinces and reducing travel time by three quarters

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    Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, embraces Bana Al-Abed, 7, from Aleppo, Syria, at his Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey

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    Relatives grieve by the corpse of victim of a blast in a fireworks market, flattened by a huge blast that killed at least 26 and injured dozens, who lies on the ground in Mexico City

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    View of the utter destruction caused by a huge blast in a fireworks market in Mexico City, killing at least nine people and injuring 70, according to police

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  • 24/31 20 December 2016

    Late Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov's wife Marina reacts next to the flag-wrapped coffin during a ceremony at Esenboga airport in Ankara, Turkey

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  • 25/31 19 December 2016

    Andrey Karlov lying dead after being shot by policeman Mevlut Mert Altintas at a gallery in Ankara, Turkey

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    Honour guards carry the coffin of police officer Tugay Can Kizilirmak, 26, who was killed outside the Besiktas football club stadium

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    Family members mourn as honour guards carry the coffin of police officer Tugay Can Kizilirmak, 26, who was killed outside the Besiktas football club stadium in Istanbul

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    Brazilian Chapecoense footballer Alan Ruschel, one of the survivors of the LaMia airliner air crash in Colombia two weeks ago, arrives at hospital in Chapeco, Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil

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    Nadia Murad breaks down crying as Lamia Haji Bashar delivers a speech at the European parliament in Strasbourg, after being awarded laureates of the 2016 Sakharov human rights prize

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    Police officers comfort each other after explosions near the Besiktas football club stadium Vodafone Arena in Istanbul. Turkey

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    A woman stands on the ruin of a market after an earthquake in Meureudu, Aceh province, Indonesia

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Mourinho says Silva comparison are 'unfair' as United take on Hull

Both Mourinho and Silva had similar starts to their managerial careers

Morgan's family upset over criticism of decision to miss Bangladesh

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Mark Brown May’s mental health speech merely fixes problems the Tories created

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Chewing Gum's Michaela Coel interview: 'My mum used to shave my pubes'

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Major Tom meets Coronation Street

A year ago today, David Bowie died. One week later, David Barnett started writing ‘Calling Major Tom’. Like many people, Barnett could not escape the influence had on his life

Lola Kirke's armpits sends body positive message at Golden Globes

Actress also wore a badge with a political message to Paul Ryan

Inside Ethiopia’s dying World Heritage Site

The Simien Mountains are on Unesco’s Danger List – we checked out a new tourist venture that claims to be trying to save the area

The Battery in San Francisco is a design powerhouse

Forever seeking the world’s most stylish hotspots for our Design Destination series, Amira Hashish pays a visit to The Battery in California

Chart highlights severity of NHS hospital bed shortage crisis

The myth of romantic love may be ruining your health

Seven of the world’s most exciting buildings opening in 2017

Fears of a year of rising household bills grow

Porn blocks in Iran break the internet across the world

The country’s strange technique was meant to stop people watching adult videos, but had a much broader effect than intended

Dishonored 2's Emily Kaldwin leads the way for women in video games

Emily marks a new breed of female playable character that’s helping to better diversify the gaming sphere – and create better games in the process

The 25 best video games of 2016

The Independent's verdict on the past year in video-gaming