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In this week's most striking images, pigs sing in Russia, Santas run in Belarus, and more

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Mini-pigs perform during the presentation in Balashikha, Russia December 11, 2018.
(Image credit: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov)
Mini-pigs perform in Balashikha, Russia.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov))

People dressed as Santa Claus run in Minsk, Belarus.
(Image credit: (EPA-EFE/TATYANA ZENKOVICH))

A man dressed as Santa Claus decorates a Christmas tree in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin))

Paratroopers in Doha, Qatar.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Ibraheem al Omari))

A ski jumper in Engelberg, Switzerland.
(Image credit: (EPA-EFE/ALEXANDRA WEY))

The Los Angeles Lakers' Lance Stephenson tries to grab the ball in Brooklyn.
(Image credit: (EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE))

Muslims praying in Srinagar, Indian Kashmir.
(Image credit: (EPA-EFE/FAROOQ KHAN))

People watching houses burn in Manaus, Brazil.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Bruno Kelly))

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart during team introductions in Philadelphia.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Matt Slocum))

Dockworkers being sprayed by riot police during a protest in Valparaiso, Chile.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido))

A woman at a waterfall near Rio de Janeiro.
(Image credit: (EPA-EFE/MARCELO SAYAO))

A scientist and military explorers hike across the Union Glacier in Antarctica.
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Jacob Lambert
Jacob Lambert

Jacob Lambert is the art director of TheWeek.com. He was previously an editor at MAD magazine, and has written and illustrated for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Weekly, and The Millions.