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A football hooligan throws stones at police during a clash after Myanmar lost Indonesia in the match of 27th SEA Games football tournament, Yangon, Myanmar.
A football hooligan throws stones at police during a clash after Myanmar lost Indonesia in the match of 27th SEA Games football tournament in Yangon, Myanmar. Photograph: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA

Fireworks are seen in the skies of capital of Manama, as Bahrain celebrates its 42nd National day.
Fireworks are seen in the skies of capital of Manama, as Bahrain celebrates its 42nd National day. Photograph: Hamad I Mohammad/Reuters

Brad Haddin of Australia takes a catch to dismiss Joe Root of England during day four of the Third Ashes Test Match between Australia and England at WACA in Perth, Australia.
Brad Haddin of Australia takes a catch to dismiss Joe Root of England during day four of the Third Ashes Test Match between Australia and England at WACA in Perth, Australia. Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

The opposition en passant: Pro-European Union activists play chess during a rally in Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine. Weeks of angry pro-European Union protests as well as Western pressure have forced Yanukoyvch to make some concessions to the opposition. Last week Yanukovych called for an amnesty for some of the activists detained.
En passant: Pro-European Union activists play chess during a rally in Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine. Weeks of angry pro-European Union protests as well as Western pressure have forced Yanukoyvch to make some concessions to the opposition. Last week Yanukovych called for an amnesty for some of the activists detained. Photograph: Dmitry Lovetsky/AP

Nose blowing in progress: Hungary's Piroska Szamoransky (R) vies with Spain's Begona Fernandez (L) during their Women's Handball World Championship 2013 eight-final match Hungary vs Spain n Novi Sad, Serbia.
Nose blowing in progress: Hungary's Piroska Szamoransky (R) vies with Spain's Begona Fernandez (L) during their Women's Handball World Championship 2013 eight-final match Hungary vs Spain n Novi Sad, Serbia. Photograph: Pedja Milosavljevic/AFP/Getty Images

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Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield poses in front of the Apollo 10 Command Module, which travelled around the Moon in 1969, during a visit to the Science Museum in London.
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield poses in front of the Apollo 10 Command Module, which travelled around the Moon in 1969, during a visit to the Science Museum in London. Photograph: Bethany Clarke/Getty Images

A supporter of indigenous people is grabbed by police officers during a protest at the old Indian Museum, next to the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A supporter of indigenous people is grabbed by police officers during a protest at the old Indian Museum, next to the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photograph: Silvia Izquierdo/AP

Palestinian civil defence volunteers evacuate people from their houses, flooded with rainwater in the northern Gaza Strip.
Palestinian civil defence volunteers evacuate people from their houses, flooded with rainwater in the northern Gaza Strip. Israel allowed the entry of 450,000 litres of fuel, paid for by Qatar, into the Gaza Strip on Sunday to enable the Palestinian territory's sole power plant to resume operations. Photograph: Mohammed Salem/Reuters

Midwives confront French gendarmes during a demonstration in Paris as part of a nationwide strike to obtain an improvement in their status.
Midwives confront French gendarmes during a demonstration in Paris as part of a nationwide strike to obtain an improvement in their status. Photograph: Jacques Demarthon/AFP/Getty Images

People wait outside a closed bank in Bangui, Central African Republic. 600 people have been killed in the country in the last 11 days and France has sent 1,600 troops to support an African-led mission trying to restore order.
People wait outside a closed bank in Bangui, Central African Republic. 600 people have been killed in the country in the last 11 days and France has sent 1,600 troops to support an African-led mission trying to restore order. Photograph: Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images

An Indian woman sells portraits and books of lower caste leaders as lower caste people gather near the Indian parliament for a protest demanding affirmative action in private company jobs, in New Delhi, India.
An Indian woman sells portraits and books of lower caste leaders as lower caste people gather near the Indian parliament for a protest demanding affirmative action in private company jobs, in New Delhi, India. Photograph: Saurabh Das/AP

Naval police officers continue their search for five missing youths at Meco beach in Portugal after seven friends aged 21 to 25 were swept away by a wave on Sunday. One survived, another was found dead, and four girls and a boy remain missing.
Naval police officers continue their search for five missing youths at Meco beach in Portugal after seven friends aged 21 to 25 were swept away by a wave on Sunday. One survived, another was found dead, and four girls and a boy remain missing. Photograph: Rafael Marchante/Reuters

Bangladeshi people gather at a rally to mark the country's Victory Day in Dhaka .
Bangladeshi people gather at a rally to mark the country's Victory Day in Dhaka. Photograph: Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images

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Men decorate a Christmas tree on the roof of their house in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Men decorate a Christmas tree on the roof of their house in Islamabad, Pakistan. Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters

Sculptures by Giulio Paolini are displayed in the exhibition Anni 70 Arte a Roma (70's Art in Rome) during a press preview at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome.
Sculptures by Giulio Paolini on display in the exhibition Anni 70 Arte a Roma (70's Art in Rome) during a press preview at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome. Photograph: Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images

Highline tightrope walker Julien Millot performs on the Paradaski cable way, 380m high, in front of the Mont Blanc mountain in La Plagne.
The highline tightrope walker Julien Millot performs on the Paradaski cable way, which is 380 metres (1,200ft) high, in front of Mont Blanc in the Alps. Photograph: Jean-Pierre Clatot/AFP/Getty Images

Nepalese domestic migrant worker Om Kumar Chaudhary, aged 23, fixes a goods lift at a 60 feet high construction building in Kathmandu, Nepal, 16 December 2013 in preparaton for a job in Qatar. He currently earns about 180 dollars a month, but expects to earn more than twice once in Qatar.
Migrant worker Om Kumar Chaudhary fixes a goods lift on an 18-metre-high (60ft) building in Kathmandu, Nepal, in preparation for a job in Qatar. Om is one of more than 300,000 Nepalese youth leaving the country each year because of a lack of job opportunities in the country. Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA

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Politicians gather around Chancellor Angel Merkel duringg informal talks after the coalition government agreement signing ceremony in Berlin.
Politicians gather around the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, during informal talks after the signing of the new "grand coalition" government agreement between the conservative CDU/CDU union and the social democratic SPD party, in Berlin. Photograph: Tobias Schwarz/Reuters

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Here's today's Sport picture of the day - a freestyle skier and his shadow

James Woods of Great Britain soars to sixth place in the men's ski slopestyle at the Dew Tour iON Mountain Championships in Breckenridge, Colorado.
James Woods of Great Britain soars to sixth place in the men's ski slopestyle at the Dew Tour iON Mountain Championships in Breckenridge, Colorado. Click here to enlarge the image. Photograph: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images

Palestinians walk on a snow-covered hill in the West Bank city of Nablus. Thousands of people remained without electricity, after a four-day snowstorm hit the Middle East. See more pictures in our gallery here.
Palestinians walk on a snow-covered hill in the West Bank city of Nablus. Thousands of people remain without electricity after a four-day snowstorm hit the Middle East. See more pictures in our gallery here. Photograph: Alaa Badarneh/EPA

Giant panda Yang Guang loks out from his enclosure, at Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland. The two giant pandas, Yang Guang and Tian Tian, are expected to attract their one millionth visitor over the Christmas period.
Giant panda Yang Guang looks out from his enclosure at Edinburgh zoo, Scotland. The zoo's two giant pandas, Yang Guang and Tian Tian, are expected to attract their one millionth visitor over the Christmas period. Photograph: Russell Cheyne/Reuters

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Visitors to the Voortrekker Monument watch as a ray of sunlight shines on the unmarked tomb in the basement of the monument during Day of Reconciliation celebrations in Pretoria, South Africa.
Visitors to the Voortrekker Monument watch as a ray of sunlight shines on the unmarked tomb in the basement of the monument during Day of Reconciliation celebrations in Pretoria, South Africa. Photograph: Markus Schreiber/AP

Prime Minister David Cameron and former England footballer Michael Owen visit British soldiers at Camp Bastion, during a Christmas visit to the military in Helmand province.
The British prime minister, David Cameron, and former England footballer Michael Owen meet soldiers on a Christmas visit to soldiers at Camp Bastion in Helmand province. Photograph: Lefteris Pitarakis/AP

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French President Francois Hollande pays his respects in front of the flag-draped coffin of one of the two members of the 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment who died in the Central African Republic, during a ceremony in Paris.
The French president, François Hollande, pays his respects in front of the flag-draped coffin of one of the two members of the 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment who died in the Central African Republic, during a ceremony in Paris. Photograph: Yoan Valat/AFP/Getty Images

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Supporters of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) applaud during a protest in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Supporters of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue party (CNRP) applaud during a protest in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Photograph: Mak Remissa/EPA

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North Koreans gather on the steps of Mansu Hill to lay flowers near statues of the late leaders, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang, on the eve of the second anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il.
North Koreans gather on the steps of Mansu Hill to lay flowers near statues of the late leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang, on the eve of the second anniversary of the death of Kim Jong-il. Photograph: David Guttenfelder/AP

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A two-week-old orangutan is pictured with its mother at Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire.
A two-week-old orangutan is pictured with its mother at Twycross zoo in Leicestershire. Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA

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Austrian politicians Werner Faymann, right, and Michael Spindelegger share a tiny toast in front of the Chancellery in Vienna after being sworn in. Austria's mainstream pro-European parties have agreed to extend their coalition government for a second five-year term.
Austrian politicians Werner Faymann, right, and Michael Spindelegger share a tiny toast in front of the Chancellery in Vienna after being sworn in. Austria's mainstream pro-European parties have agreed to extend their coalition government for a second five-year term. Photograph: Leonhard Foeger/Reuters

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Protesters carry candles as they shout slogans during a protest to mark the first anniversary of the Delhi gang rape, in New Delhi, India.
Protesters carry candles at a protest to mark the first anniversary of the Delhi gang rape, in New Delhi, India. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters

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A long skater speeds away on the rain-wet ice on lake Orlangen, Sweden.
A skater speeds away on the rain-wet ice on lake Orlangen, Sweden. Photograph: Tobias Rostlund/AFP/Getty Images

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Protesters guard the barricades in Independence Square in Kiev. President Viktor Yanukovych's decision to scrap key agreements with the EU last month and then use police force against protesters has sparked the largest demonstrations in the Ukraine since 2004.
Protesters guard the barricades in Independence Square in Kiev. President Viktor Yanukovych's decision to scrap key agreements with the EU last month and then use police force against protesters has sparked the largest demonstrations in the Ukraine since 2004. Photograph: Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP/Getty Images

Here's today's Eyewitness: Usain Bolt takes on a bus

The Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt beats a bus in a 100m exhibition race on 9 de Julio Avenue, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt beats a bus in a 100m exhibition race on 9 de Julio Avenue, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Click here to see a larger image. Photograph: Rodolfo Pezzoni/AP

A giant sinkhole has opened up in Guangyun, China, swallowing up at least 12 buildings. See a gallery of other sinkholes around the world here.
A giant sinkhole has opened up in Guangyun, China, swallowing up at least 12 buildings. See a gallery of other sinkholes around the world here. Photograph: Imaginechina/Rex

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A man examines the wreckage after a bus fell off an elevated expressway and crashed onto a van below in Taguig city, in the Philippines. At least 21 people were killed in the incident.
A man examines the wreckage after a bus fell off an elevated expressway and crashed on to a van below in Taguig city in the Philippines. At least 21 people were killed in the incident. Photograph: George Calvelo/NurPhoto/Rex

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Bangladeshi schoolchildren, members of the Bangladesh Army and officials gather to form a giant Bangladesh flag as sand is whipped up by the wind, during Victory Day celebrations in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Schoolchildren, members of the army and officials gather to form a giant Bangladesh flag as sand is whipped up by the wind during Victory Day celebrations in Dhaka. Photograph: AM Ahad/AP

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South Africa President Jacob Zuma, second left, shakes hands with Mandla Mandela the oldest grandson of former South Africa President Nelson Mandela after unveiling a 9 metre bronze statue of Nelson Mandela outside Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa.
The South African president, Jacob Zuma, second left, shakes hands with Mandla Mandela, the oldest grandson of Nelson Mandela after unveiling a nine-metre bronze statue of the former South African president in Pretoria. See a gallery of Nelson Mandela's final journey here. Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP

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A Snow leopard leaps up the Bronx Zoo, New York.
A snow leopard leaps up at Bronx zoo, New York. Photograph: James Devaney/WireImage
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Sasha, right, and Malia pose for photographs alongside children dressed as elves, during TNT's Christmas in Washington.
The US president, Barack Obama, first lady, Michelle Obama, and their daughters Sasha, right, and Malia pose for photographs with children dressed as elves during TNT's Christmas in Washington. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
A passenger photographs snow at the airport in Kunming, China.
A passenger photographs a snow shower at the airport in Kunming, China. Photograph: Xinhua/Landov/Barcroft Media
Supporters of Michalle Bachelet celebrate in front of the party's headquarters in Santiago, Chile, after the run-off presidential election. Socialist Michelle Bachelet was swept back into office as Chile's next president, on a platform of boosting education and narrowing the gap between rich and poor.
Supporters of Michelle Bachelet celebrate in Santiago, Chile, after the runoff presidential election. Bachelet was swept back into office as Chile's next president, reaffirming her main campaign promises which include a new constitution and education reforms. Photograph: Claudio Reyes/AFP/Getty Images
Smoke rises from a burning building in Guangzhou, China. 380 firemen attended the blaze in the unfinished building.
Smoke rises from a burning building in Guangzhou, China. 380 firefighters attended the blaze in the unfinished building. Photograph: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images
Visitors experience a virtual tour of the stones in the new Stonehenge visitor centre in Wiltshire. English Heritage will be unveiling the new multi-million pound visitor centre on 17 December.
Visitors experience a virtual tour of the stones in the new Stonehenge visitor centre in Wiltshire. English Heritage will be unveiling the new multi-million pound visitor centre on 17 December. See our gallery of the new centre here. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

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