Geese patrol a prison and will honk if inmates try to escape in Florianopolis, Brazil
Candles melt in a person's hand as they take part in the San Lazaro procession at the El Rincon church in Havana, Cuba
Scientists take measurements and samples in front of an active volcano in Grindavik, Iceland
Palestinians investigate a destroyed building in the southern Gaza Strip
A child walks along the streets dressed as Santa Claus in Kolkata, India
Detroit Red Wings' Ville Husso reaches for the puck during a hockey game in Philadelphia
A field of wicker sticks in Srinagar, India
A boat passes by the Confucius Temple Scenic Area in Nanjing, China
A man sits with children by a fire in Gaza
Judges observe athletes at the Nordic Combined World Cup in Ramsau, Austria
An orangutan looks out from a cage as it is transferred from Thailand to Indonesia
A man performs the Flying Pole dance outside Santo Tomas church in Chichicastenango, Guatemala
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