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Gallery: The best photos from around the world

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The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

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Supporters of Bolivia's former President Evo Morales wait on the roadside for Morales to pass in a caravan near Charajas, Bolivia. Morales, who fled into exile in neighboring Argentina after resigning last November, returned to his homeland the day after the presidential inauguration of his former finance minister Luis Arce.Credit:AP

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Crown Prince Fumihito leaves the Imperial Palace after being formally declared first in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne during a ceremony in which Emperor Naruhito proclaimed his younger brother crown prince to the people of Japan in Tokyo, Japan.Credit:Getty

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Therapist Monica Cirne, right, gives outpatient physical therapy to COVID-19 survivor Luis Antonio de Castro, 60, at the Movement and Life Institute in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A volunteer medical team from the institute gives free physical rehabilitation to poor COVID-19 survivors in favelas, many suffering long-term effects from the disease even though they have recovered from the infection. Credit:AP

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Biden supporter Geoph Espen, left, hugs Trump supporter Kevin Skinner after the two moderated an impromptu debate between members of both political sides following a protest by Trump supporters over the presidential election results at the State Capitol in Lansing, Michigan.Credit:AP

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Anti-government protestors march near Congress in Lima. Peru's President Martin Vizcarra faces a second impeachment vote Monday in less than two months over new accusations of corruption in the latest jolt to one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Credit:AP

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A woman walks past boutique stores on an empty Old Bond Street in London, England. Retailers hope the current lockdown measures, which have shuttered an array of "non-essential" stories across England, are not extended beyond December 2.Credit:Getty

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The Ramon Villeda Morales airport is seen after it was flooded by Tropical Storm Eta on November 8, 2020 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Eta entered Nicaragua as a category 4 hurricane causing landslides and floods, thousands of people were evacuated and at least two people have died. Eta was downgraded to tropical storm inland on its way to Cuba. Credit:Getty

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Tiger Woods catches a ball from his caddie before teeing off on the 16th hole during a practice round for the Masters golf tournament, in Augusta, Georgia.Credit:AP

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French tenor singer Stephane Senechal sings at dusk, the U.S. national anthem and Tosca of Puccini, from his apartment window during the monthlong partial lockdown to stop fast-rising virus hospitalizations and deaths, in Paris.Credit:AP