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Rescue workers search among the debris of destroyed buildings after a landslide hit an industrial park in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, December 21, 2015. Photo: Reuters
Proposed new national stadium "Design A" is seen in this undated handout picture released by Japan Sports Council and obtained by Reuters December 21, 2015. Japan has selected a design submitted by a consortium led by Taisei Corp for a New National Stadium, set to be the centrepiece of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday. An original design was scrapped after ballooning costs soared to $2.1 billion, nearly twice original estimates. Photo: Reuters/ Japan Sport Council/Handout
Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino (L) sings happy birthday to actor and event emcee Samuel L. Jackson before the unveiling of his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California, December 21, 2015. Photo: Reuters
Two-year-old Pengpeng receives nebulizer therapy on the third day after China's capital Beijing issued its second ever "red alert" for air pollution, at the New Century International Children’s Hospital, in Beijing, China December 21, 2015. Photo: Reuters
The first stage of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket returns to land in a time exposure at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, on the launcher's first mission since a June failure, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, December 21, 2015. The rocket carried a payload of eleven satellites owned by Orbcomm, a New Jersey-based communications company. Photo: Reuters
People participate in a traditional ceremony to celebrate as the title of mayor of the local indigenous community is granted official recognition in Izalco, El Salvador December 21, 2015. The Salvadoran Institute for Municipal Development (ISDEM) recognized the local indigenous government in Izalco as an ancentral authority, making it the first indigenous government in the country. Photo: Reuters
Shiites walk along a street during a protest calling for the release of their leader Malam El-Zakzaky in Kano, Nigeria, December 21, 2015. Photo: Reuters
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