A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 19, 2014
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Waves hit an Indonesian tanker that ran into shallow water near Narathiwat in southern Thailand. The tanker was loaded with palm oil and was anchored some 400 meters from the beach, but strong wind and waves broke it free.
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The Christmas tree is seen in the old city in Kaunas, Lithuania.
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Window cleaners dressed as horse and sheep zodiac animals clean the glass exterior of a hotel in Tokyo. During the year-end "zodiac" event, the outgoing Year of Horse handed a window wiper to the successor Year of Sheep.
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A spectator watches a match during the fifth and final international match between Pakistan and New Zealand at the Zayed International Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, UAE.