A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 9, 2016
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Iraqi Christians come to visit the heavily damaged Church of the Immaculate Conception after Iraqi forces recaptured it from Islamic State in Qaraqosh, near Mosul, Iraq.
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Survivors perform Friday prayer at a mosque badly damaged by Wednesday's earthquake in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia. Over 100 people were killed in the quake that hit the northeast of the province on Sumatra before dawn Wednesday.
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Choristers from St Paul's Cathedral choir rehearse at the cathedral in London, Britain.
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(From L) Switzerland's Alex Fiva, France's Jonathan Midol, Austria's Anton Grimus and Russia's Semen Denshchikov compete during the FIS Men's 1/8 final Skicross World Cup, at the Val-Thorens ski resort in the French Alps.