A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 12, 2014
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A worker stands on top of a pile of rock and mud after a mudslide overtook at least eight homes during heavy rains in Camarillo Springs, California. The large storm moved south overnight, requiring evacuation orders in areas prone to floods and mud flows.
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Uber taxi drivers hold placards during a protest against the ban on online taxi services, in New Delhi, India.
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Movers prepare to hang Leonardo da Vinci's "Earlier Mona Lisa" painting ahead of its exhibition at The Arts House in Singapore. The world premiere of the exhibition will take place from December 16 to February 11, 2015
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Palestinian militants from the Ezzedine al-Qassam brigade, the armed wing of Hamas, march during a rally to commemorate the 27th anniversary of the Islamist movement’s creation, at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Central Gaza Strip.