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An Afghan man stands next to his damaged vehicle after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 28, 2015. A suicide bomber killed at least one person and wounded 13 in an attack on a road near Kabul airport, officials in the Afghan capital said on Monday, barely two weeks after a major Taliban assault in the city. Photo: Reuters
US President Barack Obama eats shave ice at Island Snow Shave Ice with his family and friends during his Christmas holiday vacation in Kailua, Hawaii, December 27, 2015. Photo: Reuters
A follower of the Afro-Brazilian religion Umbanda pays tribute for Iemanja, goddess of the sea, in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro December 27, 2015. Worshippers present gifts to the sea goddess at the end of every year, to give thanks and ask for blessings for the upcoming new year. Photo: Reuters
A member from the Iraqi security forces holds an Iraqi flag in the city of Ramadi, December 27, 2015. Photo: Reuters
A man sits near houses partially submerged in flood waters in Asuncion, December 27, 2015. More than 100,000 people have had to evacuate from their homes in the bordering areas of Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina due to severe flooding in the wake of heavy summer rains brought on by El Nino, authorities said on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
Emergency services navigate a flooded street in York, northern England, December 27, 2015. Photo: Reuters
Boys stand at a ground damaged by what activists said were air strikes carried out yesterday by the Russian air force at a school in Jerjnaz town in Idlib province, Syria December 27, 2015. Photo: Reuters
A collapsed bridge is seen in Ramadi city, December 26, 2015. Picture taken December 26, 2015. Photo: Reuters
Fighters of the pro-government Popular Resistance Committees militia carry a cannon as they transport it in parts to Yemen's southwestern war-torn city of Taiz December 26, 2015. Picture taken December 26, 2015. Photo: Reuters
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