A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 12, 2016
![An indigenous man sings during a protest against austerity measures, outside the state legislature, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.](https://gdb.voanews.com/45346476-fa02-429e-99de-4551d84afbb6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An indigenous man sings during a protest against austerity measures, outside the state legislature, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
![Motorcyclists drive through a street decorated with flowers on the eve of celebrations marking the birth of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, in Lahore, Pakistan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f683e0b1-1443-4f23-aeb6-3f8cfab1289f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Motorcyclists drive through a street decorated with flowers on the eve of celebrations marking the birth of Islam's Prophet Muhammad, in Lahore, Pakistan.
![Children dressed as Santa Claus participate in a parade held to collect food for the needy, in Lisbon, Portugal.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e93ebd42-3fb0-44c1-a801-9009a7e61c57_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Children dressed as Santa Claus participate in a parade held to collect food for the needy, in Lisbon, Portugal.
![Chinese paramilitary police border guards train in the snow at Mohe County in the northeast Heilongjiang province, on the border with Russia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/10ea2af3-6285-4b4f-a8db-8a178c76d121_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Chinese paramilitary police border guards train in the snow at Mohe County in the northeast Heilongjiang province, on the border with Russia.